Device for interacting with a user in a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (1) for interacting with a user in a motor vehicle, comprising a display unit (100) which is provided in the interior of a motor vehicle and which is designed to display motor vehicle information, wherein the display unit (100) comprises a first display portion (110), which is designed to display first motor vehicle information (111-115), and a second display portion (120), which is designed to display second motor vehicle information (121, 122); and at least the first motor vehicle information is personalized on the basis of a user behavior.

Description

[0001] Device for interaction of a user in a motor vehicle and motor vehicle

[0002] DESCRIPTION:

[0003] The invention relates to a device for interaction of a user in a motor vehicle and to a motor vehicle with such a device.

[0004] Devices for user interaction in a motor vehicle are often static and cannot be adapted to the needs of a driver.

[0005] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved device for user interaction in a motor vehicle.

[0006] This problem is solved by the subject matter of the independent claims. Advantageous further developments are specified in the dependent claims.

[0007] According to a first aspect, a device for interaction of a user in a motor vehicle is provided.

[0008] The device comprises a display unit which is arranged in the interior of a motor vehicle and which is designed to display motor vehicle information, wherein the display unit comprises a first display section which is designed to display a first motor vehicle information item and a second display section which is designed to display a second motor vehicle information item, and wherein at least the first motor vehicle information item is personalized based on user behavior.

[0009] The device is used in particular to personalise display content for a user of a motor vehicle and, in particular, to dynamically present to him the content he uses most frequently for a particularly simple interaction, in order to achieve minimal distraction from ferry operations.

[0010] For this purpose, the device first comprises a display unit arranged in the interior of a motor vehicle. The display unit is arranged centrally in the motor vehicle, for example, in the dashboard, particularly in an upper part thereof, and can also be referred to as an infotainment system and / or CID (central information display).

[0011] The display unit comprises a first display section which is designed to display a first motor vehicle information item and a second display section which is designed to display a second motor vehicle information item which is different from the first.

[0012] The two display sections are arranged next to each other, particularly directly next to each other. These do not necessarily have to be two different or separate displays, but they can be. In particular, the two display sections are arranged in such a way that the first and second items of motor vehicle information are displayed next to each other.

[0013] Motor vehicle information is, in particular, information that relates to the motor vehicle and / or its operation or is used for this purpose. In particular, the motor vehicle information includes a map or navigation, music playback, interior climate, and / or motor vehicle settings. For example, a map or navigation options are displayed in the first display section, whereas music playback is displayed in the second display section. The term "motor vehicle information" or "information" is used here both in the generic plural and in the generic singular and means that it can encompass either a single piece of information or multiple pieces of information.

[0014] At least the first motor vehicle information displayed in the first display section is personalized based on user behavior.

[0015] Personalized means, in particular, that the information content, information arrangement, information selection, and / or information density are adapted based on user behavior. In particular, the personalization of the first motor vehicle information is based on past user behavior, which includes, in particular, operation of the device or display unit.

[0016] The user of the input unit, who can also be referred to as the operator, is a passenger and / or driver of the motor vehicle. In particular, the operator is a person sitting in the driver's seat of the motor vehicle.

[0017] In particular, the first motor vehicle information is personalized such that it includes at least one function called up by the user in the past or a menu item of the motor vehicle information that the user has selected.

[0018] Alternatively or additionally, the first motor vehicle information is personalized such that the user has configured at least one motor vehicle information item such that it is to be included in the first motor vehicle information item or displayed in the first display section. The device makes it possible to personalize display content for a motor vehicle user and, in particular, to dynamically present the content they use most frequently for particularly simple interaction, thus achieving minimal distraction from ferry operations.

[0019] According to a further development, the first display section is arranged closer to the user.

[0020] In particular, the first display section is arranged closer to the user than the second display section. If the user is the driver, the first display section is arranged closer to a driver's seat or to a steering wheel or control device of the motor vehicle. For example, if the driver's seat is located on the left in the direction of travel, the first display section is arranged to the left of the second display section, and vice versa.

[0021] This development enables a particularly intuitive display that causes little distraction.

[0022] According to a further development, the display unit is designed to detect a touch input from the user.

[0023] A touch input is a touch, such as a tap, a touch, a hold, a press, a movement, a duration of input, and / or complete gestures. For this purpose, the display unit can be designed, in particular, as a touchscreen.

[0024] This further development enables particularly simple user interaction.

[0025] According to a further development, the display unit is configured to change the motor vehicle information in response to a touch input. In particular, a touch input comprises a control of the display unit and thus causes a change in the displayed motor vehicle information, in particular the first motor vehicle information on the first display section. For example, the motor vehicle information comprises one or more menu items, by pressing or touching which the user accesses a lower hierarchy level, as will be described below.

[0026] In particular, the display unit is configured to receive and / or provide a greater range of touch inputs on the first display portion than on the second display portion.

[0027] For example, the display unit is configured to receive more complex touch inputs, such as gestures, on the first display section and / or to display motor vehicle information that requires and / or enables such more complex touch inputs than on the second display section.

