Vehicle Graphical Object Transfer Between Display Surfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern vehicles face challenges in intuitively and quickly configuring displays for different user devices, as existing systems lack the ability to seamlessly transfer graphical objects between display areas, limiting user customization and accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that allow graphical objects to be displayed and linked between display areas on different user devices through intuitive operating actions, such as swipe gestures, enabling easy configuration and adaptation to various display sizes and modes, with the option to copy or move objects between areas while maintaining functionality across devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If graphical objects are displayed on multiple display surfaces, then user customization and information accessibility are improved, but the complexity of configuring and managing displays across different devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements copying functionality where graphical objects can be replicated across multiple display surfaces. A user can copy a graphical object from a source display to one or more target displays, maintaining the original while creating duplicates. This allows the same information or control element to appear on multiple devices simultaneously, enhancing accessibility without requiring complex individual configurations for each display.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides universal configuration capabilities that work across different types of user devices and display surfaces. The graphical objects and their configurations can be transferred and displayed on various devices (infotainment systems, instrument clusters, mobile devices, tablets), making the configuration system multi-functional and device-agnostic. This universality simplifies management by allowing one configuration approach to serve multiple purposes and devices.
2Productivity
If graphical objects can be transferred between display areas, then user customization speed is improved, but the system complexity for managing object locations and links increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual, mechanical configuration processes with automated digital operations. Graphical objects can be transferred between display areas through software commands triggered by user actions (such as drag-and-drop gestures or menu selections), eliminating the need for physical reconfiguration or complex manual setup procedures. This substitution of mechanical operations with digital automation significantly speeds up the configuration process while managing system complexity through software abstraction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary layer (the operating system's display management functionality) that handles the complexity of object transfer and link management. This intermediary abstracts the complex operations of copying, moving, and linking graphical objects across displays, presenting users with simple interfaces while managing the underlying complexity of coordinate systems, display capabilities, and object state synchronization automatically.
3Loss of information
If the same graphical object is displayed on different display surfaces, then information accessibility is improved, but maintaining consistency and functionality across devices becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms that monitor and maintain the state of graphical objects across multiple displays. When a graphical object is modified or interacted with on one display, the system detects this change and automatically updates or synchronizes the corresponding objects on other displays. This feedback loop ensures information consistency across devices while transparently managing the complexity of maintaining synchronized state across multiple instances.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for providing a graphical user interface in a vehicle (7). In the method according to the invention, at least one first graphical object (6.1 - 6.9) is displayed in a first area on a first display surface (2.1) of a first user device (2). An operating action for the first graphical object (6.1 - 6.9) is detected, by which the first graphical object (6.1 - 6.9) is linked to a second area (14, 16.1 - 16.4) of the first display surface (2.1), wherein the second area (14, 16.1 - 16.4) is assigned to a second user device (3). Furthermore, after the operating action, the first graphical object (6.1 - 6.9) is displayed on a second display surface (3.1), wherein the second display surface (3.1) is assigned to the second user device (3). The invention further relates to a device (1) for providing a graphical user interface in a vehicle (7).