Vehicle Display Region Segmentation for External Info
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information providing devices for vehicles face challenges in displaying external information on instrument displays without causing user confusion, particularly when limited space is available, such as on motorcycles, and existing solutions do not effectively manage the layout to minimize information movement.
Innovation Solution
The device includes a vehicle-mounted display with a first control means that activates separate display areas for vehicle state information and external information, switching modes to integrate external information while maintaining a fixed layout for critical vehicle state info, and using a second control means in an external device to output information to the vehicle-mounted device, optimizing the display layout to reduce information movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If external information is displayed on an existing instrument display alongside vehicle state information, then the functionality and information provision are improved, but the display layout becomes complex and causes user confusion
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple regions: a first region for vehicle state information and a second region for external information. This segmentation allows both types of information to be displayed simultaneously without mixing, maintaining clarity while improving information provision capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the display are assigned different functions with specific display characteristics. The first region maintains vehicle state information with stable layout characteristics, while the second region displays external information with flexible layout characteristics, allowing each region to optimize for its specific purpose.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the layout of various information is changed to accommodate external information, then the external information can be displayed, but user comfort and ease of operation deteriorate due to information movement
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the display into fixed and flexible regions, the patent allows external information to be displayed without requiring changes to the vehicle state information layout, thus maintaining user comfort while adding functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of moving vehicle state information to make room for external information, the patent inverts the approach by allocating a separate region for external information, allowing vehicle state information to remain stationary and familiar to users.
3Ease of operation
If a dedicated display is used for external information, then the display quality and organization are improved, but the device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the instrument display and external information display into a single integrated display unit, eliminating the need for a separate dedicated display while maintaining organized information presentation through regional division.
Solution Approach 2:
The existing instrument display is made multi-functional by enabling it to display both vehicle state information and external information simultaneously through different regions, eliminating the need for additional dedicated display devices.
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AI summary
Provided is an information providing device for a vehicle, capable of keeping the movement amount of information displayed on a display part of an in-car device to the necessary minimum limit, and improving the human/machine interface. The information providing device comprises: an in-car device (102) having a display unit (204) for displaying various states as vehicle state information and a first control means (202) for activating the display unit (204); and an external device (103) having a second control means (252) for outputting external information (370) of the vehicle. The display unit (204) has a first display area (R1) for displaying predetermined information (D1), and a second display area (R2) for displaying other information (D2). The first control means (202) implements a first display mode (M1) for displaying the vehicle state information and a second display mode (M2) for displaying the vehicle state information and the external information (370) of the vehicle, and in the second display mode (M2), the first control means activates the display unit (204) so that the external information (370) of the vehicle is displayed on the second display area (R2).