Vehicle Data Processing Device for Efficient User Input Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for processing user inputs in motor vehicles are inefficient, leading to increased operator actions, distractions, and mental strain, as they often require users to sift through extensive lists of data records with varying relevance, making it difficult to quickly identify and select the most frequently used contacts or records.
Innovation Solution
A method that evaluates user inputs using a data processing device to select a subset of data records based on frequency values, designates a VIP data record with the highest frequency as preselected, and outputs this subset for minimal user interaction, utilizing a mobile terminal's data records and integrating them into a vehicle database for efficient operability and reduced operator effort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually search through extensive lists of data records to find desired contacts or records, then complete data record selection is achieved, but operator actions increase and mental strain increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary sorting of data records based on frequency values before user selection. The data processing device automatically ranks records in descending order of frequency, so the most frequently used records appear at the beginning of the list, eliminating the need for users to manually search through extensive lists.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically identifies and prioritizes frequently used data records without requiring user intervention for sorting or filtering. The data processing device autonomously calculates frequency values and organizes records accordingly, allowing the system to serve itself in preparing the optimized list for user selection.
2Loss of information
If all data records are displayed to users for selection, then complete information is provided, but distractions increase and safety decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and highlights only the most relevant data records (those with highest frequency values) from the complete set of records. By presenting a prioritized subset at the beginning of the list, the system maintains access to all information while minimizing distracting elements that would require operator attention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If extensive lists of data records are presented to users, then all available options are shown, but operator effort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary organization of data records by calculating frequency values and sorting records in descending order. This pre-processing action maintains the flexibility of presenting all available options while significantly reducing the effort required for selection, as frequently used records are automatically positioned for easy access.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure relates to a method for processing a user input in a vehicle, in which a suitable subset is selected based on a result of an evaluation of the user input from a superset of personal data records. For each data record of the subset, a frequency value is then determined corresponding to a respective frequency of use. The subset is output to the user adapted to the frequency values. In order to offer a particularly efficient operability, it is provided that the superset is retrieved from a mobile terminal and stored in a memory device of the vehicle before the subset is selected. For adapting the output to the user, the determined frequency values of the data records of the subset are checked for a predetermined selection criterion, at the fulfillment of which the data record with the highest frequency value is determined as a VIP data record and marked and/or preselected upon an output to the user.