Vehicle Display Segmentation for Reduced Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle display systems face challenges in maintaining the visibility and operability of display content when the display area is reduced, often resulting in incomplete or difficult-to-read information due to the need to compress content or hide it entirely.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that divide graphic objects into sets, allowing complete display on a reduced display area by rearranging visible and non-visible parts, with user-controlled gestures to switch content between visible and non-visible areas, ensuring all content remains accessible and readable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the display area is reduced by retracting the display device into the dashboard, then the display device can be lowered into the dashboard to reduce visual distraction, but the display content becomes difficult to see or must be displayed in reduced size
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is divided into a visible part and a non-visible part. Graphic objects are divided into a first set displayed on the visible part and a second set displayed on the non-visible part. This segmentation allows the display to show different content in different states without losing information visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device can transition between extended and retracted states dynamically. When retracted, the system dynamically switches between displaying the first set of graphic objects on the visible part and the second set on the non-visible part, adapting the display configuration to the current state.
2Loss of information
If all display content is displayed on the reduced display area, then complete information is available, but the display content must be shown in reduced size making it difficult to see
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a spatial dimension by dividing the display area into visible and non-visible parts. When the display is retracted, graphic objects that would otherwise be too small to see clearly are moved to the non-visible part where they can be displayed at their original size, accessible through gesture control.
Solution Approach 2:
Gesture control acts as an intermediary between the user and the display content. Users can swipe through gestures to access and select graphic objects from the non-visible part, allowing interaction with full-size content without requiring the entire display to be physically visible.
3Reliability
If the display device is made retractable to reduce distraction, then safety is improved, but the operator cannot access all display functions when retracted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical interaction (touching or pointing at the display) with gesture-based control. Users can swipe through gestures in the air to access and control display functions, eliminating the need for physical contact with the display while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The gesture control system provides universal access to all display functions regardless of the display's physical state. The same gesture interface works whether the display is extended or retracted, making the system equally easy to operate in both states.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (1) for providing a graphical user interface in a vehicle (2). The method according to the invention involves graphical objects (7A - 7F) being displayed completely visibly on a display panel (12) in a first mode of operation of a display apparatus (4), the graphical objects (7A - 7F) being divided into a first set (13.1) of graphical objects (7A - 7C) and a second set (13.2) of graphical objects (7D - 7F). In a second mode of operation of the display apparatus (4), the display panel (12) is reduced, the display panel (12) being divided into a visible portion (12.1) and a nonvisible portion (12.2), so that following a change from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation the graphical objects (7A - 7C) in the first set (13.1) are displayed completely on the visible portion (12.1) of the display panel (12) and the graphical objects (7D - 7F) in the second set (13.2) are at least to some extent not displayed on the visible portion (12.1) of the display panel (12). In addition, an operator control action (17) by a user is sensed in the second mode of operation. When the operator control action has been sensed, the graphical objects (7D - 7F) in the second set (13.2) are arranged on the display panel (12) such that at least one of the graphical objects (7D - 7F) in the second set (13.2) is displayed completely on the visible portion (12.1) of the display panel (12).