Vehicle Ambient Lighting Interface for Intuitive Mode Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle ambient lighting systems lack intuitive and user-friendly interfaces for seamlessly switching between different lighting modes, often requiring complex navigation and lacking a cohesive visual representation of available options.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a touchscreen and a lighting system with a processor to render a circular, revolving interface for vehicle ambient lighting modes, allowing users to select and transition between modes via swipe gestures or arrow selections, utilizing direct and indirect lighting with distinct color schemes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional button or menu-based interface is used for lighting mode selection, then the system structure is simple, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to complex navigation and lack of intuitive visual representation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a circular arrangement of lighting mode icons that rotate and revolve on the touchscreen display. This curved/spherical interface design allows users to visually perceive all available lighting modes in a cohesive circular pattern, making selection more intuitive compared to linear menu structures. The circular layout naturally guides user attention and simplifies navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface implements dynamic rotation and revolution of lighting mode icons in response to user interactions. When users swipe or interact with the interface, the icons dynamically rotate to different positions, providing immediate visual feedback and enabling seamless transitions between modes. This dynamic behavior enhances ease of operation by making the system responsive and intuitive.
2Loss of information
If multiple lighting modes are presented in a linear sequence, then the interface is simple to implement, but the visual representation deteriorates by lacking cohesion and intuitive understanding of available options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the linear presentation of lighting modes into a circular arrangement where all modes are visible simultaneously in a cohesive pattern. This curved layout eliminates the fragmentation of linear sequences and provides users with a comprehensive visual overview of all available lighting options, reducing information loss and improving intuitive understanding.
3Productivity
If rapid transitions between lighting modes are implemented, then the productivity improves by quickly changing ambiance, but the ease of operation may deteriorate if the interface becomes difficult to control
Solution Approach 1:
The interface enables rapid lighting mode transitions through dynamic rotational animation that responds to user swipes or selections. When users interact with the circular interface, the icons rotate and transition between modes at accelerated speeds, providing quick ambiance changes while maintaining intuitive control through natural gesture-based interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides immediate visual feedback during mode transitions through the rotating and revolving animation of lighting icons. As users swipe or select modes, the interface dynamically updates to show which mode is currently being selected or has been selected, ensuring users maintain control awareness during rapid transitions and preventing operation errors.
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AI summary
Vehicle ambient lighting may be provided utilizing a touchscreen, a lighting system, a memory, and a processor. The lighting system may include a direct lighting system and an indirect lighting system. The memory may store one or more instructions and the processor may execute one or more of the instructions stored on the memory to perform one or more acts or actions, such as rendering a vehicle ambient lighting interface via the touchscreen or implementing a currently selected vehicle ambient lighting mode via the lighting system. The vehicle ambient lighting interface may include two or more vehicle ambient lighting modes and the currently selected vehicle ambient lighting mode from the two or more vehicle ambient lighting modes.