Dual operational touch screen device for a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorClaes EDGREN
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Abstract
Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a dual operational touch screen device for a vehicle. The dual operational touch screen device comprises a screen cover with controls, in part, a switching or controlling of the between the different operational modes of the touch screen. The screen cover further provides various markers which aid a user in providing inputs related to a vehicle driving functionality. Example embodiments are also directed towards a vehicle comprising the touch screen device as well as corresponding methods.
Claims16
A dual operational touch screen device for a vehicle, the touch screen device comprising:
- a display screen;
- a screen cover configured to cover at least a portion of the display screen, wherein the screen cover comprises at least one predefined area for receiving a user input;
- a control unit configured to switch an operational state of the touch screen device from a first operational mode related to a multimedia usage of the touch screen device to a second operational mode related to a vehicle driving functionality, when the screen cover is positioned over the display screen;
- and
- wherein the control unit is further configured to initiate a command of the vehicle driving functionality based on the user input received via the at least one predefined area of the screen cover.
A method for operating a touch screen device in a vehicle, wherein the touch screen device comprises a display screen and a screen cover configured to cover at least a portion of the display screen, wherein the screen cover comprises at least one predefined area for receiving a user input, the method comprising:
- switching an operational state of the touch screen device from a first operational mode related to a multimedia usage of the touch screen device to a second operational mode related to a vehicle driving functionality, when the screen cover is positioned over the display screen;
- and
- initiating a command of the vehicle driving functionality based on the user input received via the at least one predefined area of the screen cover.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising stored program instructions for a touch screen device in a vehicle, wherein the touch screen device comprises a display screen and a screen cover configured to cover at least a portion of the display screen, wherein the screen cover comprises at least one predefined area for receiving a user input, wherein the program instructions for execution by one or more processors of a computer system to:
- switch an operational state of the touch screen device from a first operational mode related to a multimedia usage of the touch screen device to a second operational mode related to a vehicle driving functionality, when the screen cover is positioned over the display screen;
- and
- initiate a command of the vehicle driving functionality based on the user input received via the at least one predefined area of the screen cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.