Fully designable vehicle information panel interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9851882-B2
Application number	US-201514979494-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2015
Priority date	Dec 27, 2015
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

Provided are systems and methods for facilitating a user to configure and retrieve personalized settings for a fully designable information panel in a driving apparatus. The information panel system may be configured to store a plurality information panel configurations. Different information panel configurations may correspond to different users of the driving apparatus. Users may be identified when inside the driving apparatus by capturing their biometric information. Following identification, an information panel configuration corresponding to the identified user may be retrieved and configured on a display device. The displayed information panel configuration may include a user customized graphic. The user customized graphic may be modified by the identified user with a color, shape, or text modification. The modification may be dependent on different metrics regarding vehicle operation or performance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system configured to facilitate a user to configure and retrieve personalized settings for a fully designable information panel in a driving apparatus, the system comprising a processor configured to perform:
storing, by the processor, a plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus, the plurality of information panel configurations including a first information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus and a second information panel configuration for a a first user of the driving apparatus, and wherein:
the first information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user; and
the second information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user; and
the graphics in the first and second information panels were previously modified with a plurality of color, shape, or text modifications, wherein at least one of the plurality of color, shape, or text modifications is visually dependent on a metric regarding vehicle operation or performance, and wherein the metric is dynamically displayed in the first information panel;

determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on a driver side of the driving apparatus;
in response to determining the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus, displaying a first information panel at the driver side of the driving apparatus and facilitating by the processor, the first user to configure the first information panel on the display device by modifying the first information panel configuration;
determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on a passenger side of the driving apparatus; and
in response to determining the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus, displaying a second information panel at the passenger side of the driving apparatus and facilitating, by the processor, the first user to configure the second information panel on the display device by modifying the second information panel configuration.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of color, shape, or text modifications include a modification of either a vehicle gauge or controller.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the graphics in the first and second information panels were previously modified using either a pixel-based editing approach or a vector-based editing approach.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to perform:
in response to determining the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus, retrieving the first information panel configuration;
in response to determining the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus, retrieving the second information panel configuration.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus receiving biometric information regarding the first user.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus includes receiving information from an input device configured to allow the first user to indicate the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus to identify themselves.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the input device is a touch screen incorporated into the display device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein storing the plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus includes storing the plurality of information panel configurations in a remote storage over a network.

9. A computer-method for configuring a driving apparatus, the method comprising:
storing, by a processor, a plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus, the plurality of information panel configurations including a first information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus and a second information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus, and wherein:
the first information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user; and
the second information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user; and
the graphics in the first and second information panels were previously modified with a plurality of color, shape, or text modifications, wherein at least one of the plurality of color, shape, or text modifications is visually dependent on a metric regarding vehicle operation or performance, and wherein the metric is dynamically displayed in the first information panel;

determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on a driver side of the driving apparatus;
in response to determining the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus, displaying a first information panel at the driver side of the driving apparatus and facilitating, by the processor, the first user to configure the first information panel on the display device by modifying the first information panel configuration;
determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on a passenger side of the driving apparatus; and
in response to determining the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus, displaying a second information panel at the passenger side of the driving apparatus and facilitating, by the processor, the first user to configure the second information panel on the display device by modifying the second information panel configuration.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of color, shape, or text modifications include a modification of either a vehicle gauge or controller.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein graphics in the first and second information panels were previously modified using either a pixel-based editing approach or a vector-based editing approach.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
in response to determining the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus, retrieving the first information panel configuration;
in response to determining the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus, retrieving the second information panel configuration.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus receiving biometric information regarding the first user.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein storing the plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus includes storing the plurality of information panel configurations in a remote storage over a network.

15. A non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform:
storing, by the processor, a plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus, the plurality of information panel configurations including a first information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus and a second information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus, and wherein:
the first information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user; and
the second information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user; and
the

Assignees

• Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Co Ltd

Inventors

• Dai yu-ting

Classifications

• G06F9/4451

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• G06F3/04883

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  for implementing user interfaces · CPC title

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