TWI757318B - Method and electronic device of controlling vehicle dashboard display - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and an electronic device of controlling a vehicle dashboard display, where the method is applicable to an electronic device having a screen, an input device, and a communication module and includes the following steps. Related information of a vehicle is obtained to generate and display options on the vehicle dashboard display. Next, a setting operation performed on the options is received by using the input device to generate setting values of the vehicle dashboard display, and the setting values are transmitted to the vehicle by using the communication module, where dashboard information is displayed on the vehicle dashboard display by the vehicle according to the setting values.

Description

Control method of instrument panel display screen and electronic device using the same

The present invention relates to a method for controlling a display screen and an electronic device using the method, and more particularly, to a method for controlling a display screen on an instrument panel and an electronic device using the method.

At present, the dashboard of automobiles and motorcycles can provide users with more and more information, such as vehicle speed, mileage, engine speed, fuel level, direction light indication, water tank temperature, airbag, steering wheel, seat belt, time, average fuel consumption, instant Fuel consumption, warning patterns and other information. However, whether it is an analog or digital instrument panel, such information can only be presented in a fixed position, and when there is more information, the information on the instrument panel will become more complex.

In view of this, the present invention provides a method for controlling a display screen of an instrument panel and an electronic device using the method, which allows users to set the display information and presentation method of the display screen of the instrument panel by themselves, thereby making the instrument panel more customized and enhance the use value.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned method for controlling a display screen of an instrument panel is applicable to an electronic device having a screen, an input device and a communication module, and includes the following steps. First, obtain relevant information of the transport vehicle to generate and display a plurality of options associated with the dashboard display on the screen. Then, use the input device to receive the setting operation for the above options to generate the setting value of the dashboard display screen, and then use the communication module to transmit the setting value to the transport vehicle, wherein the transport vehicle displays the dashboard information on the dashboard according to the set value. Display the screen.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned electronic device includes a screen, an input device, a communication module, a memory, and a processor, wherein the processor is coupled to the screen, the input device, the communication module, and the memory. The screen is used to display the screen. The input device is used for receiving input operations. The communication module is used to connect with the transport vehicle. Memory is used to store data. The processor is used for obtaining relevant information of the transport vehicle to generate and display a plurality of options related to the display screen of the instrument panel on the screen, and to receive the setting operation for the above-mentioned options by using the input device to generate the setting value of the display screen of the instrument panel, and The communication module is used to transmit the set value to the transport vehicle, wherein the transport vehicle displays the dashboard information on the dashboard display screen according to the set value.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the following embodiments are given and described in detail with the accompanying drawings as follows.

Some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Element symbols quoted in the following description will be regarded as the same or similar elements when the same element symbols appear in different drawings. These examples are only a part of the invention and do not disclose all possible embodiments of the invention. Rather, these embodiments are merely exemplary of methods and apparatus within the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is only for the convenience of description and is not intended to limit the present invention. First of all, FIG. 1 introduces all the components and the disposition relationship of the display device. The detailed functions will be disclosed together with FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , the electronic device 100 at least includes a screen 110 , an input module 120 , a communication module 130 , a memory 140 and a processor 150 . In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, etc., which is not limited in the present invention.

The screen 110 is used to display the image output by the electronic device 100 for the user to watch. In this embodiment, the screen 110 is, for example, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a Light-Emitting Diode (LED) display, a Field Emission Display (FED), or other types of displays. The input device 120 is used to provide the user to operate the electronic device 100 , and it may be an external or built-in keyboard, a stylus, a touch panel and other devices of the electronic device 100 . In one embodiment, the screen 110 and the input device 120 can be integrated into a touch screen, such as a capacitive or resistive touch screen, for receiving a user's touch operation.

The communication unit 130 is used to connect with the transport vehicle VH, which may support WiMAX communication protocol, Wi-Fi communication protocol, 2G communication protocol, 3G communication protocol or 4G communication protocol, ZigBee, Bluetooth, Z- Wave's communication chips, antennas and other electronic components or communication interfaces.

The memory 140 is used to store data, images, codes, etc., and can be any type of fixed or removable random access memory (RAM), read-only memory, for example. , ROM), flash memory (flash memory), hard disk or other similar devices, integrated circuits and combinations thereof.

The processor 150 is used to control the operations among the components of the display device 100 , and it can be, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), or other programmable general-purpose or special-purpose microprocessors (microprocessors) , digital signal processor (digital signal processor, DSP), graphics processor (graphic processing unit, GPU) programmable controller, special application integrated circuit (application specific integrated circuits, ASIC), programmable logic device (programmable logic device) logic device, PLD), application processor (application processor, AP) or other similar devices or a combination of these devices.

