Coordinated Vehicle and Mobile Displays for Threat Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
In first responder environments, vehicle and mobile device displays often have disconnected and uncoordinated functionality, leading to wasted processing resources and display space, and lacking coordinated threat response capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for controlling a vehicle display and a mobile display into a threat mode, utilizing a vehicle sensor cluster, controller, and mobile device to provide coordinated graphical threat indications and threat-related applications, enhancing electronic and coordinated functionality for first responders.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If vehicle display and mobile display are used separately with mirrored functionality, then each display can independently show information, but processing resources and bandwidth resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functionality of vehicle display and mobile device display into a coordinated dual-display system. The controller synchronizes content between displays, allowing information to be shared rather than duplicated. This reduces processing overhead and bandwidth consumption while maintaining comprehensive information availability across both displays.
Solution Approach 2:
The dual-display system implements multi-functionality where each display can serve different purposes simultaneously. The vehicle display can show navigation and vehicle-specific information while the mobile display handles communication and incident management, creating a universal system that adapts to various first responder needs without wasting resources on redundant mirrored content.
2Adaptability or versatility
If vehicle display and mobile display are used separately with disconnected functionality, then each display operates independently, but display space and coordination capability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functional capabilities of both displays into a unified coordinated system. The controller enables the displays to work together as an extended display space, allowing information to be distributed across both screens rather than confined to one. This increases effective display area while maintaining coordinated functionality for threat response operations.
3Loss of information
If dual display system mirrors content between displays, then information is available on both displays, but opportunity to add additional useful technical functionality is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a multi-functional dual-display system where each display can perform different roles. The vehicle display can show navigation, sensor data, and vehicle controls while the mobile display handles incident management, communication, and threat assessment. This universal approach allows both displays to contribute unique functionality rather than merely mirroring each other, maximizing technical capability for first responder operations.
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AI summary
A device, system, and method for controlling a vehicle display and a mobile display into a threat mode is provided. A system comprises a vehicle display of a vehicle; and a mobile device communicatively coupled to the vehicle, the mobile device comprising: a mobile display. The system further comprises a controller that determines a threat associated with the vehicle; and a threat type; and in response to determining the threat, controls the vehicle display and the mobile display to switch to a threat mode by: controlling the vehicle display to: provide one or more graphical threat indications indicating one or more of: the threat; and the threat type; and controls the mobile display to: provide one or more threat-related applications associated with the threat, that may be for one or more of interacting with, and modifying, one or more graphical threat indications at the vehicle display.