Interface apparatus for a vehicle audio/video application and method for the same

• US 20060047376A1
• Filed: 08/24/2004
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bcom Electronics, Inc. (Action Electronics Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Bcom Electronics, Inc. (Action Electronics Company Limited)
• Inventors: Lu, Shih-Nan, Chou, Wen-Yen, Huang, Chia-Nan, Jiang, Yeou-Tsair
• Application Number:
  US10/923,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20060047376A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0227 Cooperation and interconnection of the input arrangement with other functional units of a computer G06F3/023 - G06F3/037 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry

Abstract

An interface apparatus for a vehicle has a display, a man-machine controller connected to the display and an interface graphic generator. The man-machine controller generates a first control signal, a second control signal and an image signal, and sends the first control signal and the image signal to the display. The interface graphic generator is connected to the display and the man-machine controller and controlled by the second control signal to send an interface graphic to the display. The man-machine controller is operated under an operation procedure set for outputting the second control signal to the interface graphic generator, and the interface graphic generator generates and sends an interface graphic, corresponding to a specific operation procedure in the operation procedure set, to the display for displaying the interface graphic.

Claims

1. An interface apparatus for a vehicle, comprising

a display;

a man-machine controller connected to the display, generating a first control signal, a second control signal and an image signal, and sending the first control signal and the image signal to the display; and

an interface graphic generator connected to the display and the man-machine controller and controlled by the second control signal to send an interface graphic to the display;

wherein the man-machine controller is operated under an operation procedure set for outputting the second control signal to the interface graphic generator, and the interface graphic generator generates and sends an interface graphic, corresponding to a specific operation procedure in the operation procedure set, to the display for displaying the interface graphic.

2. The interface apparatus for a vehicle as in claim 1, further comprising a memory unit connected to the interface graphic generator to store the interface graphic.

3. The interface apparatus for a vehicle as in claim 1, further comprising a memory card accessing unit connected to the interface graphic generator to read image data in a memory card and send the image data to the interface graphic generator.

4. The interface apparatus for a vehicle as in claim 1, wherein the operation procedure set comprises a voice control procedure, a wireless FM/AM procedure, a time procedure, a screen-adjusting procedure, an MP3 playing procedure, a CD playing procedure, a VCD playing procedure, and a DVD playing procedure.

5. The interface apparatus for a vehicle as in claim 1, further comprising at least one function key to select and execute the operational procedure.

6. The interface apparatus for a vehicle as in claim 1, wherein the display shows an operation status of the operation procedure.

7. The interface apparatus for a vehicle as in claim 1, wherein the image signal is generated when the man-machine controller processes the operation procedure.

8. The interface apparatus for a vehicle as in claim 7, wherein the operation procedure is a VCD playing procedure or a DVD playing procedure.

9. The interface apparatus for a vehicle as in claim 1, wherein the first control signal is generated when the man-machine controller processes the operation procedure.

10. The interface apparatus for a vehicle as in claim 9, wherein the operation procedure is a screen-adjusting procedure.

11. The interface apparatus for a vehicle as in claim 7, wherein a function key and the display are replaced by a touch-screen display.

12. An interface method for vehicle audio/video application, comprising the steps of:

using a function key to select an operation procedure from an operation procedure set;

using a man-machine controller to execute the operation procedure;

outputting a control signal to an interface graphic generator from the man-machine controller;

outputting an interface graphic corresponding to the operation procedure from the interface graphic generator; and

displaying the interface graphic by a display.

13. The interface method for vehicle audio/video application as in claim 12, wherein the operation procedure set comprises a voice control procedure, a wireless FM/AM procedure, a time procedure, a screen-adjusting procedure, an MP3 playing procedure, a CD playing procedure, a VCD playing procedure, and a DVD playing procedure.