TW593022B - Operation method for man-to-machine interface of vehicular computer - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an operation method for man-to-machine interface of vehicular computer, including the steps of: installing a vehicular computer system in a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a computer host for processing at least one operation system, and an operation panel for operating the computer host. The computer host is further connected to a monitor for displaying textual or image information, and provided with a touch panel thereon for inputting data by touching the touch panel. Accordingly, users are able to operate and press the function buttons of the operation panel subjecting the monitor to display menus such that the users may click the menus to start operation through the touch panel so as to simplify the operation procedures for vehicular computers and to provide a user-friendly operation interface through the operation panel and the touch panel.

Description

593022 V. Description of the invention ⑴ [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to a method for controlling a human-machine interface of a computer for a vehicle 1 In particular, it relates to a method for integrating a plurality of electronic devices in an existing automobile with a simplified Operation process to perform the operation function of the electronic device. [Prior art] According to the existing vehicle, there are multiple independent electronic devices such as car audio system, anti-theft system, navigation system, car diagnostic system, parking assistance system, mobile phone communication system or central Air-conditioning system ... etc., among which the car audio system may include a radio Λ CD player Λ environment equalizer amplifier and Lakou eight etc. _ Generally the car audio system will be in the standard size (Deu t S che I ndu stry Normen, DIN) Set to 1 to ensure that the audio system is compatible and can be installed in all vehicle dashboards. The safety system usually uses various sensors and microcontrollers arranged on the vehicle to determine the triggering of the safety mechanism. The navigation system It has a global positioning system and a GPS receiver. The GPS receiver has an antenna to receive signals from the satellite network to obtain the coordinates of the vehicle's longitude, latitude, and south on the earth. The electronic map is used to provide vehicle positioning and navigation functions Mobile communication systems have also been added to the vehicle.j Drivers can use their mobile phones to use voice communication through the speakerphone function. More advanced vehicle mobile phones can also use voice control to make and receive calls, and telephones. Consumers for vehicle safety Λ Navigation Λ Information Λ Pass Demand for various electronic devices such as telecommunications and multimedia has increased by 9

593022 V. Description of the invention (2) The vehicle is equipped with more and more various electronic devices. However, these electronic devices useful to the driver are independent and incompatible with each other. Each electronic device uses independent hardware. And microcontroller, and have a self-contained control panel, and run incompatible special software, it is difficult to communicate with each other, completely incompatible. When users face many electronic devices installed in the car, add The upper control panel is provided with a number of control buttons for different functions. When the user actually uses the steps, the steps are not only tedious and complicated, but also easily cause the user to be distracted during driving. ^ So how to set all the electronic devices on the position of the dashboard of the vehicle in the standard size of DIN, and can use the function of multiple electronic devices at the same time, making it easier for users to operate, and can have a more humane The man-machine interface will be studied and improved. The inventor of this case is to solve the above problems that the existing electronic devices for vehicles are closed and independent, and it is not easy to expand and upgrade. They have concentrated on research and cooperated with the application of science to propose a method for controlling the human-computer interface of a vehicle computer. The design is reasonable and effective for the above-mentioned missing inventions. [Summary of the Invention] The present invention is to solve the problem that the existing electronic devices for vehicles are closed and independent, and the operation steps are too complicated. The following technical methods are provided to achieve the integration of the electronic devices for vehicles and simplify the operation process: The main technical feature of the present invention is to provide a man-machine interface control method for a vehicle computer. A computer host is arranged in a casing, the computer host can execute at least one operating system, and the computer host is provided with a control surface.

Page 7 593022 V. Description of the invention (3) A panel and a display with a touch panel, the control method includes the following steps: (a) pressing a function button of the control panel; (b) the display displaying a menu of menus (C) pressing the directory menu by the touch panel; and (d) performing the pressing operation of step (c) by the computer host according to the function designed by the software; and using the touch panel to click and input to control for simplicity The operation process provides the effect of a humanized control interface. A second technical feature of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling a human-machine interface of a vehicle computer as described above. The function buttons on the control panel are designed with simple graphic symbols to clearly indicate the functions of the function buttons, so that the function buttons can be more easily used. User-accepted efficacy. [Embodiment] In order to enable your review committee to further understand the technology, means and effects adopted by the present invention to achieve the intended purpose, please refer to the following detailed description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. I believe the purpose, features and characteristics of the present invention As a deep and specific understanding can be obtained from this, the drawings are provided for reference and explanation only, and are not intended to limit the present invention. First, please refer to the first figure, which is a schematic diagram of the computer system of the present invention. The present invention mainly uses a computer system 1 as a platform for integrating, connecting, and controlling all vehicle electronic devices 2. The electronic device 2 can be at least an audio-visual device 201, an anti-theft device 202, a navigation device 203, and a vehicle condition diagnosis device. 2 0 4, a back-up assist device 2 0 5, a mobile communication device or a central air-conditioning device, etc., and the audio and video device 2 0 can also include AM / FM radio, audio and video player, amplifier, sound effects Equalizer or la

