Vehicle Gauge Display with Dynamic Color Gradient Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle display systems fail to effectively reflect the driver's intent and emotional level during different driving conditions, leading to suboptimal visual ergonomics and engagement.
Innovation Solution
A display system that includes a control circuitry and display device configured to display a gauge graphic with a movable needle on a scale comprising multiple regions, where the background color gradient is adjusted based on vehicle parameter values relative to predetermined thresholds, enhancing the visual representation of vehicle performance and matching driver emotions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional displays merely display the values of the vehicle parameters, then the display system is simple and easy to manufacture, but the visual ergonomics and driver engagement are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by dynamically adjusting the background color gradient of the gauge display based on vehicle parameter values. When parameters exceed thresholds, the background transitions from lighter to darker shades, creating visual emphasis that enhances driver engagement and perceived emotional resonance without requiring complex mechanical modifications to the display system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by making the display background gradient dynamic rather than static. The background automatically adjusts its darkness level in real-time based on the vehicle parameter values, creating an alive, responsive visual experience that adapts to driving conditions and enhances driver engagement while maintaining system simplicity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display system dynamically adjusts background color gradient based on vehicle parameters, then driver engagement and emotional resonance are enhanced, but the processing requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the background color gradient parameter (darkness level) based on vehicle parameter values. The control circuitry compares parameter values against thresholds and adjusts the display background accordingly, enabling the system to reflect driver intent and emotional state through simple parameter adjustments rather than complex system reconfigurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by creating a closed-loop system where vehicle parameters are continuously monitored, compared against thresholds, and used to dynamically adjust the display background. This feedback mechanism enables the display to respond in real-time to vehicle state changes, enhancing driver engagement while maintaining manageable system complexity through straightforward control logic.
3Illumination intensity
If the background color gradient is extended to solid color in higher regions, then visual emphasis and driver engagement are improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by applying different visual treatments to different regions of the gauge display. The background gradient transitions from lighter shades in lower regions to darker shades in higher regions, creating localized visual emphasis where it is most needed (at higher vehicle parameters) while maintaining overall system simplicity and reducing manufacturing precision requirements.
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AI summary
A display system for providing information display. The display system includes a display device, and control circuitry that controls the display device to display a gauge graphic including a scale for a vehicle parameter and a needle movable on the scale. The scale comprises a plurality of regions. The control circuitry further receives a first value of the vehicle parameter. The control circuitry further controls, based on a determination that the first value is between a first predetermined threshold and a second predetermined threshold, the display of a background color gradient on a first region of the plurality of regions based on the first value. The control circuitry further extends the background color gradient on a second region of the plurality of regions based on a determination that the first value exceeds the second predetermined threshold. The second region displays a solid color based on the background color gradient.