DE10200883A1 - Arrangement for displaying information in motor vehicle has control elements selectively causing display interruption without recall, function selection/setting or reset of information display - Google Patents

Abstract

The arrangement has a display device for various displays, especially menus for selecting and/or setting up functions. Information is displayed automatically depending on at least one associated event by superimposing an image with information. Control elements when operated selectively cause interruption of the display without the possibility of recall or function selection and/or setting up or display reset. The arrangement has a display device (1) for various displays, especially menus for selecting and/or setting up functions. Information (5-8) is displayed automatically depending on at least one associated event by superimposing an image with information. Control elements (4) when operated selectively cause interruption of the information display without the possibility of recall or selection and/or setting up of function offered in connection with the information display or reset of the information display. AN Independent claim is also included for a method of displaying information in motor vehicle.

Description

The invention relates to a device for displaying information, in particular of traffic information and / or telephone information, in a motor vehicle, with a display device on which various display images, in particular menus for Selection and / or setting of functions that can be displayed, the information on the display device automatically depending on at least one associated Event are represented, and in such a way that a displayed image, at least is partially overlaid by the information display.

The invention further relates to a method for displaying information, in particular traffic information and / or telephone information, in one Motor vehicle in which on a display device for displaying various Display images, in particular menus for selecting and / or setting functions, the information automatically depending on at least one associated Results are displayed, in such a way that a displayed display image is at least partially overlaid by the information display.

Motor vehicles are increasingly equipped with navigation systems that the Guide the driver to a destination that can be entered. The driver receives during the route guidance information on the current status via various screen displays Vehicle position, turning instructions (direction and distance until turning) and at the arrival time in the destination. There are also navigation systems for Motor vehicles known that offer dynamic route guidance. The calculated route adapted based on traffic reports, the The route is recalculated automatically. As a source of information for the dynamic route guidance mostly uses a so-called RDS-TMC radio station, the in addition to the radio program, it broadcasts traffic reports from Navigation system can be received and evaluated (see, for example, "Audi Navigation system plus "). Otherwise, navigation systems with dynamic Route guidance known, where traffic information such as traffic jam, slow-moving traffic or full lock as symbols on a screen displayed Street map are displayed. If there is a traffic jam on the calculated route, the navigation system then either suggests an alternative route or recommends that To drive through traffic jams if bypassing the traffic jams does not offer time savings (see TravelPilot DX-N from Blaupunkt Werke GmbH).

The object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for provide the type mentioned, which is an improved representation of event-dependent information, in particular traffic information and / or Telephone information.

This problem is solved once by a device with the features of Claim 1. The device according to the invention is thus by controls marked, the operation of which is optionally a) a termination of the overlapping Presentation of information without the possibility of recalling the canceled Information display, b) a selection and / or setting in connection with the information offered function or c) a deferral of superimposed information display causes, the deferred Information display or a changed information display can be recalled is, so that the function offered in connection with the information display is selectable and / or adjustable again.

The object is further achieved by a method having the features of claim 9 solved.

The method for displaying information is according to the invention provided that at least one operating function optionally terminates the overlaid information display or a selection and / or setting one in Connection with the information offered function is feasible.

The overlaying information display is preferably terminated with and / or feasible without recalling the canceled information display.

The invention is particularly suitable for the display of traffic information and telephone information in the form of so-called popups, d. that is, certain traffic or telephone information on the display device enlarged or more detailed are shown, with a last displayed menu or a last displayed Image is at least partially overlaid by the "pop-up" information display.

• 1. Er kann das Popup abbrechen, beispielsweise, wenn ihn die "aufgepoppt" dargestellte Information nicht interessiert. Der Abbruch des Popups führt zur Rückkehr zu dem zuletzt auf der Anzeigeeinrichtung dargestellten Menü bzw. zu dem dort zuletzt dargestellten Bild. Das konkrete Ereignis, welches das Popup hervorgerufen hat, z. B. eine bestimmte Staumeldung oder ein bestimmter Telefonanruf, wird dann allerdings nicht nochmals durch ein entsprechendes Popup dargestellt.
• 2. Er kann das Popup bestätigen, indem er eine damit zugleich angebotene Funktion auswählt bzw. einstellt. So kann das Navigationssystem beispielsweise so ausgelegt sein, dass eine verkehrsmeldungsabhängige Anpassung der berechneten Fahrroute nicht automatisch, sondern erst nach einer Darstellung der Verkehrsinformation auf der Anzeigeeinrichtung und einem entsprechenden Befehl des Nutzers zur Anpassung der Fahrroute erfolgt.
• 3. Ferner hat der Nutzer die Möglichkeit, das Popup zurückzustellen, so dass es von der Anzeigeeinrichtung entfernt wird und zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt wieder erscheint bzw. wieder aufgerufen werden kann. Das konkrete Ereignis, welches das Popup hervorgerufen hat, wird durch die Zurückstellung des Popups somit nicht gelöscht, es bleibt vielmehr im Hintergrund aktiv. Die in Verbindung mit dem Popup angebotene Funktion (z. B. Stauumfahrung oder Herstellung der Telefonverbindung) kann somit auch später ausgewählt bzw. eingestellt werden. Die Zurückstellung des jeweiligen Popups kann zu einer Rückkehr zu dem zuletzt auf der Anzeigeeinrichtung dargestellten Menü bzw. zu dem dort zuletzt dargestellten Bild oder zu einem Menüwechsel führen.

