Vehicle Touchscreen Layout Switching for HVAC and Map Visibility
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle-mounted devices struggle to effectively display operation units for air conditioning and temperature adjustment alongside other image information, such as navigation maps, without compromising user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle-mounted device with a touchscreen that separates and switches between display patterns for operation units and other image information, adjusting the display regions dynamically based on user needs, with a smaller region for operation units and a larger region for other information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display region for operation units is made larger, then ease of operation is improved, but the display region for other image information becomes smaller
Solution Approach 1:
The display device dynamically switches between first and second display patterns based on detected operation history. When air conditioning or temperature adjustment operations are detected, the system transitions to the first pattern with larger operation unit display region. When other operations are detected, it switches to the second pattern with larger image information display region, making the display adaptable to different usage scenarios
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes display pattern parameters based on operation history detection. By monitoring the type of operations performed (air conditioning controls vs. other functions), the system adjusts the display configuration parameters to optimize either operation ease or image information visibility depending on the detected usage pattern
2Loss of information
If the display region for other image information is made larger, then information display capability is improved, but ease of operation for air conditioning becomes worse
Solution Approach 1:
The display device dynamically switches between first and second display patterns based on detected operation history. When air conditioning or temperature adjustment operations are detected, the system transitions to the first pattern with larger operation unit display region. When other operations are detected, it switches to the second pattern with larger image information display region, making the display adaptable to different usage scenarios
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes display pattern parameters based on operation history detection. By monitoring the type of operations performed (air conditioning controls vs. other functions), the system adjusts the display configuration parameters to optimize either operation ease or image information visibility depending on the detected usage pattern
3Device complexity
If a fixed display pattern is used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different usage scenarios becomes worse
Solution Approach 1:
The display device dynamically switches between first and second display patterns based on detected operation history. When air conditioning or temperature adjustment operations are detected, the system transitions to the first pattern with larger operation unit display region. When other operations are detected, it switches to the second pattern with larger image information display region, making the display adaptable to different usage scenarios
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects operation history and autonomously switches between display patterns without requiring manual user configuration. The display device serves itself by monitoring its own usage patterns and adjusting the display configuration accordingly, eliminating the need for complex manual setup while maintaining high adaptability
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AI summary
In a vehicle-mounted device having a touchscreen (10), a controller separately displays a first image (i1) displaying an operation unit (20) that is operated for air conditioning in a vehicle interior or temperature adjustment of pieces of equipment and a second image (i2) displaying image information different from the first image on the touchscreen. The vehicle-mounted device has a first pattern and a second pattern as a display pattern for separately displaying the first image and the second image. The second pattern has a smaller display region for the first image and a larger display region for the second image than the first pattern. The controller separately displays the first image and the second image in a display pattern that is either the first pattern or the second pattern.