FR3079327A1 - INFO-ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE. - Google Patents

Abstract

An infotainment device for a vehicle, comprising: • a first screen (3), • a second screen (4), • a control interface, • a computer connected to the first screen, to the second screen and to the command interface , the computer being configured to - display at least one information on the first screen (3), - perform a transfer of the first screen (3) to the second screen (4) of said information following a transfer command received by the control interface, characterized in that the computer is further configured to display said transferred information in a temporary position on the second screen (4).

Description

VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT DEVICE.

The present invention relates generally to an entertainment entertainment device mounted in a vehicle interior and a vehicle comprising such entertainment entertainment device. The present invention further relates to a method of displaying information for a vehicle.

The vehicle interiors and in particular the driver's driving position now include one or more screens intended to provide the driver with driving information, vehicle information, navigation information or entertainment information.

It is thus known in the prior art infotainment devices provided with two touch screens displaying information and giving the possibility of transferring information from one touch screen to another by movement of the hand. The document US20170277503 describes such a device.

In return, this system has the disadvantage of not providing for the transfer of information to a screen already comprising one or more pieces of information and also of presenting a low level of comfort for the user.

An object of the present invention is to respond to the drawbacks of the document of the prior art mentioned above and in particular, to provide an infotainment system allowing the transfer of information from a first screen to a second screen displaying one or more other pieces of information.

For this, a first aspect of the invention relates to an infotainment device for a vehicle, comprising • a first screen, • a second screen, • a control interface, • a computer connected to the first screen, to the second screen and at the command interface, the computer being configured to

- display at least one item of information on the first screen,

- perform a transfer from the first screen to the second screen of said information following a transfer command received by the control interface, characterized in that the computer is further configured to display said information transferred in a provisional position on the second screen.

For example, the information is represented in the form of thumbnails or tiles, possibly resizable and / or movable within each of the first and second screens.

The provisional position adopted by the information transferred makes it possible to wait or request the user to assign a final position to the information transferred. Thus, the present infotainment device is easy and pleasant to use and does not impose a predefined position on the information transferred. In addition, it does not oblige the user to carry out a new selection command to position the information transferred in the desired position.

Especially advantageously, the computer is further configured to display the information transferred in a final position on the second screen following a positioning command received by the control interface. The user can therefore transfer information from a first screen to a desired position of the second screen in just two commands, which makes the present infotainment system efficient and intuitive to use.

For example, a prior order to select the information to be transferred may be necessary.

Advantageously, the command interface comprises a touch layer integrated into each of the first and second screens and the transfer and positioning commands can therefore be touch commands carried out by a movement of one or more fingers. intuitively. Alternatively or in combination, the control interface also includes other devices such as a touchpad, a scroll wheel, one or more physical or virtual buttons or a joystick.

Advantageously, the transfer command comprises moving the information sticker to a predetermined edge of the first screen, or to a portion of a predetermined edge of the first screen. This movement can be achieved by sliding a finger on the first screen and for example sliding the initial position of the information to the predetermined edge or to the predetermined edge portion. Alternatively or in combination, a transfer command can be carried out by a specific tactile movement or by a dedicated button or lever.

Advantageously, the predetermined edge or the predetermined edge portion of the first screen is the edge of the first screen or a portion of the edge of the first screen closest to the second screen, which contributes to improving the ergonomics of the present device. infotainment.

Advantageously, the positioning control comprises moving the information displayed from the provisional position to any position on the second screen. Such movement is also quick and intuitive for a user and makes the present infotainment device easy to use. Alternatively or in combination, the transfer command includes an indication of position or direction, entered by the user on the command interface.

Advantageously, the computer is configured to move the information displayed from the provisional position to a final position

-4 predetermined if no positioning command is received within a predefined period. Thus, if the user cannot or does not wish to make a choice as to the final position of the information transferred, the information transferred is displayed in a final position by default by the computer after a predetermined period of time to avoid to keep the information transferred in the provisional position. For example, a preset time can be 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

A second aspect of the invention is a vehicle comprising at least one infotainment device according to the first aspect of the invention.

Advantageously, this vehicle comprises a passenger compartment provided with a steering wheel, and the first and second screens are located on either side of the steering wheel.

Advantageously, the living space further includes an instrument cluster and / or a head-up display device.

A last aspect of the invention is a method of displaying information for a vehicle comprising a first screen and a second screen, the method comprising the steps consisting in:

- display information on the first screen,

- receive a command to transfer said displayed information,

- transfer said information by displaying it in a provisional position on the second screen.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will appear more clearly on reading the following detailed description of an embodiment of the invention given by way of non-limiting example and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, wherein :

FIG. 1 represents a vehicle interior comprising the infotainment device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 represents a sequence of use of the infotainment device according to FIG. 1.

FIG. 1 represents a passenger compartment 1 of a vehicle, provided with a driving position equipped with a steering wheel 2 and with a first screen 3 and with a second screen 4 each arranged on either side of the steering wheel 2. In addition, the illustration of FIG. 1 also shows a head-up display device 5 displaying information in the driver's field of vision, as known to those skilled in the art.

The first screen 3 and the second screen 4 are tactile, that is to say that they include an integrated control interface for receiving commands from one or more fingers of a driver or another user. In addition, other devices can be part of the control interface such as a touchpad, a scroll wheel, a joystick, one or more buttons or levers or a camera that reads the movements of one hand. Finally, the first screen 3, the second screen 4 and the control interface are electrically connected to a computer, not shown, comprising calculation means, storage means and electrical and electromagnetic interfaces as known to those skilled in the art. This calculator is configured to display information on the first and second screens and to receive commands from a user through the command interface.

