Dual-view touchscreen display system and method of operation

A method (500) of operating a dual-view display system (102) adapted to display a first image including a first menu to a first user positioned at a first location with respect to the dual-view display system (102) and to display a second image including a second menu to a second user positioned at a second location with respect to the dual-view display system (102), the method comprising:

• receiving a menu input command via a touchscreen (104) of the dual-view display system (102);
• determining whether the menu input command is directed to the first menu or the second menu dependent at least in part upon the proximity to the dual-view display system (102) of the first user relative to the proximity to the dual-view display system (102) of the second user;
• and
• responding to the menu command dependent at least in part upon said determining step.

A dual-view display system (102), comprising:

• a dual-view touchscreen display (104) adapted to display a first image including a first menu to a first user positioned at a first location with respect to the dual-view display system (102) and to display a second image including a second menu to a second user positioned at a second location with respect to the dual-view display system (102);
• a first proximity sensor (106) providing a first proximity detection field (202), the first proximity sensor (102) providing an indication that the first menu is active when the first user encounters the first proximity detection field (202);
• a second proximity sensor (108) providing a second proximity detection field (204), the second proximity sensor (104) providing an indication that the second menu is active when the second user encounters the second proximity detection field (204);
• and
• a menu selection logic (402) adapted to identify a received menu command as a selection from the first menu if the first proximity sensor (106) provides the indication that the first menu is active or to identify the received menu command as a selection from the second menu if the second proximity sensor (108) provides the indication that the second menu is active.

In a dual-view touchscreen display system (102) adapted to display a first image having a first menu to a first user located at a first position relative to the system (102) and a second image having a second menu to a second user located at a second position relative to the system (I 02), a method of determining the menu to which user touch input to the touchscreen display (104) is directed, said method comprising:

• receiving via the touchscreen display (104) a touch input from one of the first and second user;
• detecting a proximity of said one of the first and second user to the touchscreen display (104);
• determining, dependent at least in part upon said detecting step, whether the touch input is from the first or second user;
• and
• correlating, dependent at least in part upon said determining step, the touch input to an actuated one of the first or second menus.