Vehicle function knob control method and system, storage medium and equipment

Abstract

The invention provides a control method and system of a vehicle function knob, a storage medium and equipment, the control method is applied to the control system of the vehicle function knob, and the control system comprises a vehicle-mounted control terminal, a control knob and a plurality of control keys; the control method comprises the following steps: determining a first target control strategy corresponding to the control knob; comparing the first target control strategy with a vehicle-mounted control strategy in the vehicle-mounted control terminal and a key control strategy in a control key; when one of the vehicle-mounted control strategy and the key control strategy meets the first target control strategy, the certain control strategy is associated with the control knob, so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is the certain control strategy, and therefore, a user can perform customized adjustment on the control strategy of the control knob, and the user experience is improved. And in addition, the controllability is low, the common functions of the vehicle can be adjusted in a short time, and the experience feeling of a user on the vehicle is greatly improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of vehicle control technology, and in particular to a control method, system, storage medium and device for a vehicle function knob. Background Art

[0002] A car refers to a vehicle that moves on land with wheels. At present, with the increasing complexity of the functions installed in the vehicle and the methods of using the functions, there is a trend of fewer and fewer physical buttons in the car. When using the functions of the vehicle, users need to perform corresponding function operations on the physical buttons or on the car screen.

[0003] In the prior art, the functions corresponding to physical buttons are mostly single and do not support user customization. Users cannot customize function switches according to their personal operating habits, resulting in users having to spend a certain amount of time to find the physical buttons of the corresponding functions or operate the vehicle screen to switch the corresponding function interface when using some commonly used function switches. Therefore, the existing control method for vehicle functions has high maneuverability and cannot adjust commonly used functions in a short time. Summary of the invention

[0004] Based on this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a control method, system, storage medium and device for a vehicle function knob to solve the technical problems of the existing control method for vehicle functions in the background technology, which has high maneuverability and cannot adjust commonly used functions in a short time.

[0005] A first aspect of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling a vehicle function knob, the method being applied to a control system of a vehicle function knob, the control system of the vehicle function knob comprising an on-board control terminal for controlling a vehicle state, a control knob, and a plurality of control buttons, the control knob and the control buttons being electrically connected to the on-board control terminal;

[0006] The control method comprises:

[0007] determining a first target control strategy corresponding to the control knob;

[0008] Comparing the first target control strategy with the vehicle control strategy in the vehicle control terminal and the key control strategy in the control key;

[0009] When one of the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy satisfies the first target control strategy, the control strategy is associated with the control knob so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is the control strategy.

[0010] Furthermore, after the step of switching the target control strategy in the control knob to the certain control strategy, the method further includes:

[0011] When one of the vehicle-mounted control strategy and the button control strategy does not satisfy the first target control strategy, the one control strategy is not associated with the control knob.

[0012] Furthermore, after the step of switching the target control strategy in the control knob to the certain control strategy, the method further includes:

[0013] When the first target control strategy corresponding to the current control knob is changed to the second target control strategy;

[0014] The second target control strategy is compared again with the vehicle control strategy in the vehicle control terminal and the key control strategy in the control key;

[0015] When one of the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy meets the second target control strategy, the control strategy is associated with the control knob so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is changed to the second target control strategy.

[0016] Furthermore, the number of vehicle control strategies in the vehicle control terminal is greater than the number of control strategies in the control buttons.

[0017] Furthermore, the multiple button control strategies include an air conditioning air volume control strategy, an air conditioning temperature control strategy, a multimedia volume control strategy, an ambient light brightness control strategy, a driving mode control strategy and an air suspension control strategy.

[0018] Furthermore, after the step of associating the certain control strategy with the control knob so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is the certain control strategy, the method further includes:

[0019] When the control knob is controlled to adjust the current driving state of the vehicle;

[0020] The vehicle-mounted control terminal is used to display the control status of the current vehicle by the control knob.

[0021] A second aspect of the present invention is to provide a control system for a vehicle function knob, the control system being used to implement the control method for the vehicle function knob of the first aspect, the control system comprising an on-board control terminal for controlling the vehicle state, a control knob and a plurality of control buttons, the control knob and the control buttons being electrically connected to the on-board control terminal, the control system further comprising:

[0022] A determination module, used to determine a first target control strategy corresponding to the control knob;

[0023] A comparison module, used for comparing the first target control strategy with the vehicle control strategy in the vehicle control terminal and the key control strategy in the control key;

[0024] An association module is used to associate one of the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy with the control knob when the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy meet the first target control strategy, so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is the control strategy.