In this embodiment, after the electronic device 100 is connected to the transportation vehicle VH, it can be used to control the display screen of the instrument panel of the transportation vehicle VH. In this embodiment, the transport vehicle VH may be, for example, a motor vehicle, a ship, or an airplane. The transport vehicle VH has an instrument panel and a communication module, wherein the instrument panel can be, for example, a liquid crystal display, a light-emitting diode display, a vacuum fluorescent screen display, a cathode ray tube display, and the communication module is used for connecting with the electronic device 100 Wire.

2 is a flowchart of a method for displaying dashboard information according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the first stage S1 of the process can be implemented by the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1 , and the second stage S2 can be implemented by a transport vehicle Implemented with VH.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time, first, the processor 150 of the electronic device 100 will obtain the relevant information of the transport vehicle VH to generate and display a plurality of options associated with the dashboard display screen on the screen 110 (step S202 ), And the input device 120 will be used to receive the setting operation for the above-mentioned options, so as to generate the setting value of the instrument panel display screen (step S204 ). In detail, since the information displayed on the dashboard of different transport vehicles or the same transport vehicle of different brands will be different, the processor 150 may first obtain the type and brand name of the transport vehicle VH , style, model and other information, so as to know the dashboard information that the transport vehicle VH can display. The instrument panel information here can be, for example, the speed, engine speed, average fuel consumption, instantaneous fuel consumption, mileage, fuel volume, water tank temperature, time, seat belt status, door lock status, etc. News.

In one embodiment, the processor 150 can only generate a plurality of dashboard information options and display them on the screen 110 for the user to select. The user can select the information to be displayed on the dashboard display screen through the input device 120 . In addition, the processor 150 can also set some of the instrument panel information options as permanent selections, such as important information such as speed and fuel level.

In one embodiment, for each dashboard information, the processor 150 can further provide a plurality of style options and display them on the screen 110 for the user to select, and the user can determine the previously selected dashboard information through the input device 120 style. Taking speed as an example, it may include options such as pointer style, number style, etc.; for example, oil quantity, it may include options such as pointer style, grid style, and percentage style. In addition, the size, color, brightness, pattern, etc. presented by the dashboard information also belong to the category of styles.

In one embodiment, for each instrument panel information, the processor 150 may further provide a plurality of location options for the user to select, and the user may determine the previously selected instrument panel information through the input device 120 's location. In an example, the processor 150 may use grid lines, coordinates, text descriptions, block icons, codes, numbers, etc. as location options to be displayed on the screen 110 for the user to select through the input device. In another more intuitive example, the processor 150 may display a setting screen on the screen 110, wherein different areas on the setting screen may be regarded as a plurality of location options. In addition, the processor 150 can simultaneously display the selected dashboard information, and the user can drag-and-drop each selected dashboard information to one of the areas in the setting screen through the input device 120 .

After the processor 150 receives the user's setting operation for the above-mentioned dashboard information options, style options, and location options detected by the input device 120 , the processor 150 will generate the set value of the dashboard display screen, and will use the communication module 130 to transmit it. Set the value to the transport vehicle VH (step S206). In one embodiment, before transmitting the setting value to the transport vehicle VH, the processor 150 may display a preview image on the screen 110 according to the setting value for the user to view and modify the setting.

After receiving the set value, the transport vehicle VH will display the dashboard information on the dashboard display screen according to the set value (step S208 ), so as to achieve the customization of the dashboard. Specifically, FIGS. 3A-3B are dashboard display images according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring first to FIG. 3A , the dashboard display screen 300A includes speed information SA and fuel quantity information GA, wherein the speed information SA is a pointer style and is located in the upper left corner of the dashboard display screen 300A, and the fuel quantity information GA is also a pointer style and is located in the upper left corner of the dashboard display screen 300A. The instrument panel displays the lower right corner of the screen 300A.

Referring to FIG. 3B again, the instrument panel display screen 300B includes hourly speed information SB, fuel quantity information GB and time information CB, wherein the hourly speed information SB is in a digital format and is located in the center of the instrument panel display screen 300A, and the fuel amount information GB is in a percentage format And it is located in the upper left corner of the instrument panel display screen 300B, and the time information CB is in a digital format and is located in the lower right corner of the instrument panel display screen 300B.

In one embodiment, the processor 150 of the electronic device 100 can further use the communication module 130 to upload the setting value of the dashboard display screen to the server, so as to provide other electronic devices for downloading.

In another embodiment, the processor 150 of the electronic device can use the communication module 130 to download from the server the settings of the dashboard display screen uploaded by other electronic devices or download other new options, so as to expand the existing settings at any time. There are options.

