Method and device for providing a user with feedback on an input

• US 10,353,556 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2014
• Issued: 07/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Wild, Holger, Czelnik, Mark Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Yu
• Application Number:
  US15/111,921
• Publication Number:
  US 20170017378A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,008 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• 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: B62D 15/021 Determination of steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/60 Rotation of whole images or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0825 using optical means

Abstract

A device, system and method for providing a user with feedback on an input. During use, when an input is received, the input is evaluated and classified. Depending on the determined class, an orientation of an interface of a display element (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9) displayed on a display unit (IO) is modified.

Claims

1. A method for providing feedback on a vehicle display unit of a vehicle, comprising:

displaying content in a region of a surface the vehicle display unit, wherein the content comprises a plurality of static display elements in different subregions of the content, wherein at least one of the display elements is configured to visually represent in the subregion at least one of a vehicle function and/or vehicle data;

receiving an input comprising one of (i) an operational characteristic of locomotion of the vehicle and (ii) a variable-intensity user input for a selected display element;

processing the input via a processor to determine a classification indicating a characteristic of the input; and

modifying an orientation of the display element in the subregion of the vehicle display unit relative to the content based on the determined classification.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing another modification of the orientation of the display element after the input is no longer received.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the modifying of the orientation of the display element comprises rotating the display element about an axis disposed in a surface of the display unit.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the classification of the input comprises determining at least one of (i) an intensity of the input and/or (ii) a position of the input on the display element.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the display element comprises a graphical tile of a configuration mode of the vehicle display unit, and wherein the modifying of the orientation of the display element does not affect a functional scope of the tile.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the input comprises determining a measured value detected by one of (i) a motion sensor, (ii) acceleration sensor, (iii) position sensor or (iv) steering angle sensor.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an input for the display element on the vehicle display unit comprises receiving an input on an operating unit associated with the display unit.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising

assigning a position of the input from a plurality of positions of the display element, wherein modifying the orientation of the display comprises modifying the orientation as a function of the assigned position.

9. A device for providing feedback on a vehicle display unit of a vehicle, the vehicle display unit being configured to display content in a region of a surface the vehicle display unit, wherein the content comprises a plurality of static display elements in different subregions of the content, wherein at least one of the display elements is configured to visually represent in the subregion at least one of a vehicle function and/or vehicle data, the device comprising:

a receiving unit operatively coupled to the vehicle display unit for receiving an input comprising one of (i) an operational characteristic of locomotion of the vehicle and (ii) a variable-intensity user input for a selected display element;

a processing unit, operatively coupled to the receiving unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to process the input to determine a classification indicating a characteristic of the input, and modify an orientation of the display element in the subregion of the vehicle display unit relative to the content based on the determined classification.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the processing device is configured to perform another modification of the orientation of the display element after the input is no longer received.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the processing device is configured to modify of the orientation of the display element by rotating the display element about an axis disposed in a surface of the display unit.

12. The device of claim 9, wherein the processing device is configured to determine the classification of the input by determining at least one of (i) an intensity of the input and/or (ii) a position of the input on the display element.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the vehicle display element comprises a graphical tile of a configuration mode of the vehicle display unit, and wherein the processing device is configured to modify the orientation of the display element without affecting a functional scope of the tile.

14. The device of claim 9, wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive the input by determining a measured value detected by one of (i) a motion sensor, (ii) acceleration sensor, (iii) position sensor or (iv) steering angle sensor.

15. The device of claim 9, wherein the processing device is configured to assign a position of the input from a plurality of positions of the display element, and further configured to modify the orientation of the display by modifying the orientation as a function of the assigned position.

16. A device for providing feedback on a vehicle display unit of a vehicle, the vehicle display unit being configured to display content in a region of a surface the vehicle display unit, wherein the content comprises a plurality of static display elements in different subregions of the content, wherein at least one of the display elements is configured to visually represent in the subregion at least one of a vehicle function and/or vehicle data, the device comprising:

a receiving unit comprising an operating unit operatively coupled to the vehicle display unit, the receiving unit configured to receive an input comprising one of (i) an operational characteristic of locomotion of the vehicle and (ii) a variable-intensity user input for a selected display element;

a processing unit, operatively coupled to the receiving unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to process the input to determine a classification for the input based on at least one of (i) an intensity of the input and/or (ii) a position of the input on the display element,

wherein the processing unit is configured to modify an orientation of the display element in the subregion of the vehicle display unit relative to the content based on the determined classification.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the processing device is configured to perform another modification of the orientation of the display element after the input is no longer received.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein the processing device is configured to modify of the orientation of the display element by rotating the display element about an axis disposed in a surface of the display unit.

19. The device of claim 16, wherein the vehicle display element comprises a graphical tile of a configuration mode of the vehicle display unit, and wherein the processing device is configured to modify the orientation of the display element without affecting a functional scope of the tile.

20. The device of claim 16, wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive the input by determining a measured value detected by one of (i) a motion sensor, (ii) acceleration sensor, (iii) position sensor or (iv) steering angle sensor.