Sequential Display Pages for Automated Driving Information

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing automated driving systems for motor vehicles require drivers to constantly navigate through complex menus to access relevant journey information, which is time-consuming and can decrease driver confidence in the reliability of the system.

Innovation Solution

A method that displays information relevant to the journey through a limited number of sequentially arranged display pages, each assigned to a specific information class, allowing drivers to access critical information intuitively and with minimal effort, without needing to change menus, and includes a driver condition detection system to provide real-time feedback on driver status.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If drivers navigate through complex menus to access journey information, then comprehensive information can be provided, but the operation time increases and driver confidence decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomprehensive information provisionVSAvoidmenu navigation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The display information is segmented into different pages, each dedicated to a specific information class (route information, traffic environment, driver condition). This allows comprehensive information to be organized in manageable sections that can be accessed sequentially without navigating through complex menus, thus providing complete information while reducing access time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically displays the next relevant information page in sequence without requiring driver intervention. By preparing and presenting information proactively in a predetermined order, the system eliminates the need for drivers to search through menus, thereby reducing operation time while maintaining comprehensive information delivery.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If multiple display menus are provided for different information types, then information completeness is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidmenu structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of organizing information within complex hierarchical menus, the system segments information into separate display pages, each dedicated to a specific information class. This segmentation simplifies the interface structure while maintaining information completeness, as each page presents relevant information without requiring navigation through multiple menu levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically transitions between display pages in a predetermined sequence based on driving conditions and information relevance. This dynamic presentation approach replaces static complex menus with an adaptive, flowing information delivery system that maintains completeness while reducing structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Loss of information

If detailed route and traffic information is displayed, then driver awareness is improved, but display complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriver awareness informationVSAvoiddisplay page complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Each display page is designed with local quality by dedicating it to a specific information class (route, traffic, driver condition). This allows detailed information to be presented in a focused, context-appropriate format on each page, improving driver awareness without overwhelming the display with complex multi-purpose layouts.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

Detailed information is segmented across multiple specialized display pages rather than consolidated into a single complex page. Each page presents detailed information relevant to its specific information class in a simplified, focused manner, thereby improving overall driver awareness while maintaining individual page simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP3362310B1Method for the automated guiding of a motor vehicle occupied by a driver and for the information of the driver
Publication Date: 2023.02.22 CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for the automated guiding of a motor vehicle occupied by a driver by means of a driver assistance system, wherein travel-related information of the driver assistance system is displayed on an optical display device for the driver. In order to provide the driver with information in a simple and clear manner, it is proposed that the travel-relevant information is displayed by means of a limited number of various display pages 4, which are assigned to different classes of information, on the display device, the display pages being displayed sequentially and in a fixed order. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle for carrying out the aforementioned method.