Vehicle interaction system as well as corresponding vehicle and method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJiang Yao, Qiong Shang
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an interaction system for a first vehicle is provided, which comprises a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the latter to implement steps comprising: receiving a first input from the first vehicle and displaying a first avatar on a display; and receiving a second input from a second vehicle and displaying a second avatar on the display, wherein the first input and the second input are updated in real time, and the first avatar and the second avatar dynamically change accordingly.
Claims16
An interaction system for a first vehicle, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the latter to implement steps comprising:
- receiving a first input from the first vehicle and displaying a first avatar on a display, the first input comprising a first planned route for the first vehicle to follow to a destination and a current location of the first vehicle along the first planned route;
- receiving a second input from a second vehicle and displaying a second avatar on the display, wherein the first input and the second input are updated in real time, and the first avatar and the second avatar dynamically change accordingly, wherein dynamically changing the first avatar in real time comprises displaying movement of the first avatar along the first planned route, wherein the first input and the second input each comprise one or more of the following state inputs:
- fault information, warning information, travel information, mileage information, road environment information, schedule reminders, weather reminders, emergency traffic alerts, call reminders, social software reminders, and reminders set by other applications;
- receive a plurality of state inputs corresponding to a state of a vehicle;
- prioritize each state input of the plurality of state inputs according to user needs;
- assign each state input of the plurality of state inputs an avatar state of a plurality of avatar states;
- display each avatar state of the plurality of avatar states in order accordingly in response to the priority.
An interaction method for a first vehicle and a second vehicle, wherein the first vehicle includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the latter to implement steps comprising:
- receiving a first input from the first vehicle and displaying a first avatar on a display, the first input comprising a first planned route for the first vehicle to follow to a destination and a current location of the first vehicle along the first planned route;
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- receiving a second input from the second vehicle and displaying a second avatar on the display, wherein the first input and the second input are updated in real time, and the first avatar and the second avatar dynamically change, wherein dynamically changing the first avatar in real time comprises displaying movement of the first avatar along the first planned route, wherein the first input and the second input include one or more of the following:
- fault information, warning information, travel information, mileage information, road environment information, schedule reminders, weather reminders, emergency traffic alerts, call reminders, social software reminders, and reminders set by other applications;
- receive a plurality of state inputs corresponding to a state of a vehicle;
- prioritize each state input according to user needs;
- assign each state input of the plurality of state inputs an avatar state of a plurality of avatar states;
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- display each avatar state of the plurality of avatar states in order accordingly in response to the priority.
An interaction system for a first vehicle, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the latter to implement steps comprising:
- receiving a first input from the first vehicle and displaying a first avatar on a display, the first input comprising a first planned route for the first vehicle to follow to a destination and a current location of the first vehicle along the first planned route;
- receiving a second input from a second vehicle and displaying a second avatar on the display, wherein the first input and the second input are updated in real time, and the first avatar and the second avatar dynamically change accordingly, wherein dynamically changing the first avatar in real time comprises displaying movement of the first avatar along the first planned route;
- receiving second navigation path information from the second vehicle, the second navigation path information comprising a second planned route for the second vehicle to follow to a second destination and a current location of the second vehicle along the second planned route;
- displaying movement of the second avatar along the second navigation path information in real time;
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- dividing a navigation interface of the display into a main display area and an auxiliary display area, wherein movement of the first vehicle is displayed in the main display area on a first scale and the movement of the second avatar is displayed in the auxiliary display area on a second scale different from the first scale.
An interaction system for a first vehicle, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the latter to implement steps comprising:
- receiving a first input from the first vehicle and displaying a first avatar on a display, the first input comprising a first planned route for the first vehicle to follow to a destination and a current location of the first vehicle along the first planned route;
- receiving a second input from a second vehicle and displaying a second avatar on the display, wherein the first input and the second input are updated in real time, and the first avatar and the second avatar dynamically change accordingly, wherein dynamically changing the first avatar in real time comprises displaying movement of the first avatar along the first planned route;
- receiving second navigation path information from the second vehicle, the second navigation path information comprising a second planned route for the second vehicle to follow to a second destination and a current location of the second vehicle along the second planned route;
- displaying movement of the second avatar along the second navigation path information in real time;
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- displaying on the display the movement of the first avatar and the second avatar along a virtual path different from an actual navigation path of the first planned route of the first vehicle and the second planned route of the second vehicle, wherein the movement of the first avatar and the second avatar along the virtual path are based on the movement of the first vehicle and the second vehicle along the first planned route and the second planned route respectively, and wherein the movement of the first avatar and the second avatar along the virtual path is a race.
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