Vehicle Display Gaze-Adaptive Notification Output
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Solution Overview
Problem
Content displayed on a vehicle's display can distract drivers, increasing the risk of accidents.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a communication circuit, sensor, and display device that adjusts content display based on driving information and gaze direction to minimize driver distraction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If content is displayed on the vehicle display, then information notification capability is improved, but driver safety deteriorates due to distraction
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays an indicator before showing full content, allowing the driver to prepare mentally. The indicator serves as a preliminary warning that content will be displayed, enabling the driver to shift attention in advance rather than being suddenly distracted by unexpected content appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The display behavior dynamically adapts based on real-time detection of driver gaze direction. When the driver is looking at the display, content is shown; when the driver looks away, content is hidden. This dynamic adjustment ensures information delivery only when safe, resolving the contradiction between notification and distraction.
2Loss of information
If content is displayed when driver gazes at the display, then information delivery is improved, but driver safety deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors driver gaze direction using a sensor and uses this feedback to control content display. The display is activated only when the sensor detects the driver is looking at it, creating a closed-loop system that adapts to driver state in real-time, ensuring information is delivered only when the driver is actually paying attention.
Solution Approach 2:
The indicator is displayed in advance to prepare the driver for incoming content. This preliminary visual cue allows the driver to mentally prepare for the information delivery, reducing the shock and distraction effect when the actual content appears.
3Measurement precision
If the system monitors gaze information continuously, then display timing accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the vehicle's existing sensor resources (such as cameras or eye-tracking sensors already present in modern vehicles) to monitor driver gaze. Rather than adding dedicated complex monitoring hardware, the system leverages available sensors to achieve accurate gaze detection, reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
An electronic device according to various embodiments may include a communication circuit that establishes communication with an external device, a sensor that obtains gaze information of an occupant, a display, and a processor operatively connected with the communication circuit, the sensor, and the display. The processor displays a screen including driving information on the display based on obtaining the driving information associated with a vehicle, displays an indicator associated with a notification received from the external device, on a specified area of the display, when the gaze information obtained based on the sensor corresponds to a line of sight gazing at the specified area, determines a display method of a content corresponding to the notification based on the driving information, and displays the content on the display device based on the determined display method.