Vehicle Interface Decluttering With On-Demand Value Tape Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle user interfaces are cluttered with complex elements, making it difficult for users to efficiently control vehicle operations, especially for untrained operators.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that renders an indicator associated with a value tape for an operational parameter, allowing users to interact with the interface by engaging the indicator, repositioning it to update a target value, and terminating the interaction to set the target value and hide the value tape.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a plurality of complex elements are displayed in the vehicle interface to indicate various operational parameters, then the information completeness is improved, but the interface complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into multiple hierarchical levels: a simplified first user interface showing only essential elements, and a detailed second user interface showing comprehensive operational parameters. Users can transition between levels based on their needs, allowing information completeness to be maintained in the detailed view while preserving ease of operation in the simplified view.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a temporal dimension to interface complexity by providing different interface levels that can be activated at different times. The simplified interface is the default state, and the detailed interface is activated only when needed, effectively adding a time-based dimension to the interface presentation strategy.
2Reliability
If comprehensive vehicle operational parameters are displayed, then the monitoring capability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to cluttered interface
Solution Approach 1:
The interface dynamically adapts its complexity based on user interaction. The system transitions from a static simplified interface to a dynamic state where additional detailed elements are revealed upon user request, allowing the interface to be simple by default but comprehensive when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The simplified interface is prepared in advance as the default display, containing only the most critical operational elements. This preliminary preparation ensures that users immediately see essential information without being overwhelmed, while the capability to access comprehensive monitoring data is pre-configured but not initially presented.
3Measurement precision
If detailed operational parameters are always visible, then the measurement precision is improved, but the visual clutter increases making operation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the interface have different levels of detail. The first user interface displays only critical parameters with high visual prominence, while the second user interface provides comprehensive parameter details. This local differentiation of information density allows precise parameter monitoring to be available without forcing all parameters to be displayed simultaneously with equal prominence.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide improved user interfaces and mechanisms associated with controlling a vehicle. Some such embodiments provide a decluttered user interface that dynamically updates to provide detailed element(s) utilized to convey particular details of vehicle operation and/or adjust operation of the vehicle. Some embodiments cause rendering of an indicator associated with a value tape set to an invisible state, cause visibility of the value tape in response to interaction data, update the value tape upon second interaction data with the indicator, and set at least one value in response to third interaction data with the indicator and set the value tape back to an invisible state. In this regard, in some embodiments the user interface remains operable while simultaneously reducing the number of interface elements required to be rendered at a given time.