Vehicle display device and method for controlling vehicle display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018150201-A1
Application number	US-201715818113-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 20, 2017
Priority date	Nov 25, 2016
Publication date	May 31, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle display device includes a display configured to show a first screen and a second screen and circuitry configured to control a position of a cursor on the first screen, on the second screen, and between the first and second screens. The circuitry moves the cursor from the first screen to the second screen if the cursor is located in a peripheral region when the user performs an operation to move the cursor from the first screen to the second screen. The circuitry restricts movement of the cursor from the first screen to the second screen if the cursor is located outside the peripheral region when the user performs an operation to move the cursor from the first screen to the second screen.

First claim

1 . A vehicle display device comprising:
a display configured to show a first screen and a second screen; and circuitry configured to control a position of a cursor on the first screen, on the second screen, and between the first and second screens in accordance with movement of the cursor by a user, wherein the position of the cursor indicates an operation position on the display, wherein the circuitry is configured to move the cursor from the first screen to the second screen if the cursor is located in a peripheral region including a boundary of the first screen and the second screen when the user performs an operation to move the cursor from the first screen to the second screen, and the circuitry is configured to restrict movement of the cursor from the first screen to the second screen if the cursor is located outside the peripheral region when the user performs an operation to move the cursor from the first screen to the second screen.

2 . The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein
a touch pad spaced apart from the display is connected to the display, and the movement of the cursor by the user is an operation performed on the touch pad.

3 . The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein the cursor is a free cursor.

4 . The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein a focus is set on one of a plurality of operation subjects located on the first and second screens in accordance with the movement of the cursor.

5 . The vehicle display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display is a first display, and the vehicle display device further comprises a second display, wherein
the circuitry is configured to control a position of the cursor on the first display, on the second display, and between the first and second displays in accordance with movement of the cursor by the user, the circuitry is configured to move the cursor from the first display to the second display if the cursor is located in a region including an end of a screen shown on the first display when the user performs an operation to move the cursor from the first display to the second display, and the circuitry is configured to restrict movement of the cursor from the first display to the second display if the cursor is located outside the region including the end when the user performs an operation to move the cursor from the first display to the second display.

6 . A method for controlling a vehicle display device, the method comprising:
showing a first screen and a second screen on a display; controlling a position of a cursor on the first screen, on the second screen, and between the first and second screens in accordance with movement of the cursor by a user, wherein the position of the cursor indicates an operation position on the display; moving the cursor from the first screen to the second screen if the cursor is located in a peripheral region including a boundary of the first screen and the second screen when the user performs an operation to move the cursor from the first screen to the second screen; and restricting movement of the cursor from the first screen to the second screen if the cursor is located outside the peripheral region when the user performs an operation to move the cursor from the first screen to the second screen.

7 . A vehicle display device comprising:
a first display and a second display, each configured to display a screen; and circuitry configured to control a position of a cursor on the first display, on the second display, and between the first and second displays in accordance with movement of the cursor by a user, wherein the position of the cursor indicates an operation position on one of the first and second displays, wherein the circuitry is configured to move the cursor from the first display to the second display if the cursor is located in a region including an end of the screen shown on the first display when the user performs an operation to move the cursor from the first display to the second display, and the circuitry is configured to restrict movement of the cursor from the first display to the second display if the cursor is located outside the region including the end when the user performs an operation to move the cursor from the first display to the second display.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kakinuma Shoji
• Shikata Hiroshi
• Hamabe Ryota

Classifications

• G09G5/08

  Cursor circuits · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  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 · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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

• G09G5/14

  Display of multiple viewports · CPC title

• G06F3/04812 Primary

  Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects · CPC title