[0025] Furthermore, the number of vehicle control strategies in the vehicle control terminal is greater than the number of control strategies in the control buttons.

[0026] A third aspect of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the above-mentioned method for controlling a vehicle function knob.

[0027] A fourth aspect of the present invention is to provide a control device for a function knob, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor implements the control method for the vehicle function knob when executing the program.

[0028] Compared with the prior art, the control method, system, storage medium and device of a vehicle function knob shown in the present invention have the following beneficial effects:

[0029] In a control method for a vehicle function knob provided by the present invention, a first target control strategy corresponding to the control knob is first determined; then the first target control strategy is compared with the vehicle-mounted control strategy in the vehicle-mounted control terminal and the button control strategy in the control button; when one of the vehicle-mounted control strategy and the button control strategy meets the first target control strategy, the control strategy is associated with the control knob, so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is the control strategy, so that the user can customize the control strategy of the control knob, and it has low maneuverability and can adjust the commonly used functions of the vehicle in a short time, so as to improve the user's experience of the vehicle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 is a flow chart of a method for controlling a vehicle function knob in a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of a control system for a vehicle function knob in a third embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of a control device for a function knob in a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] The following specific implementation manner will further illustrate the present invention in conjunction with the above-mentioned drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully below with reference to the relevant drawings. Several embodiments of the present invention are given in the drawings. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the present invention more thorough and comprehensive.

[0035] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

[0036] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0037] First embodiment

[0038] See also Figure 1 , shown is a control method for a vehicle function knob in a first embodiment of the present invention. The control method is applied to a control system for a vehicle function knob. The control system for the vehicle function knob includes a vehicle-mounted control terminal for controlling a vehicle status, a control knob, and a plurality of control buttons. The control knob and the control buttons are electrically connected to the vehicle-mounted control terminal.

[0039] Specifically, it should be noted that, in this embodiment, the vehicle-mounted control terminal can be a central control screen on the vehicle, and the multiple control buttons can be physical buttons below the central control screen. The state of the vehicle can be controlled by both the vehicle-mounted control terminal and the control buttons. In order to improve the user's experience of the vehicle, in this embodiment, a control knob is also arranged in the vehicle, and the control knob is used to quickly adjust some commonly used functions of the vehicle.

[0040] It should be noted that, in the embodiment, the vehicle-mounted control terminal, the control knob and the plurality of control buttons are not limited to the components in the control system of the vehicle function knob, and it may also include other components, which are not specifically described here.

[0041] The control method includes S01-S03.

[0042] S01, determining a first target control strategy corresponding to a control knob.

[0043] To facilitate understanding of this case, the first target control strategy in step S01 is the user's conventional control strategy for vehicle control, such as the control strategy for vehicle air conditioning air volume, air conditioning temperature, multimedia volume, ambient light brightness, driving mode, and air suspension. The examples are not limiting, and the control strategy shown in this implementation is not limited to the first target control strategy, but may also include other control strategies. Since other control strategies belong to conventional existing technologies in this field, they are not specifically explained here.

[0044] S02, comparing the first target control strategy with the vehicle control strategy in the vehicle control terminal and the key control strategy in the control key;

[0045] That is, the first target control strategy is the user's conventional control strategy for vehicle control, that is, the user-defined control strategy. In actual situations, the first target control strategy is compared with the vehicle control strategy in the vehicle control terminal and the button control strategy in the control button, so as to find the commonly used control strategy with the greatest correlation and consistent control strategy.

[0046] In some preferred embodiments, the number of vehicle-mounted control strategies in the vehicle-mounted control terminal is greater than the number of control strategies in the control buttons, and the multiple button control strategies can specifically include air-conditioning air volume control strategy, air-conditioning temperature control strategy, multimedia volume control strategy, ambient light brightness control strategy, driving mode control strategy and air suspension control strategy.

[0047] S03, when one of the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy meets the first target control strategy, the control strategy is associated with the control knob so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is the control strategy.

[0048] A control strategy that satisfies the first target control strategy will be associated with the control knob, so that the user can directly associate the conventional functions with the control knob, thereby quickly adjusting the conventional functions through the control knob, solving the problem of high maneuverability and inability to adjust commonly used functions in a short time in the existing technology for controlling vehicle functions.

[0049] In some preferred embodiments, after the step of switching the target control strategy in the control knob to a certain control strategy, the method further includes:

[0050] When one of the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy does not satisfy the first target control strategy, the one control strategy is not associated with the control knob.

