System and method for display of information using a vehicle-mount computer

• US 9,037,344 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2013
• Issued: 05/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Chamberlin, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Zanelli, Michael J
• Application Number:
  US13/902,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20140350783A1
• Time in Patent Office: 725 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/186 Displaying information according to relevancy
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/195 Blocking or enabling display functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/186 Displaying Information according to relevancy
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/195 Blocking or enabling display functions
• 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 35/29 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: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers

Abstract

A system and method display information using a vehicle-mount computer. The system includes: (i) a computer touch screen for inputting and displaying information; (ii) a motion detector for detecting vehicle motion; and (iii) a vehicle-mount computer in communication with the computer touch screen and the motion detector. The vehicle-mount computer includes a central processing unit and memory. The vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to store information associated with user-selected information from the computer touch screen. Further, the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to receive vehicle-motion information from the motion detector. Moreover, the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to control the display of a zoomed view of the user-selected information on the computer touch screen in response to the motion detector'"'"'s detection of motion.

Claims

1. A system for displaying information using a vehicle-mount computer, comprising:

a computer touch screen for inputting and displaying information;

a motion detector for detecting vehicle motion; and

a vehicle-mount computer in communication with the computer touch screen and the motion detector, the vehicle- mount computer including a central processing unit and memory;

wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to store information associated with user-selected information from the computer touch screen;

wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to receive vehicle-motion information from the motion detector;

wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to control the display of user-selected information on the computer touch screen in response to the motion detector'"'"'s detection of motion;

wherein the user-selected information is within a user-selected area on the computer touch screen; and

wherein the configuration of the user-selected area is selected by a user on the computer touch screen.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user-selected area comprises a rectangle.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein in response to the motion detector'"'"'s detection of vehicle motion the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to control the display such that the aspect ratio of the user-selected area on the computer touch screen corresponds to the aspect ratio of the computer touch screen.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle-mount computer comprises a network interface.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the motion detector comprises an accelerometer, a gps locator, a gyroscope, and/or a compass.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the central processing unit is configured to execute application programs.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user-selected information displayed on the computer touch screen covers at least about 50% of the display area of the computer touch screen.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the user-selected information comprises navigation information.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the user-selected information comprises delivery information.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to continually determine whether the vehicle is in motion.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit displays the full amount of information from the computer touch screen if the motion detector indicates that the vehicle is not in motion.

12. A method for displaying information using a vehicle-mount computer, comprising:

selecting information on a computer touch screen of the vehicle-mount computer;

monitoring vehicle motion with a motion detector; and

after detecting vehicle motion, displaying a zoomed view of the user-selected information on the computer touch screen display;

wherein the user-selected information is within a user-selected area on the computer touch screen; and

wherein the configuration of the user-selected area is selected by a user on the computer touch screen.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the aspect ratio of the zoomed view of the user-selected area on the computer touch screen corresponds to the aspect ratio of the computer touch screen.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the motion detector comprises an accelerometer, a gps locator, a gyroscope, and/or compass.

15. A method for displaying data using a vehicle-mount computer comprising:

selecting an area on a computer touch screen of the vehicle-mount computer;

after selecting the area on the computer touch screen, storing the selected area;

monitoring vehicle motion with a motion detector; and

after detecting vehicle motion, displaying information associated with the selected area on the computer touch screen when the vehicle is moving.