Vehicle Display Layout Switching for Priority Icon Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Off-road vehicles equipped with electronic displays face limitations in display area, leading to potential omission or unavailability of critical information for operators due to limited space.
Innovation Solution
A method is implemented where an electronic data processor determines display modes based on user input and sensor states, adjusting the layout to prioritize icons and applications, resizing containers to optimize the display of primary and secondary priority information, thereby enhancing the presentation of graphical data on the electronic display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all information is displayed on the electronic display, then information completeness is improved, but display area is exceeded causing overcrowding
Solution Approach 1:
The display information is segmented into different priority levels (primary priority icons, secondary priority icons, and application icons). The tell-tale container is divided into a critical ribbon for primary priority icons and residual space for secondary priority icons. This segmentation allows critical information to be always visible while less critical information can be omitted or displayed in a condensed manner, resolving the contradiction between information completeness and display area limitations.
2Loss of information
If display area is increased to show all information, then information availability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display layout is made dynamic through automatic mode switching between condensed mode and expanded mode. The electronic data processor automatically determines the appropriate display mode based on user input and sensor states, and dynamically adjusts the tell-tale container size and icon arrangement. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to provide comprehensive information when needed while maintaining a compact layout during normal operation, avoiding the need for a permanently complex display design.
3Productivity
If critical information is prioritized in display, then operational efficiency is improved, but secondary information may be omitted
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the display are assigned different qualities and functions. The critical ribbon at the top of the tell-tale container is dedicated to primary priority icons that require immediate attention, ensuring they are always visible and accessible. The residual space below contains secondary priority icons that can be displayed when space permits. This local differentiation ensures that critical information receives priority display space while secondary information remains accessible in the expanded mode, balancing operational efficiency with comprehensive information availability.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic data processor is configured to determine the display mode based on user input comprising user-inputted control states, user-inputted actuator states and machine-provided sensor states provided by reading a vehicle data bus or sensor data communication. In a first mode, the electronic data processor is configured to populate the tell-tale container of a first size with primary priority icons and secondary priority icons. In the second mode, the electronic data processor is configured to populate the critical ribbon container of a second size solely with primary priority icons, where the first size is greater than the second size by a first size difference, and populating an app container in the second residual container with an application. Further, the electronic data processor is configured to display the populated tell-tale container in the first mode in conjunction with the first residual container or the populated critical ribbon in the second mode in conjunction with the second residual container responsive based on the determination of the display mode, wherein the first residual container is resized into the second residual container of greater size than the first residual information.