Vehicle graphical user interface arrangement

• US 9,235,295 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2013
• Issued: 01/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation (AB Volvo)
• Original Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation (AB Volvo)
• Inventors: Palm, Samuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Tzeng, Fred
• Application Number:
  US13/939,690
• Publication Number:
  US 20140015808A1
• Time in Patent Office: 915 Days
• Field of Search: 345/177, 345/173, 345/156
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/115 Selection of menu items
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/119 Icons
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/182 Distributing information between 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 35/29 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: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/043 using propagating acoustic waves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A vehicle graphical user interface arrangement is provided including a touch screen and a control unit. The graphical user interface arrangement is arranged to allow for at least two different modes of manipulation of control objects presented on the touch screen, including at least a first manipulation mode including a dragging of a control object across the touch screen, and at least a second manipulation mode including a dropping of a control object at a predetermined location at the touch screen. The control unit is further arranged to cause an acoustic unit to, in response to the second manipulation mode, emit a first acoustic signal. The present disclosure also relates to a touch screen unit including such arrangement and a vehicle comprising such arrangement.

Claims

1. A vehicle graphical user interface arrangement comprising:

a touch screen;

a control unit; and

an acoustic unit;

wherein the graphical user interface arrangement is arranged to allow for at least two different modes of manipulation of control objects presented on the touch screen comprising at least a first manipulation mode including a dragging of a control object across the touch screen, and at least a second manipulation mode including a dropping of a control object at a predetermined location at the touch screen, and wherein the control unit is arranged to cause the acoustic unit to, in response to the second manipulation mode, emit a first acoustic signal, and wherein the control unit is further arranged to cause the acoustic unit to, in response to the first manipulation mode, emit a second acoustic signal, where the first acoustic signal is different from the second acoustic signal with respect to frequency, sound pressure and/or acoustic pattern.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein a third manipulation mode includes a dragging of a control object across the touch screen to a predetermined location at the touch screen, the control unit being further arranged to cause the acoustic unit to, in response to the third manipulation mode, emit a third acoustic signal.

3. The arrangement according to claim 2 wherein a fourth manipulation mode includes an expanding of a control object to present further subordinate control objects, the control unit being further arranged to cause the acoustic unit to, in response to the fourth manipulation mode, emit a fourth acoustic signal.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1 wherein a fourth manipulation mode includes an expanding of a control object to present further subordinate control objects, the control unit being further arranged to cause the acoustic unit to, in response to the fourth manipulation mode, emit a fourth acoustic signal.

5. A touch screen unit for a vehicle, the touch screen unit comprising a vehicle graphical user interface arrangement according to claim 1.

6. A vehicle comprising a graphical user interface arrangement according to claim 1.

7. A vehicle graphical user interface arrangement comprising:

a touch screen; and

a control unit;

wherein the graphical user interface arrangement is arranged to allow for at least two different modes of manipulation of control objects presented on the touch screen comprising at least a first manipulation mode including a dragging of a control object across the touch screen, and at least a second manipulation mode including a dropping of a control object at a predetermined location at the touch screen, and wherein the control unit is arranged to cause an acoustic unit to, in response to the second manipulation mode, emit a first acoustic signal, and wherein the control unit is further arranged to cause the acoustic unit to, in response to the first manipulation mode, emit a second acoustic signal, where the first acoustic signal is different from the second acoustic signal with respect to frequency, sound pressure and/or acoustic pattern.

8. The arrangement according to claim 7 wherein a third manipulation mode includes a dragging of a control object across the touch screen to a predetermined location at the touch screen, the control unit being further arranged to cause the acoustic unit to, in response to the third manipulation mode, emit a third acoustic signal.

9. The arrangement according to claim 8 wherein a fourth manipulation mode includes an expanding of a control object to present further subordinate control objects, the control unit being further arranged to cause the acoustic unit to, in response to the fourth manipulation mode, emit a fourth acoustic signal.

10. The arrangement according to claim 7 wherein a fourth manipulation mode includes an expanding of a control object to present further subordinate control objects, the control unit being further arranged to cause the acoustic unit to, in response to the fourth manipulation mode, emit a fourth acoustic signal.

11. A touch screen unit for a vehicle, the touch screen unit comprising a vehicle graphical user interface arrangement according to claim 7.

12. A vehicle comprising a graphical user interface arrangement according to claim 7.