Integrated Touch Display with Keypad for Material Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current material handling vehicle display systems are inefficient due to multiple un-integrated displays and complex operation modes, which reduce operator productivity and increase costs by requiring understanding of multiple systems and displays, and are prone to failures from numerous connection points in add-on telematic systems.
Innovation Solution
An integrated display system with a touch screen and manual input keypad that operates in multiple modes, including touch mode, keypad mode, and mixed mode, providing a graphical user interface for controlling vehicle and telematic data, and automatically transitioning between modes for efficient data entry and display of live vehicle data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate displays are used for telematic system and vehicle control system, then comprehensive data coverage is achieved, but operator productivity decreases and system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the telematic system display and vehicle control system display into a single integrated display unit. This merger allows comprehensive data coverage from both systems to be presented on one screen, eliminating the need for operators to switch between multiple displays and thereby improving operator productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated display is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously - displaying telematic data, vehicle control information, and navigating through different menus. This multi-functional design consolidates what would otherwise require separate dedicated displays, reducing complexity while maintaining comprehensive data coverage.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate displays are used for telematic system and vehicle control system, then comprehensive data coverage is achieved, but device complexity increases due to multiple systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two separate display systems into one integrated display unit that handles both telematic and vehicle control functions. This consolidation reduces the number of separate systems and components, thereby decreasing device complexity while still providing comprehensive data coverage from both sources.
3Adaptability or versatility
If add-on telematic system with multiple connection points is installed, then telematic functionality is added, but system reliability decreases due to potential failures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the telematic system directly into the vehicle's existing control system architecture rather than using a separate add-on installation. This integration reduces the number of external connection points and interfaces, thereby improving system reliability while maintaining full telematic functionality.
4Ease of operation
If touch screen only is used, then ease of operation improves, but adaptability to different operating conditions decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated display is designed to support multiple input methods including touch screen, keypad, and voice commands. This multi-functional input capability allows the system to adapt to different operating conditions - for example, using voice commands when hands are occupied or keypad when touch screen is less reliable - while maintaining ease of operation through the most appropriate interface for each situation.
5Adaptability or versatility
If multiple input methods are provided, then adaptability to different operating conditions improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines touch screen, keypad, and voice recognition capabilities into a single integrated input system. Rather than providing separate independent systems for each input method, they are merged into one unified interface that can automatically or manually switch between modes, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining adaptability to different operating conditions.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods include an integrated display having a graphical user interface that combines aspects of a telematic system with a vehicle control system. The integrated display combines a touch screen and a manual input keypad. Using both the touch screen's graphical user interface and the keypad, the integrated display can operate in multiple operation modes, including a touch mode where the operator controls the graphical user interface functions by touching predefined areas or tiles on the screen, and a keypad mode, where the operator controls the graphical user interface functions by touching keys on the manual input keypad. The integrated display can be controlled in a mixed mode operation, where the operator can control the graphical user interface functions using both the touch screen (touch mode) and the manual input keypad (keypad mode) to complete data entry processes, for example, and the integrated display can automatically transition between modes.