VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS

• US 20150227335A1
• Filed: 12/09/2014
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: HORI, Keigo, ISHIOKA, Hiroyasu, YAMAZAKI, Yukihiko, YANATSUBO, Takashi, FUJIWARA, Hisashi, HEMUKI, Yohsuke
• Granted Patent: US 9,921,792 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/55 Remote control arrangements
• 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 35/22 Display screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/53 Movable instruments, e.g. slidable
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/81 for controlling displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/00 Dashboards as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/02 Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0202 Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications

Abstract

A vehicle information display apparatus includes display areas displaying information concerning an in-vehicle device and displaying an operation screen page for operating the in-vehicle device; an operating part for performing an operation on the operation screen page and a control part receiving an operation signal corresponding to the operation performed on the operating part, controlling a display on the plurality of display areas and determining, based on the operation signal, an operation valid display area from among the display areas. The control part executes the operation on the operation screen page in the operation valid display area based on the operation signal corresponding to a first operation performed on the operation part. The control part changes the operation valid display area based on the operation signal corresponding to a second operation performed on the operating part.

Claims

1. A vehicle information display apparatus comprising:

a plurality of display areas configured to display information concerning an in-vehicle device and be capable of displaying an operation screen page used for operating the in-vehicle device;

an operating part configured to be used for performing an operation on the operation screen page displayed in the plurality of display areas; and

a control part configured to receive an operation signal corresponding to the operation performed by using the operating part, control a display on the plurality of display areas and determine, based on the operation signal, an operation valid display area from among the plurality of display areas as a display area in which the operation performed by using the operating part is valid, wherein

the control part is configured to execute, when a first operation is performed by using the operating part, the operation on the operation screen page in the operation valid display area based on the operation signal corresponding to the first operation, and

the control part is configured to change the operation valid display area based on the operation signal corresponding to a second operation when the second operation is performed by using the operating part.

2. The vehicle information display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the operation screen page is configured to include a plurality of operation targets,

the operating part is configured to be capable of being used to input an instruction indicating an operation direction,

the control part is configured to change a selection of the operation target in the operation valid display area based on the operation signal corresponding to the second operation, when the second operation is performed by using the operating part and the operation target is present in the operation direction indicated by the second operation in the operation valid display area, and

the control part is configured to change the operation valid display area based on the operation signal corresponding to the second operation, when the second operation is performed by using the operating part and no operation target is present in the operation direction indicated by the second operation in the operation valid display area.

3. The vehicle information display apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the control part is configured to determine the operation valid display area according to the operation direction.

4. The vehicle information display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the operating part is configured to be capable of being used to input an instruction indicating an operation direction,

the control part is configured to change the operation valid display area to the adjacent display area in a direction within a predetermined range from the operation direction indicated by the second operation, when the second operation is performed by using the operating part and the display area included in the plurality of display areas is present in the direction within the predetermined range from the operation direction indicated by the second operation with respect to the position of the operation valid display area, and

the control part is configured to execute the operation on the operation screen page in the operation valid display area based on the operation signal corresponding to the second operation, when the second operation is performed by using the operating part and none of the plurality of display areas is present in any direction within the predetermined range from the operation direction indicated by the second operation with respect to the position of the operation valid display area.