[0051] In some other preferred embodiments, after the step of switching the target control strategy in the control knob to a certain control strategy, the method further includes:

[0052] When the first target control strategy corresponding to the current control knob is changed to the second target control strategy;

[0053] The second target control strategy is compared again with the vehicle control strategy in the vehicle control terminal and the key control strategy in the control key;

[0054] When one of the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy meets the second target control strategy, the control strategy is associated with the control knob so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is changed to the second target control strategy.

[0055] It should be noted that the second target control strategy can be the user's second adjustment of the function in the control knob, that is, the second target control strategy is compared again with the vehicle control strategy in the vehicle control terminal and the button control strategy in the control button, so that the control strategy in the control knob is adjusted for the second time. Similarly, when the Nth adjustment is needed, the control method of the second adjustment is consistent.

[0056] In addition, after the step of associating a certain control strategy with the control knob so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is the certain control strategy, the method further includes:

[0057] When the control knob is used to adjust the current vehicle's driving status;

[0058] The vehicle control terminal is used to display the control status of the current control knob on the current vehicle.

[0059] That is, when the control knob controls the vehicle, its control status can be displayed on the vehicle-mounted control terminal.

[0060] In summary, the control method of the vehicle function knob shown in this embodiment has at least the following beneficial effects compared with the control of the vehicle in the prior art:

[0061] In a control method for a vehicle function knob provided by the present invention, a first target control strategy corresponding to the control knob is first determined; then the first target control strategy is compared with the vehicle-mounted control strategy in the vehicle-mounted control terminal and the button control strategy in the control button; when one of the vehicle-mounted control strategy and the button control strategy meets the first target control strategy, a certain control strategy is associated with the control knob, so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is a certain control strategy, so that the user can customize the control strategy of the control knob, and it has low maneuverability and can adjust the commonly used functions of the vehicle in a short time, so as to improve the user's experience of the vehicle.

[0062] Second embodiment

[0063] Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a control system for a vehicle function knob, see Figure 2 , which is a control system of a vehicle function knob in a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein the control system of the vehicle function knob comprises an on-board control terminal for controlling the vehicle state, a control knob, and a plurality of control buttons, wherein the control knob and the control buttons are electrically connected to the on-board control terminal, and the control system further comprises:

[0064] A determination module 11, used to determine a first target control strategy corresponding to the control knob;

[0065] A comparison module 12, used to compare the first target control strategy with the vehicle control strategy in the vehicle control terminal and the key control strategy in the control key;

[0066] The association module 13 is used to associate a certain control strategy with the control knob when a certain control strategy among the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy meets the first target control strategy, so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is a certain control strategy.

[0067] It should be noted that the vehicle-mounted control terminal, the control knob and the plurality of control buttons are conventional components in a vehicle and are not shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0068] Third embodiment

[0069] Another aspect of the present invention also provides a control device for a function knob, see Figure 3 , shown is a control device for a function knob in a third embodiment of the present invention, including a memory 20, a processor 10, and a computer program 30 stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor 10 executes the computer program 30, the control method for the vehicle function knob as described above is implemented.

[0070] Among them, the control device of the vehicle function knob can specifically be a vehicle, and the processor 10 in some embodiments can be a central processing unit (CPU), a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor or other data processing chip, which is used to run the program code stored in the memory 20 or process data, such as executing access restriction programs.

[0071] The memory 20 includes at least one type of readable storage medium, and the readable storage medium includes flash memory, hard disk, multimedia card, card-type memory (for example, SD or DX memory, etc.), magnetic memory, disk, optical disk, etc. In some embodiments, the memory 20 may be an internal storage unit of the control device of the function knob, such as a hard disk of the control device of the function knob. In other embodiments, the memory 20 may also be an external storage device of the control device of the function knob, such as a plug-in hard disk equipped on the control device of the function knob, a smart memory card (SmartMediaCard, SMC), a secure digital (SecureDiɡital, SD) card, a flash card (FlashCard), etc. Further, the memory 20 may also include both an internal storage unit and an external storage device of the control device of the function knob. The memory 20 may be used not only to store application software and various types of data installed in the control device of the function knob, but also to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

[0072] It should be pointed out that Figure 3 The structure shown does not constitute a limitation on the control device of the function knob. In other embodiments, the control device of the function knob may include fewer or more components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently.

[0073] The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, and when the program is executed by a processor, the control method of the vehicle function knob as described above is implemented.

