Vehicle Display Animation for Intuitive Function Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current in-vehicle display systems distract drivers due to the need for attention when assigning functions to graphic objects, leading to potential distraction while driving, as static icons and small display areas make it difficult for drivers to quickly and intuitively recognize menu items and their associated functions.
Innovation Solution
The method involves animating graphic objects to illustrate their functions through a schematic image sequence, such as rotation, which is played before selection, allowing for quicker recognition and intuitive operation, even in small display areas, and can be repeated continuously after execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If static graphic objects are displayed in small display areas, then the display area utilization is efficient, but the driver recognition speed and intuitiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transforming static graphic objects into animated sequences. The animation plays continuously in the display area of each graphic object, showing a schematic image sequence that corresponds to the function being offered. This dynamic visualization enables drivers to quickly understand menu item functions through motion-based cues rather than static icons, resolving the contradiction between efficient space utilization and fast recognition.
Solution Approach 2:
The animation provides preliminary action by pre-demonstrating the function of each menu item before the driver selects it. The schematic image sequence shows what will happen when a menu item is activated, allowing the driver to understand the function in advance without needing to read text or interpret static symbols. This preliminary visualization accelerates recognition and reduces cognitive load.
2Loss of information
If detailed function information is provided for each menu item, then the information completeness is improved, but the driver attention requirement and distraction risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses visual changes in the animation to convey function information. The schematic image sequence employs visual transformations, movements, and state changes to communicate what each menu item does. This visual-language approach provides complete functional information without requiring the driver to read detailed text descriptions, thereby maintaining information completeness while reducing attention requirements and distraction risk.
3Productivity
If the animation plays continuously, then the information recognition speed is improved, but the energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements partial action by playing animations only in the specific display areas of individual graphic objects rather than animating the entire display simultaneously. Each menu item's animation plays independently and continuously in its allocated space, providing ongoing visual cues for fast recognition. This partial animation approach maintains high information recognition speed while consuming less energy compared to full-screen continuous animation.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for displaying information, in particular in a vehicle, in which a list comprising a plurality of graphical objects (6) is displayed graphically by way of a display (1), wherein a display area of the display (1) is assigned to each displayed graphical object (6), and wherein the objects can be selected for the purposes of generating a function. The method according to the invention is characterized in that prior to the selection of one of the objects (6) an animation is run in the display area of at least one of the graphical objects (6), said animation illustrating the function assigned to the graphical object (6). The invention further relates to a device for carrying out the method described above.