METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE IN A VEHICLE

• US 20120274549A1
• Filed: 07/07/2010
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Wehling, Ulrike, Fabian, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 9,475,390 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2015/03032 Manufacturing of fuel tanks
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/11 Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/141 Activation of instrument input devices by approaching fingers or pens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/143 Touch sensitive instrument input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1526 Dual-view displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/20 Optical features of instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/21 using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/33 Illumination features
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/333 Lasers
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/55 Remote control arrangements
• 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 35/22 Display screens
• 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: B60K 35/656 the user being a passenger
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883

Abstract

In a method for providing a user interface in a vehicle, control objects and/or display objects can be displayed on a display surface (1) arranged in the vehicle, a gesture in a detection space (12) arranged in front of the display surface (1) is detected, the detected gesture is associated with a control object and/or display object and a control command, and the control command is carried out.

Claims

1. A method for providing a user interface in a vehicle, wherein operating objects and/or display objects are denotable on a display surface arranged in the vehicle, the method comprising:

detecting a gesture in a detection space, which is arranged in front of the display surface,

assigning the detected gesture to at least one of an operating object and a display object, and a control command, and

executing the control command.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the gesture comprises a movement carried out by the hand of a user.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the operating object comprises a motion element controllable by means of the gesture and the movement carried out during the gesture moves the motion element on the display surface, the method further comprising:

generating the control command.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a gesture comprising a horizontal movement is assigned to a control command, which causes showing an animated display object by means of which vehicle functions are explainable in at least one of an optical and acoustic manner.

5. The method according to claim 4, comprising detecting, which passenger carries out the gesture and with a waving closer gesture the animated display object is blended in and with a waving away gesture the animated display object is removed.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein different display contents are denotable simultaneously for the driver'"'"'s side and the co-driver'"'"'s side and a gesture comprising a horizontal movement in the direction of the co-driver is assigned to a control command that causes the display content for the driver'"'"'s side also to be displayed for the co-driver'"'"'s side.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein on the display surface a part of a listing is displayed in which a scrolling is producible in a scrolling direction and a scrolling is created when a gesture has been detected which comprises a movement in the scrolling direction.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein an operating object for adjusting the loudness of an acoustic output is displayed and a control command that causes the loudness to be increased is assigned to a gesture comprising a movement in a defined direction and a control command that causes the loudness to be decreased is assigned to a gesture comprising a movement in the opposite direction.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein an operating object for muting of an acoustic output is displayed and a control command that causes a muting is assigned to a gesture comprising a movement in a defined direction and a control command that neutralizes the muting is assigned to a gesture comprising a movement in the opposite direction.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein an operating object for signaling an incoming telephone call is displayed and a control command that causes the telephone call to be accepted is assigned to a gesture in which a movement is carried out that corresponds to taking off a handset.

11. A device for providing a user interface in a vehicle, comprising

a display surface for displaying at least one of operating objects and display objects, wherein the display surface is arranged in the vehicle,

a gesture detection device for detecting gestures in a detection space that is arranged in front of the display surface,

an analysis apparatus by means of which the detected gestures may be assigned to operating objects and/or display objects and a control command, and

a control device by means of which the control command is executable.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the display surface is configured such that different display contents simultaneously are denotable for different viewing angles.

13. The device according to claim 11, wherein the gesture comprises a movement carried out by the hand of a user.

14. The device according to claim 11, wherein the operating object comprises a motion element controllable by means of the gesture and the movement carried out during the gesture moves the motion element on the display surface, and the device is configured to excute the control command.

15. The device according to claim 11, wherein a gesture comprising a horizontal movement is assigned to a control command, which causes showing an animated display object by means of which vehicle functions are explainable in at least one of an optical and acoustic manner.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the device is further configured to detect, which passenger carries out the gesture and with a waving closer gesture the animated display object is blended in and with a waving away gesture the animated display object is removed.

17. The device according to claim 11, wherein the device is further configured to denote different display contents simultaneously for the driver'"'"'s side and the co-driver'"'"'s side and a gesture comprising a horizontal movement in the direction of the co-driver is assigned to a control command that causes the display content for the driver'"'"'s side also to be displayed for the co-driver'"'"'s side.

18. The device according to claim 11, wherein the device is further configured to display on the display surface a part of a listing in which a scrolling is producible in a scrolling direction and a scrolling is created when a gesture has been detected which comprises a movement in the scrolling direction.

19. The device according to claim 11, wherein the device is further configured to display an operating object for adjusting the loudness of an acoustic output and a control command that causes the loudness to be increased is assigned to a gesture comprising a movement in a defined direction and a control command that causes the loudness to be decreased is assigned to a gesture comprising a movement in the opposite direction.

20. The device according to claim 11, wherein the device is further configured to display an operating object for muting of an acoustic output and a control command that causes a muting is assigned to a gesture comprising a movement in a defined direction and a control command that neutralizes the muting is assigned to a gesture comprising a movement in the opposite direction.