Vehicle Display Controller Gesture Edge Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information playback systems in vehicles lack intuitive operation, leading to driver distraction and reduced usability, as they require complex interactions to access and manage multiple functions simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A controller system with an output device for content playback and an input device for user movements, allowing intuitive operation by recognizing gestures and movements to activate and manage content on a display area, enabling easy access to secondary functions adjacent to the edge of the display without leaving the primary content visible.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If complex menu navigation is used to access multiple functions, then all vehicle functions can be controlled, but driver distraction increases and usability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is segmented into a first area for primary content and a second area for secondary content. This segmentation allows simultaneous display of multiple functions without requiring full menu navigation, enabling drivers to access secondary functions (like climate control) while maintaining visibility of primary content (like navigation), thus reducing distraction while preserving function access capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a spatial dimension to content organization by dividing the display into multiple areas. Instead of sequential access through menus (time dimension), the system allows parallel display of primary and secondary content in different spatial areas, enabling intuitive access to secondary functions through simple gestures without leaving the primary content visible
2Loss of information
If full-screen content is displayed to provide clear information, then information visibility is improved, but access to secondary functions becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into a first area for primary full-screen content and a second area for secondary content. This allows the primary content to maintain its full-screen visibility while secondary functions are accessible in the segmented second area through simple gestures, reducing operation complexity without sacrificing information visibility
Solution Approach 2:
The system displays only the necessary secondary content in the second area rather than requiring full menu navigation. This partial display approach provides access to secondary functions (like climate control icons) without overwhelming the driver with excessive information, simplifying operation while maintaining visibility of primary content
3Ease of operation
If multiple functions are displayed simultaneously to improve accessibility, then function access is simplified, but display space for primary content is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is segmented into a first area for primary content and a second area for secondary content. The second area is positioned to utilize available display space without significantly reducing the primary content area, enabling simplified function access while preserving adequate display space for primary content through optimized spatial arrangement
Solution Approach 2:
Different areas of the display are assigned different qualities: the first area provides high-resolution primary content display, while the second area provides simplified secondary function access. This local differentiation allows secondary functions to be accessible without compromising the quality and size of the primary content display area
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AI summary
Exemplary embodiments relate to a controller (101) for an information display system (100) for a vehicle, comprising an output device (102) for providing an output signal generated by the controller (101) that causes a display of content on a display surface (108) of a display device (106), and an input device (110) for receiving an input signal (110) that corresponds to a movement of a user relative to the display surface (108). The controller (101) is configured to generate a first output signal (104) that causes a display of at least one first content (120) on the display surface (108).The controller (101) is further configured to generate a second output signal (118) which causes an additional display of a second content (138) in the display area (108) when the input signal (110) corresponds to a movement of the user beginning at a predetermined edge (114) of the display area (108) and extending away from the edge (114), wherein the second output signal (118) causes the display of the second content (138) in a sub-area (116) of the display area (108) that is adjacent to the predetermined edge (114).