MOTOR VEHICLE COCKPIT

• US 20090027332A1
• Filed: 07/28/2008
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Inventors: CIELER, Stephan, Meier-Arendt, Guido
• Application Number:
  US12/181,174
• Publication Number:
  US 20090027332A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/149 Instrument input by detecting viewing direction not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/182 Distributing information between displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/184 Displaying the same information on different displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/21 using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/334 Projection means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/785 on or in relation to the windshield or windows
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• 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: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/654 the user being the driver
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye

Abstract

A motor vehicle cockpit display system includes display units for displaying information arranged at different positions in a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. A control arrangement controls the content of the information which is respectively displayed on the display units. A recording device senses in a contactless fashion an assignment of a user'"'"'s limb to a first display unit and a gesture-dependent change in the assignment to a further display unit. Information relating to the change in the assignment is fed to the control arrangement, and the further display unit can be actuated to display the information of the first display unit by the control arrangement in accordance with the change in the assignment.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle cockpit display system, comprising:

a plurality of display units for displaying information arranged at different positions in the motor vehicle cockpit;

a control arrangement configured to control the content to be displayed on each of said plurality of display units; and

a recording device configured to sense an assignment of a user'"'"'s limb or an object arranged on the limb to a first display unit of said plurality of display units and to sense a gesture-dependent change in the assignment to a further display unit of said plurality of display units without contacting the user'"'"'s limb or an object arranged on the limb, said recording device being configured to transmit information relating to the change in the assignment to said control arrangement, and said control arrangement being configured to actuate said further display unit to display the display information of said first display unit in accordance with the change in the assignment.

2. The motor vehicle cockpit of claim 1, wherein the assignment of the user'"'"'s limb or the object arranged on the limb is effected by aiming the limb or the object arranged on the limb at said first display unit.

3. The motor vehicle cockpit of claim 2, wherein the gesture-dependent change in the assignment is effected by a movement of the limb or the object arranged on the limb from a first position aimed at said first display unit into a second position aimed at said further display unit.

4. The motor vehicle cockpit of claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s limb is one of the user'"'"'s hands or arms.

5. The motor vehicle cockpit of claim 1, wherein said recording device is a video camera, and said control arrangement includes an image processing unit.

6. The motor vehicle cockpit of claim 1, wherein the control arrangement is configured to provide a confirmation signal to confirm the assignment of the user'"'"'s limb or the object arranged on the limb to said first display unit.

7. The motor vehicle cockpit of claim 6, wherein the confirmation signal is displayed visually on said first display unit or indicated acoustically.

8. The motor vehicle cockpit of claim 1, wherein said first display unit is one of a combination instrument arranged at a front side in front of the driver'"'"'s seat, a display in the central region of a dashboard, a display in a center console, or a head-up display.

9. The motor vehicle cockpit of claim 1, wherein said display units are each assigned display priority of a different degree, and the information to be displayed is correspondingly assigned information priorities of a different degree, wherein each of said display units is configured to display information having an information priority having a degree that is the same as or higher than a degree of the display priority of said each of said display units.

10. The motor vehicle cockpit of claim 9, wherein the information to be displayed is entertainment information, on-board computer information, or navigation information.

11. The motor vehicle cockpit of claim 10, wherein the information to be displayed is a radio transmitter indication, MP3 title indication, range, average fuel consumption, an arrow symbol, or distance from the next turning point or road on which the vehicle is currently travelling.

12. The motor vehicle cockpit of claim 1, wherein said control arrangement is deactivated when the motor vehicle or a drive engine of the motor vehicle is in a stationary state.