[0028] This further development enables particularly simple control.

[0029] According to a further development, the display unit is designed to exchange the first motor vehicle information and the second motor vehicle information in response to a touch input.

[0030] In particular, in response to a touch input, in particular a predetermined gesture such as a swipe movement or gesture, the motor vehicle information previously displayed in the first display section is now displayed in the second display section and vice versa.

[0031] In particular, more than two display sections can be provided, which can then be swapped or rotated based on a touch input. In particular, the information density within the vehicle information can also change when it is swapped between the display sections, as will be explained below.

[0032] This training enables particularly clear and simple changes to vehicle information.

[0033] According to a further development, the first display section comprises more motor vehicle information than the second display section.

[0034] In particular, the information density and thus also the interaction density of the motor vehicle information is higher in the first display section than in the second display section.

[0035] This further development ensures that the user is not distracted at all.

[0036] According to a further development, the motor vehicle information comprises a plurality of hierarchy levels, wherein the first motor vehicle information comprises at least one motor vehicle information from a lower hierarchy level.

[0037] In particular, the motor vehicle information displayed in the first and / or second display section represents a top or highest hierarchy level between which the user can switch, for example, interior climate, navigation and maps, etc. Only within this motor vehicle information can a user then switch to a lower hierarchy level, typically the next lower hierarchy level, for example, by touch input. In the present case, however, motor vehicle information is also present at the top hierarchy level that refers to a hierarchy level that is lower than the next lower hierarchy level, for example, two, three, or more hierarchy levels below the first or top hierarchy level.

[0038] This training enables particularly fast and intuitive interaction.

[0039] The device according to the invention can in particular also comprise an input unit which is arranged at a distance from the display unit in the interior of the motor vehicle and which comprises a first input element, wherein the input unit is designed to display a reduced first information content corresponding to the motor vehicle information displayed on the display unit on the first input element, to receive a first touch input from a user on the first input element and to carry out a function in the motor vehicle corresponding to the first touch input.

[0040] The device according to the invention may alternatively or additionally comprise an interaction unit which is arranged in the interior of the motor vehicle and which is designed to provide an interaction with a user, wherein the interaction unit is designed to change a degree of interaction of the interaction unit in response to a user input.

[0041] According to a further aspect, a motor vehicle is provided, comprising a device for user interaction according to one of the preceding embodiments.

[0042] The motor vehicle according to the invention is preferably designed as a motor vehicle, in particular as a passenger car or truck, or as a passenger bus or motorcycle.

[0043] In particular, the motor vehicle may be an at least partially autonomously operated vehicle in which acceleration, braking, and / or steering actions are performed at least partially autonomously, i.e., without the intervention of a driver or operator, by the motor vehicle, for example, by a driving computer. This may be an autonomous driving mode of level 3, 4, 5, or higher.

[0044] The invention also encompasses combinations of the features of the described embodiments. The invention therefore also encompasses implementations that each comprise a combination of the features of several of the described embodiments, unless the embodiments are described as mutually exclusive.

[0045] Exemplary embodiments of the invention are described below. Shown are:

[0046] Fig. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of a device for user interaction in a motor vehicle; and

[0047] Fig. 2 is a schematic detailed view of the device from Fig. 1 .

[0048] The exemplary embodiments explained below are preferred embodiments of the invention. In the exemplary embodiments, the described components of the embodiments each represent individual features of the invention that can be considered independently of one another, each of which also develops the invention independently of one another. Therefore, the disclosure is intended to encompass combinations of the features of the embodiments other than those shown. Furthermore, the described embodiments can also be supplemented by further features of the invention already described.

[0049] In the figures, identical reference numerals designate functionally identical elements. Fig. 1 shows a front view of an embodiment of a device 1 for user interaction in a motor vehicle.

[0050] The device 1 comprises a display unit 100 which is arranged in an interior 10 of the motor vehicle and which is designed to display motor vehicle information.

[0051] The display unit 100 is arranged in an upper part 11 of a dashboard in the motor vehicle and extends substantially over at least half the width of the interior 10.

[0052] The display unit 100 comprises a first display section 110 configured to display first motor vehicle information, a second display section 120 configured to display second motor vehicle information, and a third display section 130 configured to display third motor vehicle information, wherein the first, second, and third display sections are arranged side by side.

[0053] At least the first vehicle information is personalized based on user behavior.

[0054] By way of example, a left-hand drive motor vehicle with a steering wheel 14 on the left side in the direction of travel is shown here, wherein the first display section 110 is arranged closer to the steering wheel 14 and thus to a user sitting on a driver's seat not shown in detail here, and the third display section 130 is furthest away therefrom.

[0055] The display unit 100 is configured to detect a user's touch input on one of the display sections and to change the motor vehicle information in response to the touch input. In particular, the display unit 100 is configured to swap the first motor vehicle information and the second motor vehicle information in response to a touch input, such as a swipe gesture, in particular from right to left, or to rotate the motor vehicle information shown on the first, second, and third display sections.

