User-adjusted display devices and methods of operating the same
First Claim
1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a camera to monitor an interior of the vehicle;
a microprocessor; and
a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor and comprising instructions stored thereon that cause the microprocessor to;
render a first presentation of selected information on a display device of the vehicle, the selected information in the first presentation including a certain item in a first location on the display device;
identify, from output of the camera, a temporary condition including a counted number of hand motions of an operator of the vehicle toward the certain item in the first presentation;
determine a priority level associated with the certain item, a magnitude of the priority level being related to a level of occupant safety;
automatically determine, when the priority level exceeds a threshold priority level and when the counted number of hand motions exceeds a threshold count of hand motions, to alter the first presentation of the selected information currently displayed by the display device of the vehicle to a different second presentation of the selected information to be displayed by the display device, the second presentation being associated with a higher degree of occupant safety than the first presentation and including at least the certain item of the selected information in a second location on the display device that is closer to the operator compared to the first location;
automatically render, in response to the determination to alter the first presentation to the second presentation, the second presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace the display of the first presentation; and
upon occurrence of a selected triggering event associated with the identified temporary condition, automatically re-render the first presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace the second presentation so that the certain item of information returns to the first location on the display device.
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Abstract
A device includes a microprocessor and a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor. The computer readable medium includes instructions stored thereon that cause the microprocessor to receive output from at least one sensor monitoring an interior space of a vehicle and determine, based on the received output, a condition of an occupant in the interior space of the vehicle. The instructions cause the microprocessor to determine, based on the determined condition of the occupant, to alter a first presentation of information displayed to a display device of the vehicle to a second presentation of the information displayed to the display device. The instructions case the microprocessor to render the second presentation of the information to the display device of the vehicle to replace the first presentation of the information displayed to the display device of the vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a camera to monitor an interior of the vehicle; a microprocessor; and a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor and comprising instructions stored thereon that cause the microprocessor to; render a first presentation of selected information on a display device of the vehicle, the selected information in the first presentation including a certain item in a first location on the display device; identify, from output of the camera, a temporary condition including a counted number of hand motions of an operator of the vehicle toward the certain item in the first presentation; determine a priority level associated with the certain item, a magnitude of the priority level being related to a level of occupant safety; automatically determine, when the priority level exceeds a threshold priority level and when the counted number of hand motions exceeds a threshold count of hand motions, to alter the first presentation of the selected information currently displayed by the display device of the vehicle to a different second presentation of the selected information to be displayed by the display device, the second presentation being associated with a higher degree of occupant safety than the first presentation and including at least the certain item of the selected information in a second location on the display device that is closer to the operator compared to the first location; automatically render, in response to the determination to alter the first presentation to the second presentation, the second presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace the display of the first presentation; and upon occurrence of a selected triggering event associated with the identified temporary condition, automatically re-render the first presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace the second presentation so that the certain item of information returns to the first location on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a vehicle, comprising:
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providing a vehicle comprising a camera to monitor an interior of the vehicle, a microprocessor, and a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor; rendering, by the microprocessor, a first presentation of selected information on a display device of the vehicle, the selected information in the first presentation including a certain item in a first location on the display device; identifying, by the microprocessor and from output of the camera, a temporary condition including a counted number of hand motions of an operator of the vehicle toward the certain item in the first presentation; determining, by the microprocessor, a priority level associated with the certain item, a magnitude of the priority level being related to a level of occupant safety; automatically determining, by the microprocessor and when the priority level exceeds a threshold priority level and when the counted number of hand motions exceeds a threshold count of hand motions, to alter the first presentation of the selected information currently displayed by the display device of the vehicle to a different second presentation of the selected information to be displayed by the display device, the second presentation, for the identified temporary condition, being associated with a higher degree of occupant safety than the first presentation and including at least the certain item of the selected information in a second location on the display device that is closer to the operator compared to the first location; automatically rendering, by the microprocessor, in response to the determination to alter the first presentation to the second presentation, the second presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace the display of the first presentation; detecting, by the microprocessor, that a selected triggering event associated with the identified temporary condition has occurred; and in response to the detecting, automatically re-rendering, by the microprocessor, the first presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace the second presentation so that the certain item of information returns to the first location on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for operating a vehicle, comprising:
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providing a vehicle comprising a camera to monitor an interior of the vehicle, a microprocessor, and a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor; rendering, by the microprocessor, a first presentation of selected information on a display device of the vehicle, the selected information in the first presentation including a certain item in a first location on the display device; identifying, by the microprocessor and from output of the camera, a temporary condition including a counted number of hand motions of an operator of the vehicle toward the certain item in the first presentation; determining, by the microprocessor, a priority level associated with the certain item, a magnitude of the priority level being related to a level of occupant safety; automatically determining, by the microprocessor and when the priority level exceeds a threshold priority level and when the counted number of hand motions exceeds a threshold count of hand motions within a threshold amount of time, to alter the first presentation of the selected information currently displayed by the display device of the vehicle to a different second presentation of the selected information to be displayed by the display device, the second presentation, for the identified temporary condition, having a higher degree of occupant safety than the first presentation, wherein the certain item of the selected information on the display device is in a different location in the second presentation such that the selected information is closer to the operator in the second presentation than in the first presentation; automatically rendering, by the microprocessor, in response to the determination to alter the first presentation to the second presentation, the second presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace the display of the first presentation; detecting, by the microprocessor, that a selected triggering event associated with the identified temporary condition has occurred; and in response to the detecting, automatically re-rendering, by the microprocessor, the first presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace the second presentation so that the certain item of information returns to the first location on the display device, wherein the selected triggering event is a determination by the microprocessor that the operator is no longer operating the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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