# US 10,481,777 B2 · Fully designable vehicle information panel interface > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,481,777 B2 - Document ID: US10481777B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/799,795 - Filed: 2017-10-31 - Published: 2018-03-08 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-27 - Assignees: Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company Limited - Applicants: Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company Limited - Inventors: Yu-Ting Dai - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10481777B2 ## CPC - B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/213: {Virtual instruments} - B60K 35/22: Display screens - B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver - B60K 35/29: Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions - B60K 35/654: {the user being the driver} - B60K 35/656: {the user being a passenger} - B60K 35/658: {the instruments being ergonomically adjustable to the user} - B60K 35/81: for controlling displays - G06F 3/015: {Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection} - G06F 3/0481: 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 - G06F 3/04845: for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - G06F 8/38: for implementing user interfaces - G06F 9/4451: {User profiles; Roaming} - G06F 9/451: Execution arrangements for user interfaces - G06T 11/60: Creating or editing images; Combining images with text - B60K 35/20: Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/65: Instruments specially adapted for specific vehicle types or users, e.g. for left- or right-hand drive - B60K 2360/11: Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects - B60K 2360/122: Instrument input devices with reconfigurable control functions, e.g. reconfigurable menus - B60K 2360/1438: Touch screens - B60K 2360/151: Instrument output devices for configurable output - B60K 2360/164: Infotainment - B60K 2360/167: Vehicle dynamics information - B60K 2360/195: Blocking or enabling display functions - B60K 2360/741: Instruments adapted for user detection - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 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 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; 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 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; 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein graphics in the first and second information panels includes either a vehicle gauge or a controller. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, 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. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the input device is a touch screen incorporated into the display device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) 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. ### Claim 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; 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; 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. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein graphics in the first and second information panels includes either a vehicle gauge or a controller. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) 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. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) 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. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) 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. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) 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. ### Claim 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; 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; 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. ### Claim 16 The non-transitory processor-readable medium of 15, wherein the plurality of color, shape, or text modifications include a modification of either a vehicle gauge or controller. ### Claim 17 The non-transitory processor-readable medium of 15, wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors 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. ### Claim 18 The non-transitory processor-readable medium of 15, 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.