Morphing Vehicle User Interface
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of operating a vehicle user interface, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a touch-screen display mounted within a vehicle;
displaying a general vehicle subsystem interface corresponding to a single vehicle subsystem on said touch-screen display;
displaying a plurality of touch-screen function controllers on said general vehicle subsystem interface, wherein each of said plurality of touch-screen function controllers corresponds to each of a plurality of vehicle subsystem functions, and wherein all of said plurality of touch-screen function controllers correspond to said single vehicle subsystem;
accepting a first touch of a user via a first of said plurality of touch-screen function controllers, wherein said first of said plurality of touch-screen function controllers corresponds to a single vehicle function of said single vehicle subsystem;
transforming said general vehicle subsystem interface to a specific vehicle subsystem interface in response to said first user touch, wherein said specific vehicle subsystem interface corresponds to said single vehicle function;
accepting additional user touch input via said specific vehicle subsystem interface, wherein said additional user touch input only affects said single vehicle function; and
transforming said specific vehicle subsystem interface to said general vehicle subsystem interface after a preset period of time has elapsed since acceptance of a last user touch input via said specific vehicle subsystem interface.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle user interface is provided, the user interface utilizing a touch-screen display mounted within the vehicle. In one aspect, the visual or visual/interactive properties of the interface change after the user initiates interface interaction. In another aspect, the interface allows a user to utilize any of a variety of different control interaction techniques, all to achieve the same function.
-
Citations
16 Claims
-
1. A method of operating a vehicle user interface, the method comprising the steps of:
-
providing a touch-screen display mounted within a vehicle; displaying a general vehicle subsystem interface corresponding to a single vehicle subsystem on said touch-screen display; displaying a plurality of touch-screen function controllers on said general vehicle subsystem interface, wherein each of said plurality of touch-screen function controllers corresponds to each of a plurality of vehicle subsystem functions, and wherein all of said plurality of touch-screen function controllers correspond to said single vehicle subsystem; accepting a first touch of a user via a first of said plurality of touch-screen function controllers, wherein said first of said plurality of touch-screen function controllers corresponds to a single vehicle function of said single vehicle subsystem; transforming said general vehicle subsystem interface to a specific vehicle subsystem interface in response to said first user touch, wherein said specific vehicle subsystem interface corresponds to said single vehicle function; accepting additional user touch input via said specific vehicle subsystem interface, wherein said additional user touch input only affects said single vehicle function; and transforming said specific vehicle subsystem interface to said general vehicle subsystem interface after a preset period of time has elapsed since acceptance of a last user touch input via said specific vehicle subsystem interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16-19. -19. (canceled)
Specification