Vehicle Gesture Display Control Based on Driver Vision Area

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle information display systems fail to ensure that gesture operation results are easily recognizable to operators, particularly when the operator does not look at the head-up display, leading to potential misunderstandings about the intended operation outcomes.

Innovation Solution

A display system that includes a gesture detector, a vision area detector, and a display controller to determine the positional relationship between the operator's vision area and the display area, allowing the display mode of the gesture operation result to be adjusted accordingly, ensuring it is easily visible and recognizable.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If the gesture operation result is displayed on the head-up display, then the information can be provided to the operator, but the operator cannot recognize it when looking away from the display area

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegesture operation result visibilityVSAvoidoperator recognition accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The display system dynamically adjusts the display location and mode based on the operator's vision area. The display controller continuously monitors the operator's gaze position and moves the gesture operation result display to locations within the detected vision area, making the information reliably visible when the operator looks in that direction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses vision area detection to provide feedback about operator attention. The display controller receives vision area information and uses it to adaptively control where and how gesture operation results are displayed, creating a closed-loop system that ensures information is presented when the operator can actually see it.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If the display mode is fixed, then the system is simple to implement, but it cannot adapt to different operator视线 positions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay adaptation to vision areaVSAvoiddisplay control system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display controller performs multiple functions: it manages the head-up display, processes vision area detection data, determines positional relationships, and dynamically adjusts display modes. This multi-functionality allows the system to adapt to different vision areas without adding separate dedicated components for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The display controller acts as an intermediary between the vision area detector and the display system. It receives vision area information, processes it to determine positional relationships, and translates this into appropriate display mode adjustments, mediating between detection and display execution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12175021B2Display system
Publication Date: 2024.12.24 DENSO CORP
  • US12175021B2 patent drawing
  • US12175021B2 patent drawing
  • US12175021B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A display system changes display in accordance with a gesture of an operator in a vehicle. The display system includes a gesture detector that detects the gesture, a vision area detector that detects a vision area of the operator, a display that displays a gesture operation result that is an operation result of the gesture, and a display controller that executes a control related to display processing of the display. The display controller acquires the vision area detected by the vision area detector and a display area of the display, determines a positional relationship between the vision area and the display area, and displays the gesture operation result to the operator. The display controller determines a display mode of the gesture operation result based on the positional relationship between the vision area and the display area.