Automotive Display Screen Layout for Clear Home-to-Detail Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Automotive displays often face challenges in user convenience due to unclear transitions between home and individual screens, making it difficult for users to recognize which screen they are on, especially when the home screen is resized or transitioned.
Innovation Solution
The automotive display features a home screen with a first button group for switching to individual screens, displaying simple regions for secondary functions and a home button, while individual screens show a second button group for detailed functions, allowing seamless transitions and easy recognition of the current screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the home screen is transitioned to an individual screen, then detailed function display is improved, but user recognition of current screen state deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the copying principle by displaying miniature versions of all home screen buttons (including the operated button) on the individual screen. This creates a visual copy of the home screen layout that helps users recognize they are in an individual screen state while still providing access to all functions. The copied button layout serves as a visual map that indicates current screen state without requiring users to remember the home screen structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses the displayed button icons as an intermediary element between the individual screen content and the home screen structure. These button representations act as a mediator that provides contextual information about the screen state, bridging the gap between detailed individual screen display and home screen navigation awareness.
2Ease of operation
If all function buttons are displayed on the home screen, then function accessibility is improved, but screen clutter increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the button display functionality across two different screen states: the home screen displays all buttons in a compact, organized manner for comprehensive access, while the individual screen displays buttons in a simplified layout that reflects only the necessary navigation elements. This segmentation allows the system to provide full function accessibility when needed while reducing visual complexity during focused tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic button display behavior where the button layout and visibility change based on the current screen state. Buttons are displayed differently on the home screen versus the individual screen, with the system automatically adjusting the interface complexity based on user interaction context. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by providing high accessibility when on the home screen and reduced complexity when in individual screens.
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AI summary
[Problem to be Solved] To provide an automotive display apparatus with enhanced user convenience. [Solution] An automotive display 1 has a plurality of available functions and is able to perform switching between a home screen and an individual screen, the plurality of functions include a first function group and a second function group, a first button group including a plurality of buttons respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions included in the first function group is displayed on the home screen, a plurality of simple display regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions included in the second function group are further displayed on the home screen, and a switching button for performing switching to the individual screen including a detailed display region of the function is displayed in each of the plurality of simple display regions, and the detailed display region, the first button group, and a second button group including a plurality of buttons respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions included in the second function group are displayed on the individual screen.