Driver's information system for a vehicle

• US 7,123,972 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2003
• Issued: 10/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Lee, Ji Seok
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Marc, McDieunel
• Application Number:
  US10/701,998
• Publication Number:
  US 20050004728A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,078 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 701/36, 701/49, 340/5.71, 340/425.5, 340/825.72, 280/735, 455/420
• US Class Current: 700/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/0065 Control members, e.g. levers or knobs B60H1/00985 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00735 Control systems or circuits characterised by their input, i.e. by the detection, measurement or calculation of particular conditions, e.g. signal treatment, dynamic models

Abstract

A driver'"'"'s information system is provided which comprises a user interface module, a function module, and a control unit. The user interface module comprises at least one component, a state of which can be changed by manipulation of a user, and it is configured to determine a state of the component. The function module comprises at least one execution command signal generating unit for generating execution command signals. The control unit is configured to receive the execution command signal from the function module and to actuate various devices responding to the execution command signal.

Claims

1. A driver'"'"'s information system, comprising:

a user interface module comprising plural components, a state of each of which can be changed by a manipulation of a user, the user interface module being configured to determine states of the components, wherein at least two of the components are interconnected with each other such that if a state of one of the interconnected components is determined, states of other interconnected components are automatically determined;

a function module configured to receive user input from said interface module and comprising at least one execution command signal generating unit for generating execution command signals; and

a control unit configured to receive the execution command signal from the function module and to actuate various devices responding to the execution command signal.

2. The driver'"'"'s information system of claim 1, wherein when the states of the other interconnected components are automatically determined by the determination of the one component, the function module simultaneously generates execution command signals corresponding to the determined states of the interconnected components.

3. The driver'"'"'s information system of claim 1, wherein the components of the user interface module comprise a static component, an input component, and an output component.