For the sake of convenience and clarity, FIG. 4 is a contextual flow chart of a method for displaying dashboard information according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the first stage S1 in the flow can be implemented by the electronic device 100 in FIG. 1 , and the second stage S1 Phase S2 can be implemented by the transport vehicle VH.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 at the same time. First, the electronic device 100 is connected to the transport device VH (step S402 ). Next, the electronic device 100 will open the dashboard application according to the user's operation or after detecting the connection with the transport vehicle VH (step S404 ), so as to provide the user with a setting dashboard display screen (step S406 ). When the setting is completed (step S408 ), the electronic device 100 transmits the setting value to the transportation device VH (step S410 ), and the transportation device VH displays the dashboard information on the dashboard according to the setting value (step S412 ). For detailed descriptions of steps S402 to S410, please refer to the relevant parts of the foregoing paragraphs, and details are not repeated here.

To sum up, the control method of the instrument panel display screen and the electronic device using the method proposed by the present invention can provide a plurality of options related to the instrument panel display screen, so that the user can set the instrument panel display screen by himself. Display information and how it is presented to make dashboards more customizable and valuable.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above by the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, The protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100: Electronic device 110: Screen 120: Input module 130: Communication module 140: Memory 150: Processors S202~S208, S402~S410: Steps S1, S2: Stages 300A, 300B: Dashboard display screens SA, SB : Speed information GA, GB: Fuel quantity information CB: Time information

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a display screen of an instrument panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3A-3B are dashboard display images according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a context flow diagram illustrating a method for displaying dashboard information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Steps S202~S208‧‧‧

Stages S1, S2‧‧‧

Claims (7)

A method for controlling the display screen of the instrument panel of a transport vehicle, which is suitable for an electronic device having a screen, an input device and a communication module, the method comprises the following steps: obtaining relevant information of the transport vehicle to generate and display the information related to the transport vehicle. A plurality of options of the instrument panel display screen are displayed on the screen; the input device is used to receive setting operations for the options to generate the setting value of the instrument panel display screen; and the communication module is used to transmit the setting value to the transport vehicle wherein the transport vehicle displays dashboard information on the dashboard display screen according to the set value; wherein the options include a plurality of dashboard information options associated with the transport vehicle and each of the dashboard information options a plurality of location options, and the setting value of the dashboard display screen is the dashboard information option selected among the dashboard information options and the selected location option among the location options; wherein the selected The step of the location option includes: displaying the selected dashboard information option and the screen of a setting screen, wherein the setting screen includes a plurality of areas set as the location option; and using the input device to receive information for the selected dashboard A drag-and-drop operation of moving an information option to one of the areas of the settings screen to generate the selected location option. The method of claim 1, wherein the options further include a plurality of style options associated with each of the dashboard information options, and the setting value of the dashboard display screen is the selected dashboard Information options and style options selected among the style options. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating the selected location option comprises: displaying the location option on the screen; and receiving a selection operation for one of the location options by using the input device, to The selected location option is generated. The method of claim 1, wherein after the step of generating the set value of the instrument panel display screen, the method further comprises: displaying a preview screen on the screen according to the set value of the instrument panel display screen. The method described in claim 1 of the claimed scope further comprises: using the communication module to transmit the setting value to a server, so as to provide other electronic devices to obtain the setting value. The method as described in item 1 of the claimed scope further comprises: using the communication module to download the setting values of other electronic devices or other new options from the server. An electronic device, comprising: a screen for displaying a picture; an input device for receiving input operations; a communication module for connecting with a transport vehicle; The memory is used for storing data; the processor is coupled to the screen, the input device, the communication module and the memory, and is used for executing the following steps: obtaining the relevant information of the transport vehicle to generate and display the related information A plurality of options of the instrument panel display screen are displayed on the screen; the input device is used to receive setting operations for the options to generate the setting value of the instrument panel display screen; and the communication module is used to transmit the setting value to the transport vehicle wherein the transport vehicle displays dashboard information on the dashboard display screen according to the set value; wherein the options include a plurality of dashboard information options associated with the transport vehicle and each of the dashboard information options a plurality of location options, and the setting value of the dashboard display screen is the dashboard information option selected among the dashboard information options and the selected location option among the location options; wherein the selected The step of the location option includes: displaying the selected dashboard information option and the screen of a setting screen, wherein the setting screen includes a plurality of areas set as the location option; and using the input device to receive information for the selected dashboard A drag-and-drop operation of moving an information option to one of the areas of the settings screen to generate the selected location option.

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