Multifunctional Operating Device

• US 20130335401A1
• Filed: 03/05/2012
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Beckmann, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 9,881,583 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/418
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/186 Displaying information according to relevancy
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1868 according to driving situations
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/186 Displaying Information according to relevancy
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1868 according to driving situations
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/193 for improving awareness
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/52 Control of displays
• 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 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• 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 35/81 for controlling displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/06 of controls, e.g. controls knobs
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/006 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04

Abstract

In a method and devices, data for the display of an application on a screen is provided. In addition, information with regard to a degree of distraction of the application, e.g., information regarding user-interface elements, and/or information regarding a degree of distraction of a driver of a vehicle (110) is provided. As a function of this information and a driving situation of the vehicle, it is decided whether the application will be displayed on the screen.

Claims

1-23. -23. (canceled)

24. A method for displaying an application in a vehicle, comprising:

providing data for displaying an application on a screen;

providing information relating to a degree of distraction; and

displaying the application on the screen as a function of the information relating to the degree of distraction and a driving situation of the vehicle.

25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising deciding whether to display the application on the screen.

26. The method according to claim 24, wherein the providing of information relating to a degree of distraction includes providing information regarding a degree of distraction of the application.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein the information relating to the degree of distraction includes information about user-interface of the application.

28. The method according to claim 27, further comprising calculating a size of user-interface elements as a function of a size and/or a resolution of the screen.

29. The method according to claim 27, wherein the displaying is implemented as a function of a size of user-interface elements, a number of user-interface elements, and/or a form of user-interface elements.

30. The method according to claim 24, wherein the providing of the information relating to the degree of distraction includes transmitting the information by a server to a client including the screen.

31. The method according to claim 24, wherein the providing of information relating to a degree of distraction includes ascertaining information relating to a degree of distraction of a driver of the vehicle on the basis of sensor information.

32. The method according to claim 31, wherein the sensor information includes information from picture data of a camera and/or information of operating elements of the vehicle.

33. The method according to claim 31, wherein the degree of distraction of the driver is determined only in response to an interaction of the driver with an operating device including the screen.

34. The method according to claim 24, wherein the information relating to a degree of distraction includes a certificate of the application or information derived from the certificate.

35. The method according to claim 24, wherein the driving situation includes a moving vehicle, a stationary vehicle, a vehicle with ignition switched off, and/or a vehicle with ignition switched on.

36. The method according to claim 24, wherein the providing of data for the display of an application includes transmitting the data by a server to a client including the screen.

37. The method according to claim 24, wherein the providing of information and the display as a function of the information are only carried out when the application is an application foreign to the vehicle.

38. The method according to claim 37, wherein the providing of data for the display of an application includes transmitting the data by a server to a client including the screen , and wherein it is determined that an application is an application foreign to the vehicle if the server is a server foreign to the vehicle.

39. The method according to claim 24, wherein the display is implemented as a function of a position of the screen in the vehicle.

40. The method according to claim 24, wherein the display is implemented as a function of a type of the vehicle.

41. The method according to claim 24, wherein the displaying of the application on the screen includes displaying a warning as a function of the information relating to the degree of distraction.

42. The method according to claim 24, wherein the displaying of the application as a function of the information relating to the degree of distraction includes querying to a user as to whether the application should be displayed, as a function of the degree of distraction.

43. A device, comprising:

a screen; and

a receiver device adapted to receive data for displaying an application on the screen, to receive information relating to a degree of distraction, and to display the application on the screen as a function of the information relating to a degree of distraction and a driving situation.

44. The device according to claim 43, further comprising a transmission device adapted to transmit the data for the display of the application and/or to transmit the information relating to the degree of distraction.

45. The device according to claim 43, wherein the device is adapted to perform a method for displaying the application in a vehicle, the method including:

providing the data for displaying the application on the screen;

providing the information relating to the degree of distraction; and

displaying the application on the screen as a function of the information relating to the degree of distraction and the driving situation of the vehicle.

46. A device, comprising:

a transmitter device adapted to transmit data to display an application on a screen of a client;

an evaluation device adapted to evaluate information relating to a degree of distraction; and

a determination device adapted to decide about the display of the application on the screen as a function of the information and a driving situation.

47. The device according to claim 46, wherein the device is adapted to perform a method for displaying the application in a vehicle, the method including:

providing the data for displaying the application on the screen;

providing the information relating to the degree of distraction; and

displaying the application on the screen as a function of the information relating to the degree of distraction and the driving situation of the vehicle.