Figures 2A-2E show the different steps of an information display method according to one aspect of the present invention.

Thus, in a first step S1, the computer displays on the first screen 3 a set of information represented for example in the form of an assembly of tiles or thumbnails A1-A3 and on the second screen 4 of the information represented for example in the form of vignettes B1-B4. These stickers may take any appropriate shape and size. For example, they can be moved or updated by the computer according to a command from the command interface or according to information received by the computer.

Each sticker A1 -A3 and B1-B4 can independently display information chosen by the driver or proposed by default by the

- 6 infotainment system and in particular information related to the driving of the vehicle, for example a speed or an engine speed, information related to safety such as weather information, outside temperature or the display of the last panel cross signaling, cartographic information such as a portion of a map or a direction to follow or entertainment information such as a radio frequency or a musical title played by the infotainment system.

The information displayed by each thumbnail can also be represented verbatim by a pictogram, an image, numbers or a combination of these.

The present infotainment device allows an intuitive transfer of information displayed on one of the first and second screens to display it on the other of the first or second screen.

Thus, in a second step shown in Figure 2A, a user can select one of the information displayed on the first screen 3, for example the thumbnail A3. This selection command can be done by pressing a duration greater than a certain time threshold, pressing with a pressure greater than a certain pressure threshold, double pressing or even by entering a selection mode with a button. physical or tactile not shown.

In a third step shown in Figure 2B, the user moves the sticker A3 to an area of the edge of the first screen, for example the central portion of the left edge 3a of the first screen 3. This movement can be achieved by a sliding of the finger on the first screen 3 from the initial position of the sticker A3 to the central portion of the left edge 3a, or, alternatively, by a command on another device of the command interface. This movement of sticker A3 is interpreted by the computer as a transfer command to the second screen 4, that is to say that sticker A3 disappears from the first screen 3 and appears on the second screen 4.

- 7 Following this transfer step, the computer preferably reconfigures the display of the remaining information on the first screen 3, that is to say that it resizes the thumbnails A1 and A2 so as to maximize their surface on the first screen 3.

In a fourth step shown in FIG. 2C, the sticker A3 appears on the second screen 4 and is displayed by the computer in a provisional position, for example in the center of the second screen 4. This provisional position makes it possible to wait and to request a command from the user and can be illustrated by a different display of the information or of the A3 sticker, for example a different color, a border, a blinking or even a dotted frame as visible in FIG. 2D.

In a fifth step, the user can then choose a final position for the sticker A3 displayed in the provisional position. To do this, the user will move the thumbnail A3 and position it in a position on the second screen where he wishes it to appear, for example the upper right corner in Figures 2D and 2E. This movement can be achieved by sliding a finger of the user or by briefly pressing the desired portion of the second screen 4. This movement is then interpreted by the computer as a positioning command and the computer then displays the thumbnail A3 in the upper right corner of the second screen 4, as shown in Figure 2E.

Thus, by the combination of the transfer control and the provisional position of the information on the second screen, the present infotainment device is comfortable and intuitive to use and allows to simply insert information on a screen already containing displayed information. In addition, the positioning control allowing the information to be brought to a final position can be carried out directly, without any intermediate step.

-8 Thus, the information moved replaces the information displayed in this portion of the second screen, that is to say that the sticker A3 replaces the sticker B2 previously displayed on the second screen 4.

It will be understood that various modifications and / or improvements obvious to those skilled in the art can be made to the various embodiments of the invention described in the present description without departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, reference is made to the display of information on the screens which is not limited to a sticker or a tile, but may include any information display mode suitable for a vehicle.

In addition, the present infotainment device is not limited to two screens, but may include one or more additional screens, for example a head-up display device 5 and / or a handset screen d 'instrumentation. Finally, the transfer of information from the second screen to the first screen can be carried out by the same method.

Claims (10)

1. Infotainment device for vehicle, comprising • a first screen (3), • a second screen (4), • a control interface, • a computer connected to the first screen, to the second screen and to the interface control unit, the computer being configured for - display at least one item of information on the first screen (3), - perform a transfer from the first screen (3) to the second screen (4) of said information following a transfer command received by the control interface, characterized in that the computer is further configured to display said information transferred in a provisional position on the second screen (4). 2. Infotainment device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the computer is further configured to display the information transferred in a final position on the second screen (4) following a positioning command received by the command interface. 3. Infotainment device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control interface comprises a tactile overlay integrated into each of the first and second screens (3,4). 4. Infotainment device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transfer command comprises moving the information to a predetermined edge of the first screen (3). 5. Infotainment device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the predetermined edge of the first screen (3) is the edge of the first screen (3) closest to the second screen (4). 6. Infotainment device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the positioning control comprises moving the displayed information from the provisional position to any position on the second screen. 7. Infotainment device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the computer is configured to move the displayed information from the provisional position to a predetermined final position if no positioning command is received in a predefined deadline. 8. Vehicle comprising at least one infotainment device according to one of claims 1 to 7. 9. Vehicle according to the preceding claim, comprising a passenger compartment (1) provided with a steering wheel (2), characterized in that the first and second screens (3,4) are located on either side of the steering wheel (2) . 10. Method for displaying information for a vehicle comprising a first screen (3) and a second screen (4), the method comprising the steps consisting in: - display information on the first screen (3), - receive a command to transfer said displayed information - transfer said information by displaying it in a provisional position on the second screen (4).