Cluster-radio information interchange system for enhancing human-machine interface experience

• US 10,216,468 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2014
• Issued: 02/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Cota Gonzalez, Miguel Ernesto, Felipe de Jesus, Romero Gonzalez, Gallardo Gutierrez, Paulina, Luevanous Pena, Fernando, Cervantes Romero, Amilcar
• Primary Examiner(s): Sherman, Stephen G
• Application Number:
  US14/465,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20160054967A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,650 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/113 Scrolling through menu items
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/115 Selection of menu items
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/145 Instrument input by combination of touch screen and hardware input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/184 Displaying the same information on different displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/782 on the steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/81 for controlling displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/45 for FM stereophonic broadcast systems receiving

Abstract

A display system for a vehicle includes an instrument cluster having a cluster display constructed and arranged, in a default cluster mode of operation, to display vehicle operating information. A radio display is separate from and disposed generally adjacent to the cluster display. The radio display is constructed and arranged, in a default radio mode of operation, to display media information. A controller is in communication with the cluster display and with the radio display. The controller is constructed and arranged, based on an input, to cause the media information to be shown on the cluster display in place of the operating information displayed during the default cluster mode of operation. Simultaneously, the operating information can be shown on the radio display in place of the radio information.

Claims

1. A display system for a vehicle having a dashboard, the display system comprising:

an instrument cluster including a cluster display constructed and arranged, in a default cluster mode of operation, to display vehicle operating information;

a retractable radio display separate from and disposed generally adjacent to the cluster display, the retractable radio display being constructed and arranged to rise from inside the dashboard when the vehicle is started and, in a default radio mode of operation, to display media information; and

a controller in communication with the cluster display and the retractable radio display and constructed and arranged to;

cause the display of a dedicated input icon on the retractable radio display;

detect an actuation of the dedicated input icon on the retractable display; and

responsive to detecting the actuation of the input icon causing only;

the media information to be removed from the cluster display displayed instead of on the cluster display while simultaneously causing the vehicle operating information be removed from the and displayed instead on the retractable radio display.

2. The display system of claim 1, wherein information from the retractable radio display that is copied onto the cluster display, is displayed on the cluster display such that it is in a middle of the cluster display.

3. The display system of claim 1, wherein the instrument cluster includes a speedometer and a tachometer, each separate from the cluster display, and each being constructed and arranged to remain visible on the instrument cluster while the media information is displayed on the cluster display.