Vehicle Touch Interface for Camera Orientation and Image Sharing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing human-machine interaction systems in motor vehicles are not safe and reliable during normal travel and lack flexibility in interacting with objects in a global environment, limiting their effectiveness and user experience.

Innovation Solution

A human-machine interaction system for motor vehicles that includes a touch component capable of switching between image acquisition and image sharing modes, allowing control of camera orientation through specific touch operations, enabling flexible interaction with objects in a global environment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If human-machine interaction system is used during normal vehicle travel, then interaction functionality is improved, but safety and reliability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteraction functionalityVSAvoidsafety and reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts its interaction capabilities based on vehicle speed. During normal travel, the system limits interaction to pre-set functions and avoids complex operations that require driver attention. When the vehicle is parked or stationary, the system enables full interaction functionality. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the system both versatile when safe and reliable when in use.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Device complexity

If human-machine interaction system focuses on local environment only, then system complexity is reduced, but flexibility in global environment interaction deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidflexibility in global environment interaction
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The interaction system is segmented into multiple functional modules: a basic local environment recognition module for immediate safety, and an optional global environment interaction module for extended functionality. The global module can be activated only when the vehicle is stationary, allowing the system to provide comprehensive interaction capabilities without increasing complexity during normal operation. This segmentation enables flexibility when needed while maintaining simplicity during travel.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP4679235A1Human-computer interaction system for motor vehicle, and motor vehicle
Publication Date: 2026.01.14 VALEO SCHALTER & SENSOREN GMBH
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AI summary

A human-computer interaction system for a motor vehicle, and a motor vehicle. The system (200) comprises a touch component (110; 210); the system (200) can switch between a first function mode and a second function mode by means of the touch component (110; 210); the first function mode comprises an image acquisition mode, and the second function mode comprises an image sharing mode; in the image acquisition mode, a photographing orientation of a camera mounted on a motor vehicle is controlled by means of a specific touch operation for the touch component (110; 210).