Method, computer program and apparatus for controlling operation of two or more configurable systems of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11830455-B2
Application number	US-202217868511-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2022
Priority date	Sep 3, 2021
Publication date	Nov 28, 2023
Grant date	Nov 28, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure is related to a method, a computer program, and an apparatus for controlling operation of two or more configurable systems of a motor vehicle. The disclosure is further related to a mobile user device and a motor, which make use of such a method or apparatus. In a first step, a user input specifying an operation scenario is received via a user interface of a mobile user device. Operation parameters associated with the specified operation scenario are then retrieved for the two or more configurable systems and the two or more configurable systems are operated in accordance with the operation parameters.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling operation of two or more configurable systems of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving, via a user interface of a mobile user device, a single user input specifying an operation scenario for adapting an interior of the motor vehicle;
retrieving operation parameters associated with the specified operation scenario for the two or more configurable systems; and
operating the two or more configurable systems in accordance with the operation parameters based on the single user input.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the two or more configurable systems are part of a presentation system of the motor vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the two or more configurable systems include one or more of a display system, a sound system, or an ambient lighting system.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein operating the two or more configurable systems comprises bringing a display surface of the display system into a use position.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the display surface is a display, a projection screen, or a roll-up display.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein operating the two or more configurable systems comprises adapting display parameters of the display system.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein operating the two or more configurable systems comprises adapting an arrangement of information displayed by the display system.

8. The method of claim 3 , wherein operating the two or more configurable systems comprises adapting sound parameters of the sound system.

9. The method of claim 3 , wherein operating the two or more configurable systems comprises changing a color or an intensity of ambient light generated by the ambient lighting system.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile user device is a smartphone, a tablet or a wearable.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the two or more configurable systems are only operated in accordance with the operation parameters when the motor vehicle is not in a manual operating situation.

12. A non-transitory medium with instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
receive single user input specifying an operation scenario for adapting an interior of the motor vehicle;
retrieve operation parameters associated with the specified operation scenario for the two or more configurable systems; and
operate the two or more configurable systems in accordance with the operation parameters based on the single user input.

13. An apparatus for controlling operation of two or more configurable systems of a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
an input, configured to receive, via a user interface of a mobile user device, a single user input specifying an operation scenario for adapting an interior of the motor vehicle;
a parameter retrieving circuit, configured to retrieve operation parameters associated with the specified operation scenario for the two or more configurable systems; and
an operating circuit, configured to operate the two or more configurable systems in accordance with the operation parameters based on the single user input.

14. A mobile user device, wherein the mobile user device comprises the apparatus of claim 13 .

15. A motor vehicle equipped with two or more configurable systems, wherein the motor vehicle comprises the apparatus of claim 13 .

16. The method of claim 2 , wherein the two or more configurable systems include one or more of a display system, a sound system, or an ambient lighting system.

17. The method of claim 4 , wherein operating the two or more configurable systems comprises adapting display parameters of the display system.

18. The method of claim 5 , wherein operating the two or more configurable systems comprises adapting display parameters of the display system.

19. The method of claim 4 , wherein operating the two or more configurable systems comprises adapting an arrangement of information displayed by the display system.

20. The method of claim 5 , wherein operating the two or more configurable systems comprises adapting an arrangement of information displayed by the display system.

Assignees

• Volkswagen Ag

Inventors

• Schriever David
• Lee Hyunmin
• Vieira Eduardo Luiz

Classifications

• G09G5/005 Primary

  Adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal · CPC title

• G06F3/1423

  controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display · CPC title

• G06F3/16

  Sound input; Sound output (speech processing G10L) · CPC title

• G09G3/035

  for flexible display surfaces · CPC title

• B60Q3/74

  for overall compartment lighting; for overall compartment lighting in combination with specific lighting, e.g. room lamps with reading lamps (general lighting mounted on specific fittings B60Q3/20; general lighting for mass transit vehicles B60Q3/43) · CPC title