The user of the device according to the invention now has the following options:

• 1. He can cancel the pop-up, for example if he is not interested in the information "poped up". The termination of the popup leads to a return to the last menu shown on the display device or to the last displayed image there. The specific event that caused the popup, e.g. B. a specific traffic jam message or a specific phone call, however, is then not shown again by a corresponding popup.
• 2. He can confirm the popup by selecting or setting a function that is also offered. For example, the navigation system can be designed in such a way that an adaptation of the calculated travel route depending on the traffic information does not take place automatically, but only after the traffic information has been displayed on the display device and a corresponding command from the user to adapt the travel route.
• 3. Furthermore, the user has the option of resetting the popup so that it is removed from the display device and reappears or can be called up again at a later time. The specific event that caused the popup is not deleted by the deferral of the popup, it remains active in the background. The function offered in connection with the popup (e.g. traffic jam avoidance or establishing the telephone connection) can thus also be selected or set later. The deferral of the respective popup can lead to a return to the menu last displayed on the display device or to the last image displayed there, or to a menu change.

Further advantageous configurations of the device according to the invention result from the subclaims.

According to a development of the invention, it is provided that the recall of a deferred information display or a changed information display, which are caused, for example, by changing a traffic disruption can take place automatically after a predetermined period of time, which is preferably can also be programmable by the user.

Another development of the invention provides that the deferred Information display and / or a changed information display manually is available again.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the recall is automatic after at least a significant change in the information presented, for example one The traffic disruption is extended. The changed one is preferred Information and / or the change in information presented.

Another way of recalling is that the deferred Information display or a changed information display manually Calling up a menu, in the context of which the information display underlying event is available, can be called again.

The invention is described below with reference to an exemplary embodiment Drawing explained in more detail.

The only figure in the drawing shows an exemplary representation of traffic information on a display device 1 .

The display device 1 consists of a touchscreen color monitor on which a display field 2 is arranged in the center. Above the display field 2 there is a display line 3 on which temperature data of areas of the vehicle interior and the frequency of a set radio transmitter are shown. On the side next to the display field 2 or the display line 3 , two columns are formed, each with four touchscreen buttons 4 .

The display device is part of a multifunction control element, which is not fully shown, and which includes, among other things, a navigation system, a car telephone and a radio or audio system. A destination is entered into the navigation system in a manner known per se and is therefore not explained further here. The navigation system is guided by means of the display device 1 as a screen display and additionally by voice guidance. The navigation system is equipped with a device for receiving RDS-TMC traffic information. Traffic information such as traffic jam, slow-moving traffic or a full block are shown in the form of a popup on the display device 1 . In the exemplary embodiment shown, a traffic jam message is shown on display field 2 of display device 1 . The illustration includes a pictogram 5 , which shows a stylized motorway with two exits and a traffic sign arranged between the exits, indicating a traffic jam. The representation also includes alphanumeric information 6 which is associated with the pictogram 5 . The alphanumeric information 6 includes the name of the street, place names and detailed information, namely the length of the traffic jam. From the pictogram 5 and the associated alphanumeric information 6, the motor vehicle driver thus learns that there is a 15 km long traffic jam on the A7 motorway from Hanover to Hamburg between the junctions East Hanover and Großburgwedel.

Below the pictogram 5 and the assigned alphanumeric information 6 , two functions 7 , 8 are shown on the display panel 2 , which abort the popup shown or the selection of a function offered in connection with the popup, namely the calculation of an alternative route to bypass the Congestion, enable by operating the assigned controls 4 .

The termination of the popup leads to a return to the last menu shown on display field 2 or to the last map display shown there. The specific traffic jam message that caused the pop-up shown is deleted when the pop-up is terminated, so that a corresponding pop-up is only displayed again when the navigation system again receives a corresponding traffic jam message from a TMC traffic news station.

