Vehicle-user human-machine interface apparatus and systems
AssigneeGreen Ride Ltd.
InventorsOri DADOOSH, Nadav ATTIAS, Liran NAKACHE, Ori YEMINI, Raanan Shimon SHABTAI, Eitan BERKOVITS, Avishai DOTAN
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to systems and system for providing human-machine interface (HMI), and more particularly, to system for providing a part of HMI system and system components for controlling a vehicle, controlling a personal communication device and displaying integrated information from both to the user.
Claims20
A system for providing a display panel as part of a human-machine interface (HMI), comprising:
- a. potentially a front transparent panel coupled to a vehicle's steering means;
- b. at least two control levers disposed on and/or under a surfaces of the steering means for controlling a plurality of functions of the machine;
- c. a control lever converter, operably coupled to the at least two control levers and configured to generate signals in response to manipulation of each of the control levers;
- d. a processing unit, in communication with the control lever converter and a display panel coupled to the steering means and disposed below the transparent panel;
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- e. a display panel forming a part of the HMI, the processing unit configured to receive converted signals, and directing the display panel to update displayed information, wherein the displayed information is displayed with a plurality of icons formed by a predetermined icon segment combination.
A system for facilitating a user to simultaneously control a mobile communication device and a plurality of vehicle functions, implementable in a human-machine interface (HMI), the system comprises:
- a. an integral docking station configured to engage and communicate with a mobile communication device;
- b. a docking station controller;
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- c. a system for providing a display panel as part of a human-machine interface (HMI), comprising:
- i. potentially a front transparent panel coupled to a vehicle's steering means;
- ii. at least two control levers disposed on and/or under a surfaces of the steering means for controlling a plurality of functions of the machine;
- iii. a control lever converter, operably coupled to the at least two control levers and configured to generate signals in response to manipulation of each of the control levers;
- iv. a processing unit, in communication with the control lever converter and a display panel coupled to the steering means and disposed below the transparent panel;
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- v. a display panel forming a part of the HMI,
- the processing unit coupled to a non-volatile memory having a processor-readable medium thereon with a set of executable instructions configured to:
- receive converted signals;
- direct the display panel to update displayed information, wherein the displayed information is displayed with a plurality of icons formed by a predetermined icon segment combination;
- communicate with the integral docking station controller;
- convert docking station controller signal to executable commands controlling the vehicle;
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- convert the control levers converter signal to executable commands controlling the mobile communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.