Method and device for displaying information of a system

• US 9,881,482 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2014
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG), Scania CV AB (Volkswagen AG), Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG), Scania CV AB (Volkswagen AG), Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Kleen, Andro, Glaser, Erik
• Primary Examiner(s): Dsouza, Adolf
• Application Number:
  US14/767,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20150371527A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,449 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/172 Driving mode indication
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/184 Displaying the same information on different displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/589 Wireless data transfers
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1529 Head-up displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/155 Virtual instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/172 Driving mode indication
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/184 Displaying the same information on different displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/589 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/213 Virtual instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/23 Head-up displays [HUD] optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01
• 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: 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: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/85 Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 1/00 Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying information of a system use at least one control unit to detect and communicate system information to a mobile terminal device within a predetermined range of the system. Information about a state of the system may be displayed on a display unit of the system and transmitted to the mobile terminal device via a communication channel established between the control unit and the mobile terminal device. The system may be a vehicle and the system information a status of the automatic driving mode of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for displaying information of a system with at least one control unit and a display unit, the method comprising:

displaying on the display unit at least one item of information about a state of the system;

detecting with the at least one control unit, a mobile terminal device in a predetermined range of the system;

establishing a communication channel between the at least one control unit and the mobile terminal device;

using the communication channel, transmitting the at least one item of information to the mobile terminal device;

displaying the at least one item of information on a display of the mobile terminal device; and

displaying data of at least one driving environment sensor on the display unit of the mobile terminal device;

wherein the display of the mobile terminal device is divided into at least two areas and user data is displayed in a first one of the at least two areas and the at least one item of information is displayed in a second one of the at least two areas;

wherein the system is a motor vehicle that has at least one mode for automatic driving; and

wherein the at least one driving environment sensor includes a camera assigned to the motor vehicle, the displaying on the display unit includes displaying a live stream of data from the camera when the system is about to exit the automatic driving mode and requests a driver of the motor vehicle to take over the motor vehicle, the live stream indicates a traffic situation with respect to the motor vehicle, and the displaying of the live stream highlights relevant objects of the traffic situation visually in the live stream.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a second one of the at least two areas frames a first one of the at least two areas.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising interrupting the display of user data on the mobile terminal device when the system is about to exit the automatic driving mode.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said interrupting comprises displaying a takeover request in the first one of the at least two areas.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising issuing an acoustic takeover request.

6. A device for displaying information of a system comprising:

a display unit that displays at least one item of information about a state of the system; and

at least one control unit that detects a mobile terminal device in a predetermined range of the system, establishes a communication channel with the mobile terminal device and transmits the at least one item of information to the mobile terminal device;

wherein the at least one item of information is displayed on a display of the mobile terminal device;

wherein the display unit displays data of at least one driving environment sensor;

wherein the display of the mobile terminal device is divided into at least two areas and user data is displayed in a first one of the at least two areas and the at least one item of information is displayed in a second one of the at least two areas;

wherein the system is a motor vehicle that has at least one mode for automatic driving; and

wherein the at least one driving environment sensor includes a camera assigned to the motor vehicle, and the display unit displays a live stream of data from the camera when the system is about to exit the automatic driving mode and requests a driver of the motor vehicle to take over the motor vehicle, the live stream indicates a traffic situation with respect to the motor vehicle, and the display unit highlights relevant objects of the traffic situation visually in the live stream.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the display of user data at the mobile terminal device is interrupted when the system is about to exit the automatic driving mode.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein interrupting the display comprises displaying a takeover request in the first one of the at least two areas.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer, perform a method for displaying information of a system having at least one control unit and a display unit, the method comprising:

displaying on the display unit at least one item of information about a state of the system;

detecting with the at least one control unit, a mobile terminal device in a predetermined range of the system;

establishing a communication channel between the at least one control unit and the mobile terminal device;

using the communication channel, transmitting the at least one item of information to the mobile terminal device;

displaying the at least one item of information on a display of the mobile terminal device; and

displaying data of at least one driving environment sensor on the display unit of the mobile terminal device;

wherein the display of the mobile terminal device is divided into at least two areas and user data is displayed in a first one of the at least two areas and the at least one item of information is displayed in a second one of the at least two areas;

wherein the system is a motor vehicle that has at least one mode for automatic driving; and

wherein the at least one driving environment sensor includes a camera assigned to the motor vehicle, the displaying on the display unit includes displaying a live stream of data from the camera when the system is about to exit the automatic driving mode and requests a driver of the motor vehicle to take over the motor vehicle, the live stream indicates a traffic situation with respect to the motor vehicle, and the displaying of the live stream highlights relevant objects of the traffic situation visually in the live stream.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, the method further comprising interrupting the display of user data on the mobile terminal device when the system is about to exit the automatic driving mode.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein said interrupting comprises displaying a takeover request in the first one of the at least two areas.