Vehicle Operator Control System with Mobile Interface Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle operating systems require significant space and resources for expanding functions, as they often rely on external devices' performance, limiting bidirectional data access and complicating the operation of additional features.
Innovation Solution
An operating system that integrates a permanent vehicle device with a mobile operating device via an interface, allowing the mobile device to control additional vehicle functions only when connected, thereby reducing installation space and costs while providing a user-friendly interface for both basic and advanced functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If external devices are connected to expand vehicle functions, then vehicle functionality is improved, but installation space and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile operating device serves multiple purposes: it acts as both a standard mobile phone and a vehicle control interface. The single interface unit in the vehicle dashboard provides both basic vehicle function control and mobile device connectivity, eliminating the need for separate dedicated control units for each function type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If external devices are connected to expand vehicle functions, then vehicle functionality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interface unit serves as an intermediary between the vehicle's control systems and the mobile operating device. It translates and manages communication between different systems, providing a standardized connection point that simplifies the overall system architecture while enabling expanded functionality through the mobile device.
3Ease of operation
If basic control functions are provided permanently in the vehicle, then ease of operation is improved, but installation space and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The interface unit merges the basic vehicle function control capabilities with the mobile device connection functionality into a single integrated component. This combination allows the vehicle to provide essential control functions through the standardized interface while leveraging the mobile device's processing power and display capabilities, thereby reducing the need for separate dedicated control units.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an operator control system (1) for a vehicle having an operator control device (2) which is arranged fixedly in the vehicle and with which at least a first function of the vehicle can be controlled, and having an apparatus (29, 30) which is required to implement the first function. The operator control system (1) further comprises an interface (33) by means of which a mobile operator control device (3) can be coupled to the vehicle, wherein at least a second function of the vehicle can be controlled by the mobile operator control device (3), it not being possible for said second function to be controlled by the operator control device (2) which is fixedly arranged in the vehicle, and to an apparatus (31, 32) which is required to implement the second function. The operator control system (1) also comprises a control apparatus (28) which controls the first function of the vehicle depending on user inputs to the operator control device (2) which is fixedly arranged in the vehicle and which then makes it possible to control the second function when the mobile operator control device (3) is coupled to the vehicle via the interface (33), wherein the second function can be controlled depending on user inputs to the mobile operator control device (3). The apparatus (31, 32) which is required to implement the second function can furthermore be activated only when the mobile operator control device (3) is coupled to the vehicle. The invention further relates to an operator control method which is implemented using the operator control system (1) according to the invention.