Vehicle Interface Gesture Configuration for Access Speed

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle operating interfaces require complex and time-consuming user input, often distracting drivers from their primary task of navigating and controlling the vehicle, as they need to press multiple buttons to access menus or applications.

Innovation Solution

A method and operating system that allows for a user interface with a direct access area and configuration mode, enabling users to easily add, remove, and arrange direct access objects through gestures, such as touch or swipe interactions, to simplify access to application programs and configure the interface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple buttons are pressed to access menus or applications, then the system can provide comprehensive control functions, but the operation time and driver distraction increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontrol function accessibilityVSAvoidoperation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The interface is segmented into a direct access area and a configuration area, allowing frequently used functions to be separated and placed in the direct access area for immediate activation without navigating through multiple menu levels

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system allows preliminary configuration of the direct access area where commonly used applications and functions are pre-positioned for immediate access, eliminating the need to navigate through menus during actual use

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple buttons are pressed to access menus or applications, then the system can provide comprehensive control functions, but the operational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontrol function accessibilityVSAvoidoperation simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The interface is divided into functional zones with the direct access area providing simplified control for frequently used functions, while the configuration area handles less frequent operations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Frequently used control functions are extracted from the complex menu structure and placed directly in the direct access area, allowing immediate activation with a single interaction

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the interface provides comprehensive control options, then the system versatility is improved, but the interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem functionalityVSAvoidinterface complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The interface is segmented into a direct access area for essential functions and a configuration area for advanced options, allowing the system to provide comprehensive functionality while maintaining a simple default view

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The interface dynamically adapts between standard mode showing only essential direct access objects and configuration mode showing all available options, allowing versatility when needed while maintaining simplicity during normal operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Ease of operation

If the direct access area is customized with multiple objects, then the ease of operation is improved, but the area required for the interface increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess speedVSAvoidinterface area

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The system utilizes the temporal dimension by allowing configuration of the direct access area layout, enabling optimized spatial arrangement of objects to maximize information density while maintaining accessibility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentEP3372435B1Method and operation system for providing a control interface

Publication Date: 2019.08.07 VOLKSWAGEN AG

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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for providing a user interface, particularly in a vehicle (1), in which graphic data of a user interface is generated and output. A standard mode or a configuration mode can be activated for the user interface, wherein in standard mode the user interface comprises a direct access area (10) and in configuration mode a configuration area (20). The configuration area (20) comprises a plurality of program symbols (21.1 to 21.14), each of which is assigned to an application program. For a program symbol (21.1 to 21.14), an add gesture is detected, which includes assigning the program symbol (21.1 to 21.14) to a position in the direct access area (10), and based on the add gesture, a direct access object (26) is created, which is assigned to the application program of the program symbol (21.1 to 21.14).14) is assigned to the direct access area (10) and positioned in the direct access area (10) using the add gesture. During the add gesture, a displacement animation is generated for the program symbol (21.1 to 21.14), which includes a movement of the program symbol (21.1 to 21.14) along a displacement trajectory. During the movement along at least one segment of the displacement trajectory, a continuous reduction in size of the program symbol (21.1 to 21.14) is displayed. The invention further relates to an operating system for providing an operator interface.