Vehicle Display GUI Repositioning for Changing Seat Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle display devices are not adjustable with changes in seat position and orientation, making it difficult for users to comfortably reach and view the graphical user interface, especially in autonomous driving scenarios where seat positions can shift significantly.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle display system comprising a display device with an electronic control unit that adjusts the position of the graphical user interface based on vehicle element orientation signals, allowing the interface to remain within a predefined tolerance from the user, ensuring comfortable access and visibility through a transparent screen integrated into a window panel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the display device is integrated into a window panel at a fixed position, then the device complexity is reduced and manufacturing is simplified, but the ease of operation deteriorates when seat position changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the graphical user interface position adjustable rather than fixed. The electronic control unit dynamically repositions the graphical user interface on the transparent display panel based on detected seat position and user orientation, allowing the interface to adapt to different user configurations while maintaining a simple fixed physical display structure.
2Device complexity
If the graphical user interface position is fixed on the display device, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability deteriorates when seat position or orientation changes
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the graphical user interface position based on real-time seat position data and user orientation detection, enabling the interface to adapt to various seating configurations without requiring a complex mechanically adjustable display structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces a potential mechanical adjustment system with an electronic control system that uses sensors to detect seat position and user orientation, then electronically repositions the graphical user interface through the transparent display panel, eliminating the need for mechanical moving parts while achieving adaptability.
3Manufacturing precision
If the display device remains stationary, then the manufacturing precision requirements are reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates when user position changes
Solution Approach 1:
The graphical user interface position is dynamically adjusted based on detected user position and orientation, allowing the interface to remain optimally positioned for viewing and interaction even when the user changes their seating position or the display device remains fixed in place.
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AI summary
A display device and an electronic control unit are included in a vehicle. A graphical user interface of the display device is configured to display a graphic display object. The electronic control unit is configured to receive an orientation signal of a vehicle element. The orientation signal includes information about at least one of a position and an orientation of the vehicle element being in at least one of a first element position and a first element orientation. The electronic control unit is configured to adjust a position of the graphical user interface as a function of, or based on, the orientation signal, such that a position of the graphical user interface relative to the vehicle element is within a predefined tolerance.