Method for increasing safety during the operation of a device
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorBjoern Bertrand
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Abstract
A method for increasing safety during the operation of a device. Multiple widgets are displayed on a graphical user interface. Each widget is assigned an operating function of the device; each operating function is selectable by selecting the corresponding widget via an input gesture of a user. Data relating to a current situation is detected, and it is determined whether increased attention is required in the current situation based on the data. If increased attention is required, the widgets are arranged such that each widget is assigned a simple input gesture which differs greatly from input gestures assigned to other displayed widgets in order to increase safety during the operation of the device.
Claims15
A method for increasing safety during the operation of a device, wherein a plurality of widgets are displayed on a graphical user interface, wherein each widget is assigned an operating function of the device, and wherein each operating function can be selected by selecting the corresponding widget by means of an input gesture that can be carried out by a user, the method comprising:
- detecting data relating to a current situation;
- determining whether increased attention is required in the current situation on the basis of the data relating to the current situation;
- if it is determined that increased attention is required in the current situation, arranging the widgets displayed on the graphical user interface such that each widget is assigned a simple input gesture which differs greatly from input gestures assigned to other displayed widgets in order to increase safety during the operation of the device.
An input apparatus for increasing safety during the operation of a device, comprising:
- a graphical user interface configured to display a plurality of widgets, wherein each widget is assigned an operating function of the device, and each operating function is selectable by selecting the corresponding widget via an input gesture of a user;
- an input unit configured to detect input gestures of the user;
- a detection unit configured to detect data relating to a current situation;
- a determination unit configured to determine whether increased attention is required in the current situation on the basis of the data relating to the current situation;
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- a user interface control module configured to arrange the widgets displayed on the graphical user interface such that each widget is assigned a simple input gesture which differs greatly from input gestures assigned to other displayed widgets to increase safety during the operation of the device if it is determined by the determination unit that increased attention is required in the current situation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.