DISPLAY AND OPERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20130219318A1
• Filed: 03/18/2013
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: WAELLER, Christoph, SCHREIBER, Julia, SALZER, Mike
• Granted Patent: US 10,664,139 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/11 Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1442 Emulation of input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1868 according to driving situations
• 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: 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 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

A display and operator control apparatus in a motor vehicle, which display and control apparatus can be used at least to display information from various driver assistance systems and to select functions which are associated with these driver assistance systems. At least one mode of operation in which a digital map display with specific display parameters is displayed and, in the process, at least one function can be selected. A changeover in respect of the possibility to select at least one other function can be activated and this changeover is not made from a fundamental basic display to the user even when a changeover is made between selectable functions, which may be separately displayed via buttons. Only one or more display parameters are changed, and therefore the display to the user can be adapted in an optimum manner.

Claims

1. A display and operating device in a motor vehicle, which device is configured to be used at least for displaying information from different driver assistance systems and for selecting functions associated with said driver assistance systems, the device comprising:

a display; and

at least one operating mode in which a digital map display is displayed on the display with specific display parameters and thereby at least one function is enabled,

wherein a changeover to the enablement of at least one other function is activated and this changeover results in a change of at least one display parameter of the digital map display.

2. The display and operating device according to claim 1, wherein a changeover to the enablement of at least one other function results in a change in a zoom, detail, and/or tilt level of the digital map display.

3. The display and operating device according to claim 1, wherein at least one display parameter of the digital map display, which parameter assigned to the enablement of at least one function is sellable.

4. The display and operating device according to claim 1, wherein at least two display parameters have a fixed relationship to one another such that the setting of the one display parameter results at least in an adjustment of the other display parameter.

5. The display and operating device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of selectable functions are displayed as a function group, and wherein at least one changeover between the display of the functions or between the selectability of the functions of two different function groups is possible.

6. The display and operating device according to claim 1, wherein different function groups are configured to be displayed via buttons assigned in each case to these function groups (FG1 to FG6).

7. The display and operating device according to claim 1, wherein the buttons assigned to the function groups are designed as freely assignable favorites buttons.

8. The display and operating device according to claim 1, wherein the display has at least one touch-sensitive surface on which buttons assigned to the function groups are configured to be displayed by pressing a menu button and activated by touch.

9. The display and operating device according to claim 1, wherein an assignment of a freely assignable favorites buttons occurs via a drag &

drop function.

10. The display and operating device according to claim 1, wherein particular selectable functions of a function group are activated by on-screen buttons displayed on a touch-sensitive surface.

11. The display and operating device according to claim 1, wherein the specific display parameters include a zoom level, a tilt level, or a detail level.