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

• US 9,616,749 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2015
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• 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:
  US14/707,037
• Publication Number:
  US 20150239348A1
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• 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 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 method comprising:

selecting an area of a screen of a computer that is positioned in a vehicle;

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

monitoring the vehicle'"'"'s motion with a motion detector; and

after detecting vehicle motion, displaying information in the selected area on the screen when the vehicle is moving.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed information is navigation information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed information is delivery information.

4. A system, comprising:

a screen for displaying information;

an input device for interacting with a computer;

a motion detector for detecting vehicle motion; and

a computer having a central processing unit and memory in communication with the screen, the input device, and the motion detector;

wherein the central processing unit is configured to store navigation information;

wherein the central processing unit is configured to receive vehicle-motion information from the motion detector;

wherein the central processing unit is configured to control the display of the navigation information on the screen in response to the motion detector'"'"'s detection of motion;

wherein the navigation information is within a user-selected area on the screen display; and

wherein the configuration of the user-selected area is selected by a user on the screen display using the input device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the computer is a mobile computing device and the input device comprises a touch screen.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the user-selected area comprises a rectangle.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein in response to the motion detector'"'"'s detection of vehicle motion the central processing unit is configured to control the screen display such that the aspect ratio of the user-selected area on the computer touch screen corresponds to the aspect ratio of the touch screen.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the computer is configured for mounting in a vehicle.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the configuration of the user-selected area is predetermined by the computer.

10. The system of claim 4, wherein the computer comprises a network interface.

11. The system of claim 4, wherein the motion detector comprises an accelerometer, a gps locator, a gyroscope, and/or a compass.

12. The system of claim 4, wherein the central processing unit is configured to execute application programs.

13. The system of claim 4, wherein the user-selected information displayed on the screen covers at least about 50% of the display area of the screen.

14. The system of claim 4, wherein:

the central processing unit is configured to store delivery information; and

the central processing unit is configured to control the display of the delivery information on the screen in response to the motion detector'"'"'s detection of motion.

15. The system of claim 4, wherein the computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to continually determine whether the vehicle is in motion.

16. The system of claim 4, wherein the central processing unit displays the full amount of information from the screen if the motion detector indicates that the vehicle is not in motion.

17. A method, comprising:

selecting information contained within a user-selected area on a computer screen that is positioned in a vehicle;

monitoring vehicle motion with a motion detector; and

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

wherein the configuration of the user-selected area is selected by a user.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the computer screen comprises a computer touch screen and the selected information comprises delivery information.

19. The method of claim 18, 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.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the motion detector comprises an accelerometer, a gps locator, a gyroscope, and/or compass.