Back to results
US 11,455,043 B2Granted
Method and system for staging a change in operating mode of a transportation vehicle
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorAstrid Kassner
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method and system for enacting a change of operating modalities of a transportation vehicle. The method includes at least one display device, which at least partially includes a screen, operated in the transportation vehicle. The at least one display device has at least two operating modes for operator control by a user. A triggering signal to the at least one display device is automatically provided. The triggering signal is triggered by at least one trigger event, is provided directly or indirectly by the transportation vehicle, and triggers a change from a first operating mode to a second operating mode. The change is at least partially indicated to the user by at least one operator alerting signal.
Claims26
A system for a transportation vehicle, the system comprising:
- a display device including a screen;
- a touch sensor communicatively coupled to the display device and configured to detect a touch of a user of the transportation vehicle and alter graphical content displayed on at least a portion of the screen based on the detected touch;
- a gesture control device communicatively coupled to the display device and configured to detect a gesture of the user of the transportation vehicle and alter graphical content displayed on at least a portion of the screen based on the detected gesture;
- and
- a seat having a backrest and a base and positioned in one of a first position and a second position relative to the screen, wherein, in the first position, the seat is positioned relative to the screen to enable the user to touch the screen to control the system, wherein, in the second position, the seat is positioned relative to the screen for user control of the system without touching the screen, wherein the display device is configured to operate in one of a first operating mode and a second operating mode, wherein, during the first operating mode, at least a portion of the screen is controllable by the user using a touch control function, wherein, during the second operating mode, the screen is controllable by the user using a gesture,
- wherein a control device of the transportation vehicle is configured to
- in response to at least one trigger event provided directly or indirectly by the transportation vehicle, initiate a change in the operating mode of the display device from the first operating mode to the second operating mode such that the screen is controllable by the gesture control function and initiate a change of the position of the seat from the first position to the second position by initiating movement of the base of the seat along a longitudinal axis relative to vehicle interior, and
- transmit to the user at least one alerting signal indicating the change in the operating mode of the display device, wherein at least one of a first plurality of movable tiles displayed during the second operating mode is different from each of a second plurality of movable tiles displayed during the first operating mode, wherein the at least one of the first plurality of movable tiles includes additional information, and wherein the at least one of the first plurality of movable tiles enters a visible region of the screen from a left side to a right side with reference to a plane of the at least one of the first plurality of movable tiles.
5 more elements
A method for a transportation vehicle, the method comprising:
- operating a display device of the transportation vehicle in a first operating mode, wherein the display device includes a screen, wherein during the first operating mode at least a portion of the screen is controllable by a user of the transportation vehicle using a touch control function;
- operating a seat of the transportation vehicle in a first position relative to the screen to enable the user to touch the screen, wherein the seat includes a backrest and a base operatively coupled thereto;
- and
- in response to at least one trigger event, initiating a change of the position of the seat from the first position to a second position, wherein, in the second position, the seat is positioned relative to the screen for user control of the system without touching the screen, and wherein initiating the change to the second position includes initiating movement of the base of the seat along a longitudinal axis relative to vehicle interior,
- initiating a change of the operating mode of the screen from the first operating mode to a second operating mode, wherein, during the second operating mode, the screen is controllable using a gesture control function, wherein controlling using the gesture control function includes detecting, by a gesture control device, a gesture of the user and altering graphical content displayed on the screen based on the detected gesture, and wherein at least one of a first plurality of movable tiles displayed during the second operating mode is different from each of a second plurality of movable tiles displayed during the first operating mode, wherein the at least one of the first plurality of movable tiles includes additional information, and wherein the at least one of the first plurality of movable tiles enters a visible region of the screen from a left side to a right side with reference to a plane of the at least one of the first plurality of movable tiles, and
- transmitting to the user at least one alerting signal indicating the change in the operating mode.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.