[0056] The first display section 110 has more motor vehicle information than the second display section 120, and the second display section 120 has more motor vehicle information than the third display section 130.

[0057] The motor vehicle information displayed on the first, second and / or third display section has a plurality of hierarchy levels, wherein the motor vehicle information displayed in the first display section 110 comprises at least one motor vehicle information from a lower hierarchy level.

[0058] The device 1 also comprises an input unit 200, which is arranged at a distance from the display unit 100 in the interior of the motor vehicle and comprises a first input element 210, a second input element 220 and a third input element 230.

[0059] The input unit 200 is arranged in a center console 12 of the interior 10 and, in particular, is arranged closer to a driver on the driver's seat than the display unit 100 and also than the interaction unit 300 described below.

[0060] The input unit 200 is designed to display a reduced first information content corresponding to the motor vehicle information displayed on the display unit 100 on the first input element 210, to display a reduced second information content corresponding to the motor vehicle information displayed on the display unit 100 on the second input element 220, and to display a reduced third information content corresponding to the motor vehicle information displayed on the display unit 100 on the third input element 230.The input unit 200 is also configured to receive a first touch input from a user on the first input element 210 and perform a function corresponding to the first touch input in the motor vehicle, to receive a second touch input on the second input element 220 and perform a function corresponding to the second touch input in the motor vehicle, and to receive a third touch input on the third input element 230 and perform a function corresponding to the third touch input in the motor vehicle.

[0061] The reduced first, second and / or third information content can be configured by the user.

[0062] The input unit 200 is particularly designed to distinguish between different types of touch inputs of the user on the first, second and / or third input element and to perform different functions in the motor vehicle based thereon.

[0063] In particular, the type of the first touch input may differ from the type of the second touch input and the type of the third touch input.

[0064] The device also includes an interaction unit 300, which is arranged in the interior 10 of the motor vehicle and is configured to provide interaction with a user. The interaction unit 300 is arranged centrally in a lower part 13 of the dashboard, between the display unit 100 and the input unit 200.

[0065] The interaction unit 300 is configured to change an interaction level of the interaction unit 300 in response to a user input. The interaction level includes one or more of a connectivity level, an activity level, and / or a monitoring level.

[0066] The interaction unit further comprises a display device, which is not provided with a reference symbol here for reasons of clarity, and which is designed to provide interaction with the user.

[0067] The interaction unit is also designed to determine where the user with whom it interacts is located in the interior space and, in response, to direct the interaction towards the user.

[0068] For this purpose, the interaction unit 300 comprises a movement unit, which is also not provided with a reference symbol and is designed to direct the interaction towards the user.

[0069] The interaction unit 300 also comprises a personalization unit, which is also not provided with a reference number and is designed to provide a user preference for the interaction unit 300, wherein the personalization unit is replaceable.

[0070] The interaction unit 300 is also designed to receive a touch input from the user on the display device and to provide the touch input from the user to the display unit 100.

[0071] Fig. 2 shows a schematic detailed view of the device or the display unit 100 shown in Fig. 1.

[0072] As shown here by way of example, the display unit 100 comprises a total of five display sections 110 to 150. As shown in detail in this Fig. 2, the first display section 110 is the largest, followed by the second display section 120, and the third display section 130, the fourth display section 140 and the fifth display section 150 are of the same size and are the smallest compared to the first and second display sections.

[0073] Likewise, the first display section 110 comprises most of the motor vehicle information items 111-115, here five by way of example, whereas the second display section only comprises two motor vehicle information items 121 and 122, and the third, fourth, and fifth display sections only comprise one motor vehicle information item each 131, 141, 151. The motor vehicle information items shown here in particular provide a different function for the user, who can trigger or effect this function via a touch input. Of the motor vehicle information items shown in the first display section 110, for example, the motor vehicle information 111 is displayed there based on device specifications, and the other motor vehicle information items 112 to 115 are displayed based on user behavior, for example because the user last selected them.

[0074] Overall, the examples show how different dimensions for direct and user-optimized interaction can be provided in a motor vehicle.

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS:

1. A device (1) for user interaction in a motor vehicle, comprising: a display unit (100) arranged in the interior of a motor vehicle and configured to display motor vehicle information; wherein the display unit (100) comprises a first display section (110) configured to display first motor vehicle information (111-115) and a second display section (120) configured to display second motor vehicle information (121, 122); and wherein at least the first motor vehicle information is personalized based on user behavior.

2. Device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the first display section (110) is arranged closer to the user.

3. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the display unit (100) is designed to detect a touch input of the user.

4. Device (1) according to claim 3, wherein the display unit is configured to change the motor vehicle information in response to a touch input.

5. The device (1) according to claim 4, wherein the display unit is configured to exchange the first motor vehicle information and the second motor vehicle information in response to a touch input.

6. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the first display section (110) is more The second display section (120) comprises motor vehicle information.

7. The device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the motor vehicle information comprises a plurality of hierarchical levels, and wherein the first motor vehicle information comprises at least one motor vehicle information item from a lower hierarchical level.

8. Motor vehicle comprising a device according to one of the preceding claims.

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