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V. Description of the invention (4) The team is specialized, so the computer system 1 of the present invention mainly includes an external bite 1 1 computer host 1 2, a display 1 3, a control panel 1 4, Fu Weng Jie Yi | reverse port 1 and a power supply system 16, in which the housing 11 is a d I Ν standard size, which can be installed in the position of the dashboard of the vehicle, and the housing 11 can use i DI ν or 2 DIN size. Among them, the computer main body 12 is housed in the casing 11 and Lei Congshi ’s main body 12 is provided with a plurality of ports 15 which protrude to the back panel behind the casing 11 and connect all of them with p. Electronic device 2 and the port 15 includes at least one insect

,, / A, J port, at least one parallel port, at least one data communication port, at least one display connection

Port, and at least one audio connection. The host computer 12 (for example, the second diagram is a block diagram of the host computer system) consists of at least a bus 20, two CPUs 21, a memory unit 2 2, a chipset 2 3, and A storage device 24 is configured to execute at least one operating system, such as an open multitasking system such as Windows, CE, Windows XP Embedded, or Embedded Linux, or execute multiple software programs. Among them, the control panel 1 4 is disposed at the front end of the computer main body 12. As shown in the third figure, the control panel 丨 4 is provided with a plurality of control buttons 141 for controlling the computer main body 12. A plurality of function buttons 1 4 2 with simple drawing numbers are embedded, and the function buttons 1 4 2 are displayed during operation.

No picture on the monitor 1 3. The control panel] is provided with several slots for removing external storage media, including a connection bee slot 151 for inserting a memory card, and an optical drive slot 152 for inserting a dvD / CD disc. A USB slot 153 and an IEEE1394 slot 154 for connecting external electronic devices.

Page 9 593022 V. Description of the invention (5) Among them, the display 1 3 is connected to the port of the computer host 12! 5 for displaying text or image information of the host computer 12, and a touch panel 17 is attached to the display 13, and the touch panel 17 is provided with an input signal line for electrical connection To port 15 of the host computer 12, you can manipulate the computer system 1 to input data to the host computer 12 for processing by touching the image or text information of the touch panel 17. Please refer to the second figure again for the system block diagram of the computer host of the present invention. The bus 20 is electrically connected to the connection 15 and can be used to transfer data exchange between the components in the computer host 12. The central processing unit 2 丨 is connected to the bus 20, and is used to execute the operating system, a plurality of applications or a plurality of drivers, or perform data processing, calculation or access operations, etc. Among them, the memory unit 2 2 Connected to the bus 20, the memory unit 22 has two types, one is a random access memory unit 2 2 1 and the other is a flash memory unit 22 2. The random access memory unit 22 is used To temporarily store the operating system, application program or driver program executed by the central processing unit 21, or to store data calculated by the central processing unit 21 ', and the flash memory list ^ 2 2 2 疋 is used to store the side The operating system, application programs, and driver software are included in the 'the chipset 2 3 is connected to the central processing unit 2 1' and the memory is used for single operation, access, or exchange. The storage device, such as a hard disk drive or an optical disk drive, is used to access, update or expand the bus 20, which is responsible for processing the data-control storage device 24 between the Zhongfan 22 and the port 15 It is a built-in storage system, which can be connected to the bus 20, and can be used for systems, applications and drivers.

Page 10 593022 V. Description of the invention (6) 〇 Please refer to the fourth figure, which is the operation flowchart of the present invention. The computer system includes the following steps: Step 4 1: Start the power button from the control panel 14 of the computer system 1; Step 42 · Computer system 1 starts the power system 1 6 immediately; Step 4 3: On the segment control panel 14 Function buttons with simple pattern symbols embedded 1 4 2 Pressed? If yes; skip to step 4 4; if not; skip to step 4 5; step 44: The host computer 1 2 detects any function pressed by the function button 1 42 and displays the menu menu screen on the display 16 (as in section (Figure 5), and the touch panel 17 can directly click the directory menu input operation, and the host computer 12 can execute the menu menu screen click operation according to the function set in the software stored in the memory unit 2 2. And skip to step 4 5; Step 4 5: determine whether to press the power button? If yes; skip to step 4 6; if not; skip back to step 4 3; step 4 6: computer system 1 turns off the power system 16. Therefore, when the function button 1 4 2 of the control panel 1 4 is pressed, the software in the memory unit 2 2 detects the signal that the function button 1 4 2 is pressed, and the menu menu will be displayed on the display 1 3 , And the operating system stored by the computer host 12 guides the user to operate through the touch-sensitive panel 17 point-and-click input operation for subsequent function operations, and the day-to-day content of the directory menu can be operated

