Driver information device

• US 8,301,317 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2006
• Issued: 10/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Placke, Lars, Dorna, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheung, Mary
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lang, Michael D
• Application Number:
  US11/922,993
• Publication Number:
  US 20090216389A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,358 Days
• Field of Search: 701/29, 701/1, 701/200, 701/36, 701/30, 340/901, 340/905, 340/425.5
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0234 related to maintenance or repairing of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers

Abstract

A driver information device includes an output unit for outputting items of driver information, a pause having a predetermined length being inserted between the outputting of a first and a second item of information.

Claims

1. A driver information device comprising:

an output unit for outputting items of information, a pause of a predetermined length being inserted between consecutive outputting of a first item of information and a second subsequent item of information;

wherein the length of the pause between the consecutive outputting of the first and second items of information is adjusted depending on at least one of a content and a form of at least one of the first and second items of information.

2. The driver information device according to claim 1, further comprising an evaluation unit for adapting the length of the pause to a driving situation.

3. The driver information device according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit for user influencing of the length of the pause.

4. The driver information device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit for storing pause lengths for at least one of (a) various contents of items of information that are to be outputted, (b) forms of items of information that are to be outputted, and (c) driving situations.

5. The driver information device according to claim 1, further comprising a warning unit for terminating the predetermined pause when there is a warning to be outputted, the warning being assigned an authorization for a termination of the pause.

6. A method for outputting items of information in a vehicle, comprising:

consecutively outputting a first item of information and a second subsequent item of information; and

inserting a pause having a predetermined length between the consecutive outputting of the first item of information and the second item of information;

wherein the length of the pause between the consecutive outputting of the first and second items of information is adjusted depending on at least one of a content and a form of at least one of the first and second items of information.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the length of the pause is adjusted dependent on a driving situation.

8. A driver information device comprising:

an output unit for outputting items of information, a pause of a predetermined length being inserted between consecutive outputting of a first item of information and a second subsequent item of information; and

a storage unit for storing a plurality of different pause lengths, wherein the length of the pause inserted between the consecutive outputting of the first and second items of information is selected from the plurality of different pause lengths, depending on at least one of (a) various contents of items of information that are to be outputted, (b) forms of items of information that are to be outputted, and (c) driving situations.