System and method for point of interest user interaction
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsMichael Tsay, Richard Magness
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Abstract
A vehicle infotainment system is provided. The vehicle infotainment system includes a display screen for displaying a plurality of applications and a controller communicatively coupled to the display screen. The controller is configured to display an application on the display screen. The application is divided into a first display region, and a second display region. The controller is further configured to display a plurality of categories on the first display region. The controller is also configured to receive a selection of a category of the plurality of categories. In addition, the controller is configured to display, on the second display region, a plurality of selectable points of interest associated with the selected category.
Claims20
A vehicle infotainment system comprising:
- a display screen for displaying a plurality of applications, wherein the display screen is elongated in a horizontal orientation;
- a touchpad for facilitating a user interacting with the display screen, wherein the touchpad is separate from the display screen;
- and
- a controller communicatively coupled to the display screen, wherein the controller is configured to:
- display an application on the display screen, wherein the application is divided into a first display region, and a second display region;
- display a plurality of categories vertically on the first display region, wherein each category of the plurality of categories is associated with a plurality of points of interest;
- display a travel route on the second display region;
- determine a first category of the plurality of categories where the first category is currently selected on the display screen;
- display, on the second display region, a first plurality of selectable points of interest associated with the first category, wherein the first plurality of selectable points of interest are displayed along the travel route;
- receive a first user input from the user via the touchpad, wherein the first user input includes movement in a vertical direction;
- determine a selection of a second category of the plurality of categories based on the first user input;
- display, on the second display region, a second plurality of selectable points of interest associated with the second category, wherein the second plurality of selectable points of interest are displayed along the travel route;
- receive a second user input from the user via the touchpad, wherein the second user input includes movement in a horizontal direction;
- determine a selection of one of the second plurality of selectable points of interest based on the second user input;
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- adjust the displayed travel route based on the selected point of interest.
A method of operating a user interface, the method implemented on by at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, a touchpad, and a display screen, wherein the touchpad is separate from the display screen, wherein the display screen is elongated in a horizontal orientation, and wherein the method comprises:
- displaying an application on the display screen, wherein the application is divided into a first display region, and a second display region;
- displaying a plurality of categories vertically on the first display region, wherein each category of the plurality of categories is associated with a plurality of points of interest;
- displaying, on the display screen, a travel route on the second display region;
- determining, by the at least one processor, a first category of the plurality of categories where the first category is currently selected on the display screen;
- displaying, on the second display region of the display screen, a first plurality of selectable points of interest associated with the first category, wherein the first plurality of selectable points of interest are displayed along the travel route;
- receiving, from a user via the touchpad, a first user input, wherein the first user input includes movement in a vertical direction;
- determining a selection of a second category of the plurality of categories based on the first user input;
- displaying, on the second display region of the display screen, a second plurality of selectable points of interest associated with the second category, wherein the second plurality of selectable points of interest are displayed along the travel route;
- receiving, from the user via the touchpad, a second user input, wherein the second user input includes movement in a horizontal direction;
- determining, by the at least one processor, a selection of one of the second plurality of selectable points of interest based on the second user input;
- and
- adjusting the displayed travel route based on the selected point of interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.