Retracting shortcut bars, status shortcuts and edit run page sets

• US 9,547,417 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2013
• Issued: 01/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deere & Company
• Original Assignee: Deere & Company
• Inventors: Meegan, Robert, Newendorp, Bruce, Hoffman, Joshua D., Vander Wiel, Kurtis, McKay, Sean
• Primary Examiner(s): BEUTEL, WILLIAM A
• Application Number:
  US13/906,624
• Publication Number:
  US 20140298259A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,327 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/11 Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/122 Instrument input devices with reconfigurable control functions, e.g. reconfigurable menus
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1442 Emulation of input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/171 Vehicle or relevant part thereof displayed
• 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 35/28 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: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

At least one example embodiment discloses a method for generating a touch screen display. The method includes establishing a first run screen associated with a first function of a work vehicle and establishing a second run screen associated with a second function of the work vehicle distinct from the first function and defining an order of appearance of the first run screen and the second run screen within a set of run screens that allows a user to select a run screen in the set of run screens that are displayable in accordance with the defined order.

Claims

1. A method for generating a touch screen display, the method comprising:

establishing a first run screen associated with a first function of a work vehicle and establishing a second run screen associated with the first function, the first and second run screens illustrating information regarding the first function, the first function being at least one of agricultural, forestry and construction, the establishing the first run screen and the establishing the second run screen including,

establishing a retractable toolbar on the first run screen and the second run screen, the retractable toolbar being associated with at least one of the first function and modules in the first run screen and the second run screen; and

defining an order of appearance of the first run screen and the second run screen within a set of run screens associated with the first function that allows a user to select a run screen in the set of run screens that are displayable in accordance with the defined order, the defined order being associated with the first function, wherein the set of run screens includes a fall run screen, a winter run screen, a spring run screen and a summer run screen, harvesting is associated with the fall run screen, planting is associated with the spring run screen and the summer run screen is associated with spraying and the spring run screen does not include harvesting.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the order of appearance is a user-definable sequence.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the defining defines the order of appearance such that the order permits the user to toggle through the set of run screens.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

deleting the first run screen or the second run screen from the set of run screens.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

adding a third run screen in any position within the set to change the order of appearance of run screens within the set.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

changing the order of the appearance of the run screens within the set.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the establishing includes,

selecting the first and second run screens from a list consistent with a vehicle profile of the work vehicle.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the list is stored in a data storage device associated with the display.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the establishing includes accessing the list via one of a CAN vehicle data bus and ISO data bus.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the establishing includes,

selecting of the first and second run screens from a list consistent with an implement profile for the vehicle.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the list is stored in a data storage device associated with the display.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the establishing includes accessing the list via one of a CAN vehicle data bus and ISO data bus.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the establishing includes

selecting of the first and second run screens from a list consistent with a user profile of the work vehicle.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the list is stored in a data storage device associated with the display.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the establishing includes accessing the list via one of a CAN vehicle data bus and ISO data bus.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the user profile includes at least one of a skill level of the user and an authorization level of the user.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of run screens is established in a temporal sequence for performing seasonal operations in an agricultural field.