Processing device having a graphical user interface for industrial vehicle
First Claim
1. A processing device having a graphical user interface, the processing device provided on an industrial vehicle, comprising:
- a housing having a front face, the front face defining a control section and a display section;
a touch screen display within the display section of the front face of the housing;
a set of controls arranged within the control section of the front face of the housing; and
a main component connected to a vehicle network bus of the industrial vehicle and to a transceiver for wireless communication with a remote server computer, the main component having;
a controller communicably connected to the touch screen display and each control of the set of controls, wherein the controller is operatively programmed to detect gesture commands entered by an operator through interaction with the touch screen display, and to detect operator interactions with the set of controls such that each control in the set of controls is mapped to a corresponding gesture command;
wherein the processing device executes computer code that implements a set of widgets, each widget representing live data representing a current state of a select one of a vehicle metric based upon data obtained via communication over the vehicle network bus or an operator-based metric obtained via communication with the remote server, wherein;
the set of widgets are organized to define;
a motion home screen position that displays at least one relevant travel related widget; and
a lift home screen position that displays at least one relevant lift related widget;
when the industrial vehicle is stopped, a vehicle operator can navigate through graphical representations of the set of widgets on the display using any combination of the gesture commands and the set of controls;
when a current operating state of a traction control module indicates that a traction control is engaged, the controller causes the display to snap to the motion home screen position;
when a current operating state of a hydraulic module indicates that forks are engaged in a lift operation on the industrial vehicle, the controller causes the display to snap to the lift home screen position; and
the gesture commands are disabled when the industrial vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed.
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Abstract
A processing device having a graphical user interface includes a housing having a touch screen display that receives touch gesture commands from a vehicle operator. Still further, a set of controls is arranged on a front face of the housing. The set of controls include hardware control equivalents to the gesture commands recognized by the touch screen of the display. This allows industrial vehicle operators to wear gloves or other attire fitting for the task at hand, without undue interference interacting with the graphical user interface. Also, redundant control, e.g., via gesture commands recognized by the touch screen of the display and corresponding controls in the user control section, allow the vehicle operator to use which ever data input option is most convenient for speed, convenience, workflow, etc.
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1. A processing device having a graphical user interface, the processing device provided on an industrial vehicle, comprising:
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a housing having a front face, the front face defining a control section and a display section; a touch screen display within the display section of the front face of the housing; a set of controls arranged within the control section of the front face of the housing; and a main component connected to a vehicle network bus of the industrial vehicle and to a transceiver for wireless communication with a remote server computer, the main component having; a controller communicably connected to the touch screen display and each control of the set of controls, wherein the controller is operatively programmed to detect gesture commands entered by an operator through interaction with the touch screen display, and to detect operator interactions with the set of controls such that each control in the set of controls is mapped to a corresponding gesture command; wherein the processing device executes computer code that implements a set of widgets, each widget representing live data representing a current state of a select one of a vehicle metric based upon data obtained via communication over the vehicle network bus or an operator-based metric obtained via communication with the remote server, wherein; the set of widgets are organized to define; a motion home screen position that displays at least one relevant travel related widget; and a lift home screen position that displays at least one relevant lift related widget; when the industrial vehicle is stopped, a vehicle operator can navigate through graphical representations of the set of widgets on the display using any combination of the gesture commands and the set of controls; when a current operating state of a traction control module indicates that a traction control is engaged, the controller causes the display to snap to the motion home screen position; when a current operating state of a hydraulic module indicates that forks are engaged in a lift operation on the industrial vehicle, the controller causes the display to snap to the lift home screen position; and the gesture commands are disabled when the industrial vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A processing device having a graphical user interface, the processing device provided on an industrial vehicle, comprising:
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a housing having a front face, the front face defining a control section and a display section; a touch screen display within the display section of the front face of the housing; a set of controls arranged within the control section of the front face of the housing; and a main component connected to a vehicle network bus of the industrial vehicle and to a transceiver for wireless communication with a remote server computer, the main component having; a controller communicably connected to the touch screen display and each control of the set of controls, wherein the controller is operatively programmed to detect gesture commands entered by an operator through interaction with the touch screen display, and to detect operator interactions with the set of controls such that each control in the set of controls is mapped to a corresponding gesture command; wherein the processing device executes computer code that implements a set of widgets, each widget representing live data representing a current state of a select one of a vehicle metric based upon data obtained via communication over the vehicle network bus or an operator-based metric obtained via communication with the remote server, wherein; the set of widgets are organized to define; a motion home screen position that displays at least one relevant travel related widget; when the industrial vehicle is stopped, a vehicle operator can navigate through graphical representations of the set of widgets on the display using any combination of the gesture commands and the set of controls; when a current operating state of a traction control module indicates that a traction control is engaged, the controller causes the display to snap to the motion home screen position; and the gesture commands are disabled when the industrial vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A processing device having a graphical user interface, the processing device provided on an industrial vehicle, comprising:
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a housing having a front face, the front face defining a control section and a display section; a touch screen display within the display section of the front face of the housing; a set of controls arranged within the control section of the front face of the housing; and a main component connected to a vehicle network bus of the industrial vehicle and to a transceiver for wireless communication with a remote server computer, the main component having; a controller communicably connected to the touch screen display and each control of the set of controls, wherein the controller is operatively programmed to detect gesture commands entered by an operator through interaction with the touch screen display, and to detect operator interactions with the set of controls such that each control in the set of controls is mapped to a corresponding gesture command; wherein the processing device executes computer code that implements a set of widgets, each widget representing live data representing a current state of a select one of a vehicle metric based upon data obtained via communication over the vehicle network bus or an operator-based metric obtained via communication with the remote server, wherein; the set of widgets are organized to define; a lift home screen position that displays at least one relevant lift related widget; when the industrial vehicle is stopped, a vehicle operator can navigate through graphical representations of the set of widgets on the display using any combination of the gesture commands and the set of controls; when a current operating state of a hydraulic module indicates that forks are engaged in a lift operation on the industrial vehicle, the controller causes the display to snap to the lift home screen position; and the gesture commands are disabled when the industrial vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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