Vehicle Display Control Unit Prioritizing Operation Images
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing information processing apparatuses for vehicles face challenges in properly selecting and displaying operation means images from multiple applications on a single screen, leading to potential driver confusion and safety issues due to the overwhelming number of virtual buttons and elements.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that uses a control unit to generate and display images based on priority levels of functions associated with operation means images, limiting the number of displayed images to prevent user confusion and ensuring safety by prioritizing essential functions during vehicle operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple application running images are displayed on one screen, then the user can access more functions and information, but the number of operation means images increases leading to user confusion and reduced driving safety
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and displays only the essential operation means images from multiple applications based on predetermined priorities. The control unit identifies and extracts critical operation elements (such as volume control for audio, temperature control for air conditioning, and destination input for navigation) while excluding non-essential elements, thereby reducing the number of displayed operation means images and preventing user confusion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different display priorities to different operation means images based on their importance. Essential operation means images are displayed with higher visibility and prominence, while non-essential ones are excluded or displayed with lower priority. This local differentiation ensures that critical functions remain accessible while reducing overall complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all operation means images are displayed, then complete functionality is available, but the display becomes complex and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit extracts only the necessary operation means images from the complete set of available functions. By identifying essential operations based on predetermined priorities and extracting only those elements, the system maintains complete functionality for critical tasks while significantly reducing display complexity and the number of visible controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the operation means images into priority-based groups, displaying only the high-priority essential functions on the main screen. This segmentation allows the system to maintain access to all functions while presenting a simplified, less complex interface that focuses on critical operations.
3Ease of operation
If the number of operation means images is restricted, then user confusion is reduced and safety is improved, but it becomes difficult to predetermine which images to display for arbitrary application combinations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes predetermined priorities for operation means images across different applications before runtime. The control unit uses these pre-defined priority levels to automatically determine which operation means images to display for any given combination of applications. This preliminary classification eliminates the need for complex real-time decisions about which images to display, simplifying the system while maintaining safety.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications are displayed simultaneously, then the system provides comprehensive information, but proper selection and matching of operation means images becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
When multiple applications are displayed simultaneously, the control unit extracts only the essential operation means images from each application based on predetermined priorities. This extraction process automatically selects the most important controls from each application (such as volume for audio, temperature for climate control, destination for navigation) while excluding redundant or less critical elements, thereby simplifying the overall display while maintaining comprehensive information access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies priority-based differentiation to operation means images from different applications displayed on the same screen. Essential operation means images from each application are given appropriate visibility and prominence based on their priority levels, ensuring that critical functions from multiple applications are properly represented without creating overall display complexity.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus including: a control unit to generate a display image including running images of one or more applications each containing one or more operation device images attaining predetermined functions; an output unit to display the display image generated by the control unit; and an input unit to accept an operation performed on the operation device image contained in the running image, wherein the control unit extracts the functions associated with the operation device images equal to or smaller than a predetermined maximum count and contained in the running image of the application, based on priority levels of the functions associated with the operation device images contained in one or more applications, and generates the display image including the running image containing the operation device images associated with the extracted functions.