In-vehicle component control user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10046637-B2
Application number	US-201514966742-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2015
Priority date	Dec 11, 2015
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

A personal device may include a display and a processor. The processor of the personal device may be programmed to send, to the display, a vehicle interior map overlaid with indications of in-vehicle components, create a group of the in-vehicle components responsive to receipt of a swipe gesture to the display selecting a subset of the indications, receive input from the display of a location on the map, and aim outputs of the in-vehicle components of the group based on the location.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a personal device including
a display; and
a processor, programmed to
send, to the display, a vehicle interior map overlaid with indications of in-vehicle components,
create a group of the in-vehicle components responsive to a gesture to the display selecting a subset of the indications,
receive input from the display of a location on the map, and
aim outputs of the in-vehicle components of the group based on the location.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:
generate a first setting adjustment to a first in-vehicle component of the group to aim output of the first in-vehicle component; and
generate a second setting adjustment to a second in-vehicle component of the group to aim output of the second in-vehicle component, the second setting adjustment being different from the first setting adjustment.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location on the map is a location to which outputs of the in-vehicle components of the group are to be aimed, and the processor is further programmed to adjust spread, intensity and direction of the outputs of the in-vehicle components of the group toward the location.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location on the map is a location to which outputs of the in-vehicle components of the group are to avoid, and the processor is further programmed to adjust spread, intensity and direction of the outputs of the in-vehicle components of the group away from the location.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to send to the display a legend including type indications of the in-vehicle components, each type indication corresponding to one of a plurality of component types and being rendered in a different color or pattern, each component being of one of the plurality of component types, and each component indication being displayed in the color or pattern of the corresponding type indication.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:
receive input from the display to one of the type indications; and
responsive to the input, toggle visibility of the in-vehicle components of the type corresponding to the one of the type indications.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to display output indications overlaid on the vehicle interior map emanating from the in-vehicle components and indicative of intensity and direction of the output of the in-vehicle components.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the output indications indicate one of light output, climate control air output, or sound output.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to specify the location as an adjustable region according to one or more of: (i) a size of the adjustable region defined according to input of a pinch gesture to the display; (ii) a placement of the adjustable region defined according to input of a drag gesture to the display; and (iii) an orientation of the adjustable region defined according to input of a rotation gesture to the display.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:
activate the adjustable region as a location to which outputs of the in-vehicle components of the group are to be aimed responsive to receipt of gesture input of a first type to the display; and
activate the adjustable region as a location to which outputs of the in-vehicle components of the group are to avoid responsive to receipt of gesture input of a second type different from the first type.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Buttolo Pietro
• Tokish Stephen Ronald
• Rankin Ii James Stewart
• Salter Stuart C
• Strumolo Gary Steven

Classifications

• G06F3/04845 Primary

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• B60R16/037

  for occupant comfort {, e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel} · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• B60R16/0231

  Circuits relating to the driving or the functioning of the vehicle (monitoring tyres B60C23/00; indicating overspeed B60K31/00; for dash boards B60K37/00, B60Q3/10; for indicating emergencies B60Q1/52; brake control systems B60T; registering or indicating the working of vehicles G07C5/00; measuring distance G01C, e.g. combinations of speed and distance G01C23/00; engine indicators G01L; measuring speed or acceleration G01P) · CPC title

• B60R16/02 Primary

  electric {constitutive elements} · CPC title