METHOD OF SELECTIVE DISPLAY OF VEHICLE INFORMATION

• US 20170322717A1
• Filed: 05/04/2017
• Published: 11/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Cheng, Ying-Tz, Wu, Yen-Cheng
• Application Number:
  US15/587,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20170322717A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/167 Vehicle dynamics information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/334 Projection means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/573 Mobile devices controlling vehicle functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/23 Head-up displays [HUD] optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01
• 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 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

A method of selective display of vehicle information is to be implemented by an electronic system, and includes steps of: a) obtaining, by a processing unit of the electronic system, measured data of a physical quantity that is associated with a vehicle as generated by a sensing unit of the electronic system; b) making a determination, by the processing unit, as to whether the measured data satisfies a predefined criteria; c) controlling, by the processing unit when a result of the determination is affirmative, an output unit of the electronic system to display the measured data; and d) controlling, by the processing unit when the result of the determination is negative, the output unit to refrain from displaying the measured data.

Claims

1. A method of selective display of vehicle information, the method to be implemented by an electronic system that is disposed on a vehicle and that includes a sensing unit, an output unit and a processing unit, the sensing unit detecting a physical quantity associated with the vehicle and generating measured data according to a result of detection of the physical quantity, the method comprising steps of:

a) obtaining, by the processing unit, the measured data generated by the sensing unit;

b) determining, by the processing unit, whether the measured data satisfies a predefined criteria;

c) controlling, by the processing unit, the output unit to display the measured data when the processing unit determines that the measured data satisfies the predefined criteria; and

d) controlling, by the processing unit, the output unit to refrain from displaying the measured data when the processing unit determines that the measured data does not satisfy the predefined criteria.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the measured data includes numerical data, and step b) includes determining whether the numerical data falls within a predetermined numerical range.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, the electronic system further including an input unit, the method further comprising, prior to step a):

e) obtaining, by the processing unit, a setting instruction corresponding to the sensing unit from the input unit, and the setting instruction includes a predetermined numerical range for the measured data generated by the sensing unit.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein:

in step e), the setting instruction further includes a control parameter which corresponds to the sensing unit and which is referred to for controlling activation or deactivation of display of the measured data generated by the sensing unit; and

for the setting instruction obtained in step e), step b) includes, when the processing unit determines that the control parameter of the setting instruction corresponds to activation of display of the measured data, the processing unit determines whether the numerical data falls within the predetermined numerical range.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, subsequent to step c), further comprising:

f) determining, by the processing unit, whether or not a deactivation command is received from the input unit within a predetermined time period, the deactivation command being used for controlling deactivation of display of the measured data generated by the sensing unit and the measured data is currently displayed on the output unit; and

g) controlling, by the processing unit, the output unit to stop displaying the measured data generated by the sensing unit when the processing unit receives the deactivation command from the input unit within the predetermined time period.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, the input unit including a microphone, wherein in step f), the deactivation command is a voice command inputted via the microphone of the input unit.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein step c) includes controlling the output unit to display the measured data in a way of mirror writing, so that the measured data appears on a reflected surface of the vehicle by projection of the mirror writing of the measured data on the reflected surface.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, the sensing unit 1 being plural in number, wherein:

step a) includes obtaining, by the processing unit, the measured data generated by each of the sensing units; and

steps b) to d) are performed with respect to each of the sensing units.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, the measured data that is generated by each of the sensing units including numerical data,

wherein for the measured data that is generated by each of the sensing units, step b) includes making the determination as to whether the numerical data falls within the predetermined numerical range.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, the electronic system further including an input unit, the method further comprising, prior to step a):

e) obtaining, by the processing unit, a plurality of setting instructions which are inputted via the input unit, which correspond respectively to the sensing units, and each of which includes a predetermined numerical range for the measured data generated by the respective one of the sensing units.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein:

in step e), each of the plurality of setting instructions further includes a control parameter which corresponds to the respective one of the sensing units and which is referred to for controlling activation or deactivation of display of the measured data generated by the respective one of the sensing units; and

for each of the setting instructions obtained in step e), step b) includes, when it is determined by the processing unit that the control parameter of the setting instruction corresponds to activation of display of the measured data generated by the respective one of the sensing units, making the determination as to whether the numerical data falls within the predetermined numerical range.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, subsequent to step c), further comprising:

f) making another determination, by the processing unit, as to whether or not a deactivation command which is associated with the measured data generated by the respective one of the sensing units and which is inputted via the input unit has been obtained within a predetermined time period, the deactivation command being used for controlling deactivation of display of the measured data which is generated by the respective one of the sensing units and which is currently displayed on the output unit; and

g) controlling, by the processing unit when a result of the another determination made in step f) is affirmative, the output unit to stop displaying the measured data generated by the respective one of the sensing units.