Device and method for displaying traffic signs with a supplementary sign
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsMartin Hofmann, Johanna Sandbrink, Norwin Schmidt
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Abstract
A device for improved visualization of an indication in an instrument cluster of a transportation vehicle and a corresponding system, method and computer program. Due to the greatly limited display area of the mini-FID in the instrument cluster, the device displays traffic signs, supplementary signs and warning lights in one display region. The supplementary signs information is displayed in reduced size in response to a warning light appearing above the traffic signs in the display region.
Claims14
A device for visualization of a notification for a transportation vehicle user in an instrument cluster of the transportation vehicle, the device comprising:
- an input interface that receives notification data containing information on the notification and indicator light data containing information on an operating state of the transportation vehicle, wherein the input interface receives notification data with information relating to a traffic sign recognized by components of the transportation vehicle;
- an analysis unit that determines a representation for the notification in response to on the notification data and the indicator light data and generates a control command that controls a display unit of the instrument cluster of the transportation vehicle;
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- an output interface that transmits the control command to the display unit of the instrument cluster of the transportation vehicle,
- wherein the control command controls display of an indicator light symbol on a display panel of the display unit in response to the analyzed indicator light data when the operating state of the transportation vehicle requires a message to be output by display of the indicator light symbol,
- wherein the control command controls display of the notification in a complete form including a display of the recognized traffic sign in response to an available display area of the display panel being sufficiently large to output a complete display of the notification, and
- wherein the control command controls display of the notification in a reduced form in response to the available display area of the display panel being smaller than a display area required for a complete display of the notification.
A method for visualization for a transportation vehicle user of a notification in an instrument cluster of the transportation vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving notification data with information on the notification and indicator light data with information on an operating state of the transportation vehicle, wherein the input interface receives notification data with information relating to a traffic sign recognized by components of the transportation vehicle;
- determining a representation for the notification in response to the notification data and the indicator light data;
- generating a control command for controlling a display unit of the instrument cluster of the transportation vehicle;
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- transmitting the control command to the display unit of the instrument cluster,
- wherein the control command controls display of an indicator light symbol on a display panel of the display unit in response to the analyzed indicator light data when the operating state of the transportation vehicle requires a message to be output by display of the indicator light symbol,
- wherein the control command controls display of the notification in a complete form including a display of the recognized traffic sign in response to an available display area of the display panel being sufficiently large to output a complete display of the notification, and
- wherein the control command controls display of the notification in a reduced form in response to the available display area of the display panel being smaller than a display area required for a complete display of the notification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.