Page 11 593022 V. Description of the invention (7) System modification or expansion please refer to the directory menu screen system. The application will be displayed on the display. The function button screen includes a number of boards to enter the web video media. After the screen, you can understand it, and click on the newsletter in this directory to select, answer automatically, and root out the subheadings. Therefore, the above-mentioned required functions are more convenient and Gu Yi accordingly, and other software is added to perform access to the touch panel 17 and the functions are complete. 5; shown, is the touch panel of the present invention. The present invention is stored in the memory unit 22; =: software such as a driver, and the software performs the operations = fast 1 3 to guide # 用 本 i ^ ® ^ 142 # τ 0 # The menu menu screen appears under ^. Directory menu Internet, c can directly click on the touch-screen service service email, • star navigation,-^ 1 _ directory option operation. Positivity 1 3 shows high points. The user can distinguish the directory menu of the computer Η Η ^ ^, 糸, first, all or frequently used functions at a glance. As shown in the figure of the incorrect communication, when the item for the user is clicked, it will be ready + < set up the factory to automatically record, call "ir dial, press dial ## s $ 、、 数Sub-category options, users can 2 ^ ^ point 4 touch panel 1 7 to enter individual operations: users can quickly find them under the operation process of Ϊ 俾 俾 allows users to have a User-friendly interface.

Ceremonial ψA electronic equipment built in the brain system 1, 22 open platform, can be consumed by S, such as ten cities τ to the two stored inside the host computer 12, and use the control panel 14 and combined with the control panel 2: interface, τ Function buttons 142 of Saka 14 are designed by software, and

593022 has a directory structure, so the user controls the 14 function buttons 1 4 2 and then the touch-sensitive surface layer of the point-and-click display 14. The daytime input and control operations are more simplified, which can reduce the The user button 1 4 2 is designed with simple pattern symbols to replace the user ’s more easy to accept and more clearly express the function. 5. Description of the invention (8) The indicator 1 4 shows that you can press the control panel board 1 7 when you pass the hierarchical setting. Layer, so that not only can make the original complex distraction, and the function is displayed in traditional text, the function represented by the enable button 142. The present invention can also write the car by a software program and store it in the first program code. The control panel 14 presses the display 13 to display the directory menu; select the input; and the fourth program code performs the functions. Can be borrowed from a design that is different from the knowledgeable, can not be seen in the publication or the public before the application, converts the invention patent application according to the law. However, the above-disclosed schemes are only those who are skilled in this art. These changes still belong to the established patent scope. Use the control method of computer man-machine interface to borrow from recording media. The software program includes pressing the function button 1 4 2; the second program code and the third program code are selected by the touch panel 17 points and the third program code is clicked and input. The disclosed technology provides a method that can greatly improve the overall value of use, and its use has been in line with the requirements of the invention patent. Explanation, it is only an embodiment of the present invention. According to the above description, other various inventions of the present invention can be made. Spirit and the following realms

Page 593022 Brief description of the drawings (1) Illustration of the drawings: The first picture is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the computer system of the present invention 'The second picture is a schematic diagram of the control panel of the present invention 5 The third picture is the computer host of the present invention The block diagram of the system, the fourth figure is the operation flow chart of the present invention; the fifth figure is the schematic view of the g-record menu screen displayed by the touch panel of the present invention, and the sixth figure is the appearance of the click mobile communication in the present invention. Schematic diagram of the daytime display of the display 〇 (.2) Representative symbols of the main parts: 1 Computer system 2 Electronic device 11 Case 12 Computer host 13 Display 14 Control panel 141 Control button 142 Function button 15 Port 151 Port slot 151 Optical drive plug Slot 152 USB slot 153 IEEE1394 slot 16 Power system 17 Touch panel 20 Bus 21 Central processor 22 Memory unit 221 Random access memory unit 222 Flash memory unit 23 Wafer group 24 Storage device 25 Wireless transmission module

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Claims (1)

593022 VI. Scope of patent application 1. A method for controlling a human-machine interface of a vehicle computer. A computer host is arranged in a casing, the computer host can execute at least one operating system, and the computer host is provided with a control panel and a A display with a touch panel, the control method includes the following steps: (a) pressing a function button of the control panel; (b) the display displays a menu of menus; (c) pressing the menu of the menu by the touch panel ; And (d) the computer host performs the pressing operation of step (c) according to the function designed by the software. 2. The method of controlling the human-computer interface of a vehicle computer as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the operating system executed by the computer host is open to Windows CE, Windows XP Em bedded or loose Linux Multi-tasking system. 3. The method for controlling the human-computer interface of a vehicle computer as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the DIN standard size of the housing is the size of ID IN or 2DIN. 4. The method for controlling the human-computer interface of a vehicle as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, where the function button is provided with the fs〗 easy pattern symbol. 5. The control method of the human-computer interface of a vehicle as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the catalog menu is a hierarchical design. 6. The method of controlling the human-computer interface of a vehicle computer as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the operating system can modify or expand the contents of the directory menu. 7. A recording medium containing a car computer HMI software program, software Page 15593022 6. The scope of patent application procedures includes: a first program code, which presses the function button from the control panel; a second program code, which displays the directory menu on the display; a third program code, which is clicked by the touch panel Select input; and a fourth program code, performing a click input action of the third program code. Page 16