US 2017/0249718 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

Abstract

A determination is made as to whether a driver or a front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate a display device. If it is detected that only the driver would like to operate the display device, the display device is put in a first operating mode in which a graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in a driver-side display region of the display device. If it is detected that only the front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate the display device, the display device is put in a second operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in a front-seat-passenger-side display region of the display device. If it is detected that the driver and the front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle both would like to operate the display device, the display device is put in a third operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed in the driver-side display region and at least part of the graphic user interface is additionally also displayed in the front-seat-passenger-side display region.

Claims21

Dependent claims

1-10. (canceled)

A method for operating a touch-sensitive display device of a motor vehicle, comprising:

detecting which of a driver and a front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device;
operating the touch-sensitive display device in a first operating mode in which a graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in a driver-side display region of the touch-sensitive display device, when said detecting detects that only the driver would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device;
operating the touch-sensitive display device in a second operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in a front-seat-passenger-side display region of the touch-sensitive display device, when said detecting detects that only the front-seat passenger would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device;
and
operating the touch-sensitive display device in a third operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed in the driver-side display region and at least part of the graphic user interface is also displayed in the front-seat-passenger-side display region, when said detecting detects that both the driver and the front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device.

2 more elements

A system for operating a touch-sensitive display device of a motor vehicle, comprising:

a detection device detecting which of a driver and a front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device;
and
a control device
operating the touch-sensitive display device in a first operating mode in which a graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in a driver-side display region of the touch-sensitive display device when only the driver would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device;
operating the touch-sensitive display device in a second operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in a front-seat-passenger-side display region of the touch-sensitive display device when only the front-seat passenger would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device;
and
operating the touch-sensitive display device in a third operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed in the driver-side display region and at least part of the graphic user interface is also displayed in the front-seat-passenger-side display region, when both the driver and the front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device.

4 more elements

A motor vehicle, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display device having a driver-side display region and a front-seat-passenger-side display region;
a detection device detecting which of a driver and a front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device;
and
a control device
operating the touch-sensitive display device in a first operating mode in which a graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in the driver-side display region of the touch-sensitive display device when only the driver would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device;
operating the touch-sensitive display device in a second operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in the front-seat-passenger-side display region of the touch-sensitive display device when only the front-seat passenger would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device;
and
operating the touch-sensitive display device in a third operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed in the driver-side display region and at least part of the graphic user interface is also displayed in the front-seat-passenger-side display region, when both the driver and the front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate the touch-sensitive display device.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/523,376Filed 27 Oct 2015

Priority

DE 10 2014 016 222.231 Oct 2014

Published

31 Aug 2017

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification34 codes

G06F 3/0488
Using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of…:…
B60K 35/10
Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles: input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle,…
B60K 35/22
Using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays: display screens
B60K 35/29
Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor: instruments characterised by the…

Method and system for operating a touch-sensitive display device of a motor vehicle

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Method and system for operating a touch-sensitive display device of a motor vehicle

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