Dashboard Phone Compartment Display for Retrieval Reminders
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicles lack an efficient solution for storing and reminding users to retrieve their mobile devices, such as smartphones, which are often forgotten in the vehicle due to their separate location and lack of visual representation during use.
Innovation Solution
A compartment integrated into the dashboard with a sensing unit and an operating device, such as a touchscreen, that detects the presence of a mobile device and displays its digital image on the user interface, sending reminders to pick it up when the vehicle stops or the door opens, allowing for safe storage and space-saving design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the smartphone is loaded in a separate loading chamber, then the device can be stored in the vehicle, but the user cannot easily reach or monitor the smartphone while driving
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the storage compartment with the dashboard display system. The cover of the compartment integrates a display that shows visual feedback about the smartphone's presence and status, merging storage functionality with information display functionality in one integrated unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The display on the compartment cover acts as an intermediary between the smartphone and the user. It provides visual information about the smartphone's presence, charging status, and other parameters without requiring the user to physically access the compartment or the smartphone itself.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a large display panel is placed on the dashboard, then the user can communicate with devices, but the device size and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display functionality is segmented into two parts: a main display panel for general communication tasks and a smaller display on the compartment cover for specific smartphone-related information. This segmentation allows each display to be optimized for its specific purpose, reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different display areas serve different functions with different levels of complexity. The main dashboard display handles general communication, while the compartment cover display provides localized, simplified information about the smartphone's status and presence.
3Ease of operation
If the smartphone display is shown on the dashboard display panel, then the user can access smartphone functions, but the display form becomes much different from the original
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a visual copy or representation of the smartphone's presence and status on the compartment cover display. This copy provides essential information about the smartphone without requiring a full replica of the smartphone's original display, maintaining information fidelity while simplifying the interface.
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AI summary
A compartment in a vehicle can be loaded by an object and an operating device having a user interface configured to output at least one output signal on a part of the user interface. The operating device is designed to cover the compartment. The compartment includes a sensing unit configured to detect the presence of the object when at least a part of the object is loaded into the compartment and the operating device includes control circuitry configured to display a digital image of the object on a part of the user interface.