Adaptive Electronic Program Guide Interface for Vehicle Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle users are overwhelmed by complex electronic program guide options in modern vehicles, which include navigation, audio, and video controls, leading to a desire for a streamlined interface.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that determine the vehicle's operational state to provide either a fully functional electronic program guide when not in operation or an abbreviated version when in operation, by altering the auxiliary information display and prioritizing audio content playback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fully functional electronic program guide is provided with multiple options for navigation, audio, and video controls, then the system provides comprehensive functionality, but the device complexity and user interface complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts the user interface based on vehicle operational state. When the vehicle is detected to be in motion, the interface automatically transitions from a full-featured EPG to an abbreviated version with limited options. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by providing comprehensive functionality when needed (vehicle stationary) while reducing complexity during operation, without requiring multiple physical devices or interfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple user options and controls are provided in the electronic program guide, then the system offers comprehensive features, but the ease of operation decreases due to overwhelming choices
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and removes non-essential features from the user interface when the vehicle is in operation. By detecting vehicle motion, the system automatically hides navigation controls, video options, and other non-critical features, retaining only essential audio playback controls. This extraction principle resolves the contradiction by maintaining comprehensive functionality in the system while presenting only essential options to the user during operation, thereby improving ease of operation without sacrificing underlying capability.
3Loss of information
If the system provides all auxiliary information display options simultaneously, then complete information is available, but the loss of information increases due to user inability to process all options
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing different levels of information display based on vehicle operational state. When the vehicle is stationary, the full auxiliary information display is activated with all features visible. When the vehicle is in motion, the display locally adjusts by showing only essential information while maintaining the capability to access full information through audio prompts. This resolves the contradiction by ensuring information accessibility through adaptive local modification of the display interface.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for providing an abbreviated electronic program guide are provided. Some embodiments include receiving a radio signal that includes an audio content portion and an auxiliary information display portion, determining whether the vehicle is in operation, and in response to determining that the vehicle is not in operation, providing the auxiliary information display portion for display in the vehicle. In response to determining that the vehicle is in operation, some embodiments may be configured to create an altered auxiliary information by removing content from the auxiliary information display portion, provide the audio content portion for playback in the vehicle, and provide the altered auxiliary information for display in the vehicle, wherein the altered auxiliary information includes only a subset of features from the auxiliary information display portion.