US 2020/0215919 A1Published application

System for controlling a main monitor of an autonomous vehicle

OwnerVincent LAINE, Céline TACCORI DUVERGEY +2inventors

InventorsVincent LAINE, Céline TACCORI DUVERGEY, Felicie RAMPILLON, Stephane FERON

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Abstract

The invention relates to a control system (2) for controlling a main monitor (10) of a motor vehicle, said control system (2), configured so as to be installed on a central console (12), comprising a display screen and a touchscreen. Said control system (2) has a first mode of operation in which said display screen is in an inactive state and the touchscreen is in a basic configuration, and a second mode of operation in which said display screen is in an active state and the touchscreen is in an advanced configuration; the control system furthermore comprises a control module configured so as to put the control system into said first mode of operation when the vehicle is in a driven driving mode or into said second mode of operation when the vehicle is in an autonomous driving mode.

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Dependent claims

A control system for controlling the main monitor of a vehicle, said vehicle comprising a central console and adapted to be operated in a controlled driving mode and an autonomous driving mode, wherein said control system is configured to be mounted on said central console (12), said control system comprising:

a display screen switchable between an active state (EA) and an inactive state (EI),
a touch pad operable in a basic configuration (C0) in which said touch pad allows only a limited number of simple movements, and an advanced configuration in which the touch pad is configured to make possible the control of the movement of a pointer on the main monitor,
said control system having a first mode of operation in which said display screen is in the inactive state and the touch pad is in its basic configuration, and a second mode of operation in which the display screen is in said active state and the touch pad is in its advanced configuration,
said control system additionally comprising a control module configured to place the control system in said first mode of operation when the vehicle is in the controlled driving mode or to place the control system in said second mode of operation when the vehicle is in the autonomous mode of driving.

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Facts

Application: 16/639,712Filed 17 Jul 2018
Priority: FR 175784824 Aug 2017
Published: 9 Jul 2020
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Classification29 codes

G06F 3/04883
Using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
B60K 35/00
Instruments specially adapted for vehicles
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