Vehicle and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10650787-B2
Application number	US-201514941522-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2015
Priority date	Jan 2, 2015
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

A vehicle includes a display device for displaying a screen divided into regions, and a controller for changing the divided regions of the screen displayed by the display device in accordance with an upward movement or downward movement of the display device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a display device including a main display device mounted on a center fascia located at the center of a dashboard disposed in front of a driver's seat and a front passenger's seat;
a mode region extending from the dashboard to be spaced apart from a front surface of the main display device;
wherein the display device is configured to display a screen divided into regions in the main display device for displaying content which is viewed over the mode region, and
wherein the screen is divided into an upper region, a lower region, and a virtual reference region which is fixedly disposed behind the mode region between the upper and lower regions on the screen in an initial state and maintains an absolute reference position when the main display device moves upward or downward automatically or manually; and
a controller configured to perform operations of:
changing the divided regions of the screen of the main display device displayed by the display device in accordance with an upward movement or downward movement of the main display device, wherein the main display device scales up or scales down the upper region and the lower region of the screen for displaying different content on the upper region or lower region in accordance with the upward movement or downward movement of the main display device;
moving the upper region to a position below the virtual reference region, the upper region is scaled down and the lower region is scaled up to the entire region at the same speed as the downward movement of the main display device by removing the upper region when the main display device moves downward entirely in a sliding manner; and
moving the upper region back to a position above the virtual reference region, the upper region is scaled up and the lower region is scaled down at the same speed when the main display device moves upward in the sliding manner.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the main display device is configured to display a horizontally divided screen.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to move the upper region in accordance with the upward movement or downward movement of the main display device by the user's manual manipulation.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to move the upper region at the same speed as a speed of the upward movement or downward movement of the main display device by the user's manual manipulation.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to change the divided regions at a predetermined timing when the main display device moves upward or downward.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the main display device is configured to move upward when the vehicle is running and moves downward when the vehicle is stopped.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the main display device is configured to move upward when a navigation service is provided and to move downward when the navigation service is terminated.

8. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the main display device is configured to move upward when a driving route of the vehicle is set and to move downward when the driving route is not set.

9. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the main display device is implemented using a touchscreen and is configured to move downward when a screen requiring a user's touch manipulation is displayed.

10. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a gear manipulation lever configured to manipulate a gear of the vehicle,
wherein the main display device is configured to move upward when the gear manipulation lever is in a drive gear position and to move downward when the gear manipulation lever is in a neutral gear position or in a parking gear position.

11. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
wheels;
an accelerator pedal configured to receive a manipulation to accelerate the wheels input by a user; and
a brake pedal configured to receive a manipulation to brake the wheels input by the user,
wherein the main display device is configured to move upward when the acceleration manipulation is input and to move downward when the braking manipulation is input.

12. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising an illumination sensor,
wherein the main display device is configured to move upward or downward in accordance with an output value of the illumination sensor.

13. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the display device further comprises a mode display installed in the mode region.

14. The vehicle according to claim 13 , further comprising emergency lamps,
wherein the mode display is implemented using a touchscreen, and
the emergency lamps is configured to be turned on or off in accordance with a user's manipulation of the touchscreen.

15. The vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the mode display is configured to display different content in accordance with the upward movement or downward movement of the main display device.

16. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the mode region comprises a hard key configured to receive a manipulation input by the user.

17. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the upper region or the lower region displays different content in accordance with the upward movement or downward movement of the main display device.

18. A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising steps of:
providing a display device which includes a main display device mounted on a center fascia located at the center of a dashboard disposed in front of a driver's seat and a front passenger's seat and providing a mode region extending from the dashboard to be spaced apart from a front surface of the main display device;
displaying a screen that is divided into regions in the main display device for displaying content which is viewed over the mode region, the screen being divided into an upper region, a lower region, and a virtual reference region which is fixedly disposed behind the mode region between the upper and lower regions on the screen in an initial state and maintains an absolute reference position when the main display device moves upward or downward automatically or manually;
determining whether to move upward or downward the main display device;
changing the divided regions of the screen of the main display device displayed by the main display device in accordance with an upward movement or downward movement of the main display device, wherein the main display device scales up or scales down the upper region and the lower region of the screen for displaying different content on the upper region or lower region in accordance with the upward movement or downward movement of the main display device;
moving the upper region to a position below the virtual reference region, the upper region is scaled down and the lower region is scaled up to the entire region at the same speed as the downward movement of the main display device by removing the upper region when the main display device moves downward entirely in a sliding manner; and
moving the upper region back to a position above the virtual reference region, the upper region is scaled up and the lower region is scaled down at the same speed when the main display device moves upward in the sliding manner.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Dong Uk
• Park Hyun Jin
• Yoon Sung Eun

Classifications

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title

• G09G5/00

  Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators (image data processing or generation, in general G06T) · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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

• G09G2380/10

  Automotive applications · CPC title