Shared In-Vehicle UI for Multi-User Content Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle-mounted electronic devices struggle to efficiently share content among multiple user terminals within a vehicle, while also providing vehicle-related information in a unified and user-friendly manner.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device mounted on a vehicle, equipped with a communication module to connect with multiple user terminals, a display module to show a shared user interface (UI), and a processor to synchronize content information from user terminals with vehicle-related information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the vehicle-mounted electronic device connects with multiple user terminals to share content, then the content sharing capability is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple user terminals into a single shared UI displayed on the vehicle-mounted electronic device. Multiple users can access and control content through their respective terminals while viewing and interacting with a unified interface on the vehicle display, consolidating multiple individual interfaces into one shared system.
Solution Approach 2:
The shared UI serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays content from different user terminals, shows vehicle-related information, and provides control interfaces for various media players. This multi-functional design allows a single interface to replace multiple separate applications and displays.
2Loss of information
If the vehicle-mounted electronic device displays both content information and vehicle-related information, then the information completeness is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The shared UI is segmented into distinct functional areas: content information display regions, vehicle-related information regions, and control interface regions. This segmentation allows comprehensive information presentation while maintaining clear visual hierarchy and ease of navigation through organized, separated functional zones.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes spatial dimensionality in the UI design by arranging content information and vehicle-related information in different spatial zones on the display. This dimensional organization allows users to access different types of information simultaneously without clutter, improving both information completeness and operational ease.
3Productivity
If the vehicle-mounted electronic device synchronizes multiple user terminals, then the content sharing efficiency is improved, but the use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary synchronization actions by establishing connection protocols and data transmission channels before actual content sharing begins. User terminals are pre-authenticated and configured during idle periods, reducing real-time processing energy requirements during active content sharing.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle-mounted electronic device sharing content in a vehicle, a method of operating the electronic device, and a user terminal. According to an embodiment, the vehicle-mounted electronic device may include a communication module configured to communicate with two or more user terminals inside the vehicle. The vehicle-mounted electronic device may include a display module configured to display a shared user interface (UI) in response to a connection to the two or more user terminals. The vehicle-mounted electronic device may include a processor configured to receive content information to be shared from each of the two or more user terminals via the communication module. The vehicle-mounted electronic device may include the processor configured to synchronize the two or more user terminals such that they display the shared UI for displaying the content information and vehicle-related information at once.