[0074] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the logic or steps represented in the flowchart or otherwise described herein, for example, may be considered as an ordered list of executable instructions for implementing logical functions, and may be specifically implemented in any computer-readable storage medium for use by an instruction execution system, device or apparatus (e.g., based on a computer system, including a processor system or other system that can fetch instructions from an instruction execution system, device or apparatus and execute an instruction system), or in conjunction with such instruction execution systems, devices or apparatuses. For purposes of this specification, a "computer-readable storage medium" may be any device that can contain, store, communicate, propagate or transmit a program for use by an instruction execution system, device or apparatus, or in conjunction with such instruction execution systems, devices or apparatuses.

[0075] More specific examples of computer-readable storage media (a non-exhaustive list) include the following: an electrical connection with one or more wires (electronic device), a portable computer disk case (magnetic device), a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable and programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), a fiber optic device, and a portable compact disk read-only memory (CDROM). In addition, the computer-readable storage medium may even be a paper or other suitable medium on which the program is printed, since the program may be obtained electronically, for example, by optically scanning the paper or other medium, followed by editing, deciphering or processing in another suitable manner as necessary, and then stored in a computer memory.

[0076] It should be understood that the various parts of the present invention can be implemented in hardware, software, firmware or a combination thereof. In the above-mentioned embodiments, multiple steps or methods can be implemented in software or firmware stored in a memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, it can be implemented by any one of the following technologies known in the art or a combination thereof: a discrete logic circuit having a logic gate circuit for implementing a logic function on a data signal, a dedicated integrated circuit having a suitable combination of logic gate circuits, a programmable gate array (PgA), a field programmable gate array (FpgA), etc.

[0077] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0078] The above embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention patent shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a vehicle function knob, characterized in that: The control method is applied to a control system of a vehicle function knob, the control system of the vehicle function knob comprises a vehicle control terminal for controlling a vehicle state, a control knob and a plurality of control buttons, the control knob and the control buttons are both electrically connected to the vehicle control terminal; The control method comprises: determining a first target control strategy corresponding to the control knob; Comparing the first target control strategy with the vehicle control strategy in the vehicle control terminal and the key control strategy in the control key; When one of the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy satisfies the first target control strategy, the control strategy is associated with the control knob so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is the control strategy.

2. The method for controlling a vehicle function knob according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the step of switching the target control strategy in the control knob to the certain control strategy, the method further includes: When one of the vehicle-mounted control strategy and the button control strategy does not satisfy the first target control strategy, the one control strategy is not associated with the control knob.

3. The method for controlling a vehicle function knob according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the step of switching the target control strategy in the control knob to the certain control strategy, the method further includes: When the first target control strategy corresponding to the current control knob is changed to the second target control strategy; The second target control strategy is compared again with the vehicle control strategy in the vehicle control terminal and the key control strategy in the control key; When one of the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy meets the second target control strategy, the control strategy is associated with the control knob so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is changed to the second target control strategy.

4. The method for controlling a vehicle function knob according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of vehicle control strategies in the vehicle control terminal is greater than the number of control strategies in the control keys.

5. The method for controlling a vehicle function knob according to claim 4, characterized in that: The multiple button control strategies include an air conditioning air volume control strategy, an air conditioning temperature control strategy, a multimedia volume control strategy, an ambient light brightness control strategy, a driving mode control strategy and an air suspension control strategy.

6. The method for controlling a vehicle function knob according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the step of associating the certain control strategy with the control knob so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is the certain control strategy, the method further includes: When the control knob is controlled to adjust the current driving state of the vehicle; The vehicle-mounted control terminal is used to display the control status of the current vehicle by the control knob.

7. A control system for a vehicle function knob, characterized in that: The control system is used to implement the control method of the vehicle function knob according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the control system comprises a vehicle-mounted control terminal for controlling the vehicle state, a control knob and a plurality of control buttons, the control knob and the control buttons are both electrically connected to the vehicle-mounted control terminal, and the control system further comprises: A determination module, used to determine a first target control strategy corresponding to the control knob; A comparison module, used for comparing the first target control strategy with the vehicle control strategy in the vehicle control terminal and the key control strategy in the control key; An association module is used to associate one of the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy with the control knob when the vehicle control strategy and the button control strategy meet the first target control strategy, so that the first target control strategy in the control knob is the control strategy.

8. The control system of the vehicle function knob according to claim 7, characterized in that: The number of vehicle control strategies in the vehicle control terminal is greater than the number of control strategies in the control keys.

9. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the program is executed by a processor, a method for controlling a vehicle function knob as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 is implemented.

10. A control device for a function knob, characterized in that: The invention comprises a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the program, a method for controlling a vehicle function knob as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 is implemented.

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