Dashboard Voice and Touch Interface for Safer In-Car Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dashboard computer solutions in automobiles have unintuitive user interfaces that are difficult to operate safely while driving, requiring hands-free interaction.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with touch and voice input capabilities, integrated into the dashboard, that allows for hands-free operation through touch-sensitive surfaces, voice controls, and physical controls on the dashboard or steering wheel, minimizing user interaction by performing tasks automatically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional dashboard computer interfaces are used, then navigation and content applications are provided, but the user interface is unintuitive and difficult to operate safely while driving
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical button presses and manual touchscreen operations with voice recognition technology. The voice-activated interface allows drivers to interact with navigation, entertainment, and communication systems through spoken commands, eliminating the need for manual manipulation of controls while driving.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a voice recognition system as an intermediary between the driver and the dashboard computer. This intermediary translates spoken commands into actionable instructions for the navigation and content applications, providing a natural and intuitive interface that does not require the driver's attention to be diverted from the road.
2Reliability
If hands-free operation is implemented through voice controls, then safe driving is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal voice recognition system that handles multiple functions including navigation, entertainment, and communication through a single interface. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate controls for each function, managing complexity through integration rather than proliferation of individual components.
Solution Approach 2:
The voice recognition system operates autonomously by listening to and interpreting driver commands without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages the complexity of processing and executing multiple types of commands across different application categories, reducing the operational burden on the driver while containing system complexity through automated processing.
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AI summary
Various examples are directed to an electronic device capable of touch input through a touch-sensitive surface and/or voice input through a microphone. In some examples, the electronic device may be used in an automobile. For example, some or all of the electronic device may be mounted in a dashboard for use while driving. The electronic device may provide informational content, entertainment content, navigation, and communication features in such a manner that user interaction may be minimized, thus providing a safe driving experience. This can be accomplished by performing tasks and presenting content automatically, without the need for user input, and by allowing user input through voice controls, touch screen controls, and/or physical controls mounted on the dashboard or steering wheel, among other possibilities.