Vehicle Control Panel Guidance for Cross-Model Operation Learning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in operating various electronic devices in new vehicles due to varying positions and methods across different manufacturers, models, and types, requiring familiarity with user manuals and leading to inconvenience, especially when driving.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle system that includes a display, electronic device, control panel, communicator, and processor to match and output manual guide information between different vehicles, using emoticons and voice output to identify and explain functions, allowing users to easily operate electronic devices by comparing control panels and converting keywords for standardization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual guide information is provided for each vehicle model, then users can operate electronic devices correctly, but users must read and understand different manuals for each vehicle, increasing complexity and time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating a standardized control panel layout and operation guide that can be applied across different vehicle models. Instead of providing separate manuals for each vehicle type, the system uses a universal guide format with consistent item positions, symbols, and operation methods that work across multiple vehicle models, reducing the need for users to learn multiple different manual systems
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by replicating the same control panel layout and guide format across different vehicle models. The standardized item positions, symbols, and operation guides are copied and adapted to different vehicles, allowing users to rely on the same mental model and guide structure regardless of which specific vehicle model they are operating
2Adaptability or versatility
If control panels are customized for each vehicle manufacturer and model, then each vehicle can have optimized functionality, but users experience difficulty operating devices due to varying positions and methods
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies homogeneity by making the control panel layout and operation guide consistent across different vehicle models. All vehicles use the same item positions, symbols, colors, and operation methods, creating a homogeneous user experience that eliminates the need for users to adapt to different control schemes for each vehicle model
3Ease of operation
If users study user manuals to operate new vehicles, then they can learn the correct operation methods, but users cannot check manuals while driving, creating safety risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-presenting all operation guide information to users before they need to operate the vehicle. The system displays complete control panel layouts, item functions, and operation methods in advance, allowing users to memorize and understand the operations beforehand without needing to refer to manuals during actual driving
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical manuals with an electronic display system that can present information visually and auditorily. The control panel guide is displayed on a screen and can be read aloud by a voice output device, substituting the need for users to physically handle and read paper manuals while driving
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AI summary
A vehicle includes: a display; an electronic device; a control panel including a plurality of items and configured to receive control information for controlling at least one function performed in the electronic device through at least one of the plurality of items; a communicator configured to perform communication with a server; and a processor. The processor is configured to identify a first item having a same function among the plurality of items of the control panel of the vehicle and a plurality of items of a control panel provided in another vehicle, based on manual guide information of the vehicle and manual guide information of the other vehicle received through the communicator. The processor is configured to control the display to display a control panel image of the vehicle and a control panel image of the other vehicle and to display a same emoticon with respect to the identified first item on each of the control panel image of the vehicle and the control panel image of the other vehicle.