If, on the other hand, the popup is confirmed by operating the control element 8 , a menu jump to the corresponding context menu takes place. In this menu, the calculation of an alternative route to bypass the traffic jam is carried out so that the route guidance is adjusted accordingly.

On the other hand, the user of the device according to the invention also has the option of resetting the popup. The deferral has the effect that the popup is removed, although after a certain period of time and / or when the information 5 , 6 shown has changed, it appears again automatically on the display panel 2 or can be called up again manually. The pop-up can be reset in various ways. On the one hand, the pop-up can be reset by pressing any control element 4 (softkey), the display field 2 returning to the last menu. On the other hand, the pop-up can also be reset by pressing any main menu button, which is associated with a change to the selected menu or calling up the last selected menu page. Furthermore, the popup can also be carried out by actuating other operating elements in the form of so-called hard keys (not shown) which cause a status line to pop up. This deferral of the popup leads to a return to the last menu and a pop-up of a status line.

There are also various options for recalling a deferred popup Possibilities. One possibility is that the recall of the deferred pop-ups automatically after a specified period of time and / or a change in the event that the deferred popup caused. This type of recall is useful for important messages, for example when reporting an oncoming lane on your own lane Wrong-way driver. Alternatively, you can also recall a deferred popup manually through a general function for recalling messages and / or Events. Another way to recall one deferred popups consists in calling up the menu manually, in the context of which the event underlying the popup. For example, one can make a call relevant popup by pressing a menu key "Phone" or a Traffic information, e.g. B. a traffic jam-related popup by actuation a menu button "Traffic" can be called up again.

The invention is not restricted to the exemplary embodiment described above. Rather, a number of variants are conceivable, which are encompassed by the inventive concept even in the case of a fundamentally different configuration. The pop-up displaying traffic jam information or other traffic information can also include a graphic map. The popup can also relate to telephone information, for example call information with the number of the calling telephone. In addition, it is also possible for the pop-up to have information on vehicle states, for example errors, notices or operating states. This popup is generated as a result of a change in an operating state of the vehicle or the vehicle environment. Reference symbol list 1 display device
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Claims (15)

1.Device for displaying information, in particular traffic information and / or telephone information, in a motor vehicle, with a display device ( 1 ) on which various displays, in particular menus for selecting and / or setting functions, can be displayed, the information ( 5 , 6, 7, automatically displayed 8) on the display device (1) as a function of at least one corresponding event in such a manner that a displayed image is at least partly overlaid by the representation of information (5, 6, 7, 8), characterized by operating elements ( 4 ), the operation of which can either terminate the superimposed information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) without the possibility of recalling the canceled information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) or select and / or set one in conjunction with the information offered function ( 7 , 8 ) or a deferral of the stored information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) causes, the deferred information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) and / or changed information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) can be recalled, so that also in connection with the information display function ( 7 , 8 ) can be selected and / or set again. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the recall of the deferred information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) and / or a changed information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) takes place automatically after a predetermined period of time. 3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the deferred information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) and / or a changed information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) manually by actuating an operating element ( 4 ) for recall of messages and / or events can be recalled. 4. Device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the recall takes place automatically after at least one significant change in the information ( 5 , 6 ) shown, at least the changed information ( 5 , 6 ) and / or the change in information ( 5 , 6 ) is shown. 5. Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the deferred information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) can be called up manually by calling up a menu, in the context of which the event on which the information is based is available. 6. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the overlaying information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) can be reset by actuating one or more specific touch screen keys and / or operating elements ( 4 ) designed as soft keys , 7. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the overlaying information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) can be reset by actuating one or more main menu controls. 8. Device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the overlaying information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) can be reset by actuating one or more control elements which cause an overlay of status information. 9. A method for displaying information ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ), in particular traffic information and / or telephone information, in a motor vehicle, in which on a display device ( 1 ) for displaying various display images, in particular menus for selection and / or setting of functions that automatically display information ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) as a function of at least one associated result, in such a way that a displayed image is at least partially overlaid by the information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) characterized in that at least one operating function can optionally be used to abort the superimposed information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) or to select and / or set a function offered in connection with the information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ). 10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that the overlaying information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) can be terminated with and / or without recalling the canceled information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ). 11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that the recall of the deferred information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) or a changed information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) takes place automatically after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. 12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the time period is programmable. 13. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 12, characterized in that the deferred information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) and / or a changed information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) can be recalled manually. 14. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 13, characterized in that the recall is carried out automatically after at least one significant change in the information ( 5 , 6 ) shown, preferably at least the changed information ( 5 , 6 ) and / or the change in Information ( 5 , 6 ) is displayed. 15. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 14, characterized in that the deferred information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) or a changed information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) manually after calling up a menu, in the context of which event underlying the information display ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) is called up again.