Vehicle User Interface Customization With Real-Time Modular Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user interface systems for vehicles are not reusable across applications, require full system updates for adjustments, and can negatively impact driving safety and user experience, limiting flexibility and efficiency in customization and development.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that provides user interface data to a separate computing unit, allowing real-time adjustment and customization of vehicle interfaces using modular, interchangeable modules, leveraging web technologies and vehicle data to create flexible, human-centric prototypes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If user interface systems are individually tailored for each application and vehicle, then the user interface can be optimized for specific functions, but the development effort increases and functions cannot be reused across different systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal user interface system that can be applied across multiple vehicles and applications. The system uses a standardized architecture with configurable parameters that allow the same base system to serve different functions and vehicle types, eliminating the need to create entirely new interface systems for each application while maintaining optimization capabilities through parameter adjustment rather than structural redesign
Solution Approach 2:
The user interface system is divided into modular components that can be independently configured and reused. The system separates the core interface architecture from application-specific configurations, allowing individual functions and features to be independently developed, tested, and deployed across different vehicles without requiring complete system redevelopment
2Adaptability or versatility
If the entire user interface system is updated for adjustments or modifications, then the function can be changed, but the update process becomes time-consuming and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic configurability where user interface parameters can be adjusted in real-time without requiring full system updates. The architecture allows individual parameters, functions, or features to be modified independently through configuration changes rather than comprehensive system revisions, enabling rapid adaptation to new requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures a comprehensive base architecture with standardized components and parameters that can accommodate various applications. This preliminary setup allows future adjustments to be made through simple parameter modifications rather than requiring complete system redesigns, as the foundational structure is already in place to support diverse configurations
3Productivity
If web technologies are used for user interface implementation, then development efficiency and reusability improve, but real-time performance and responsiveness may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system optimizes web technology performance by adjusting technical parameters such as rendering priorities, update frequencies, and data transmission intervals. Configuration parameters control the balance between development efficiency benefits and real-time performance requirements, allowing the system to adapt its operational characteristics based on specific application needs and performance constraints
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for adjusting and/or customising a user interface of a vehicle including: providing, by the vehicle, user interface data of the vehicle to a separate computing unit, including at least information about the visualization parameters of at least one user interface; providing, by the computing unit, user interface control data for the at least one user interface based on the provided user interface data; transmitting the user interface control data to the vehicle; and adjusting and/or customising, by the vehicle, the at least one user interface based on the user interface control data in real time.