In-Vehicle Infotainment Content Control via Mobile Mediator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current in-vehicle infotainment systems lack efficient methods for users to conveniently select and control content, particularly in environments where traditional interfaces may be distracting or impractical, such as during vehicle travel.
Innovation Solution
A system that integrates a mobile device with an in-vehicle infotainment system, utilizing a primary display and secondary displays to receive content selection signals and display content identifiers, allowing seamless control and playback of content through communication networks, including Bluetooth and IP connections, to enhance user experience and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional interfaces are used for content selection in in-vehicle systems, then content control functionality is provided, but user distraction and impracticality increase during vehicle travel
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary between the user and the in-vehicle infotainment system. The mobile device serves as a remote control interface, allowing users to select and control content without interacting directly with the vehicle's primary interface. This mediator approach resolves the contradiction by enabling content control functionality while eliminating the distraction associated with traditional in-vehicle interfaces during vehicle travel.
2Ease of operation
If mobile devices are integrated with in-vehicle systems, then content control convenience is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the universal capabilities of mobile devices, which already possess processing power, display, and communication functions. By utilizing the mobile device's existing multi-functionality rather than adding dedicated control hardware, the system achieves improved content control convenience while minimizing the increase in overall system complexity. The mobile device serves multiple purposes including content selection, display, and communication with the infotainment system.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for controlling an in-vehicle infotainment system to control content in using a primary display includes a mobile device and the in-vehicle infotainment system in communication with the mobile device. The in-vehicle infotainment system comprises the primary display and a first secondary display. The in-vehicle infotainment system receives a first content selection signal for a first content. The first secondary display displays the first content in response to the first content selection signal. The primary display displays a content identifier corresponding to the first content.