Method for the Output of Text Information Via a Display

• US 20070252680A1
• Filed: 01/07/2005
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Kersken, Ulrich, Pfeiffer, Heinz-Werner
• Granted Patent: US 9,111,446 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/425.500
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/092 Coding or decoding of the information
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/55 for traffic information

Abstract

Method for the output of text information via a display in a driver information system in a motor vehicle is provided, the display having a predetermined display capacity, the extent of the information to be output being adapted to the capacity of the display, and the text information or the information elements to be output being divided into at least two components each. The information or information elements are output to the full extent if allowed by the display capacity, and an abbreviation is output for at least one component of an item of information or an information element to be output if the capacity of the display is not sufficient for output of the complete information or a complete unit of information.

Claims

1-6. -6. (canceled)

7. A method for outputting text information via a display unit of a driver information system in a vehicle, the display unit having a predetermined display capacity, the method comprising:

providing text information to be output, wherein the text information includes at least one information element, the at least one information element being divided into at least two components, and wherein at least one of the two components having an abbreviated equivalent; and

adapting the text information to be output, depending on the predetermined display capacity of the display unit, wherein text information outputted on the display unit includes one of;

a) full representation of the at least one information element if the predetermined display is sufficient for the full representation; and

b) the abbreviated equivalent of the at least one component if the predetermined capacity is insufficient for full representation of the at least one information element.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the text information to be output includes a plurality of information elements, and wherein for each information element, outputting one of:

a) full representation of the information element if the predetermined display is sufficient for the full representation; and

b) the abbreviated equivalent of the at least one component if the predetermined capacity is insufficient for full representation of the at least one information element.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein each component of information element is displayed on a separate line of the display unit.

10. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein each component of information element has an abbreviated equivalent, and wherein the abbreviated equivalents are output.

11. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein each component of information element has an abbreviated equivalent, and wherein the abbreviated equivalents are output.

12. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein each component of information element has an abbreviated equivalent, and wherein the abbreviated equivalents are output.

13. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the components include at least an information body and at least one of an information prefix and an information suffix, each of the information body, information prefix and information suffix having an abbreviated equivalent, and wherein the text information to be outputted is adapted hierarchically, whereby outputting of full representation the information body is given highest priority.

14. A driver information system in a vehicle, comprising:

a display unit for outputting text information;

a control unit for controlling operation of the display unit; and

an information data medium coupled to the control unit and storing text information to be outputted by the display unit, wherein the stored text information includes at least one information element, the at least one information element being divided into at least two components, and wherein each one of the two components has an abbreviated equivalent;

wherein the text information to be outputted is adapted depending on predetermined display capacity of the display unit, wherein the text information outputted on the display unit includes one of;

a) full representation of the at least one information element if the predetermined display is sufficient for the full representation; and

b) the abbreviated equivalent of at least one component if the predetermined capacity is insufficient for full representation of the at least one information element.