WO2023060960A1

WO2023060960A1 - Method for controlling vehicle, and electronic device and vehicle

Info

Publication number: WO2023060960A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/105485
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李亚双
Original assignee: 上海桔晟科技有限公司
Priority date: 2021-10-15
Filing date: 2022-07-13
Publication date: 2023-04-20
Also published as: CN115973056A

Abstract

A method for controlling a vehicle (100), and an electronic device and a vehicle (100). A method for controlling a vehicle (100) comprises: presenting, on a display apparatus (102) of a vehicle, information related to an operation of the vehicle (100); acquiring an operation signal, which is generated by a spheroidal operation assembly (101) that is located at a steering wheel of the vehicle (100) being operated; determining, according to the acquired operation signal, one of a plurality of options, which are involved in the presented information and are related to the operation of the vehicle (100); and according to the determined option, controlling the operation of the vehicle (100) and/or updating the information that is presented by the display apparatus (102) of the vehicle (100).

Description

Method, electronic device and vehicle for controlling a vehicle

priority statement

This application claims priority to Chinese Application No. 202111205860.5 filed on October 15, 2021, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

technical field

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to the field of vehicles, and more particularly, to a method for controlling a vehicle, an electronic device, and a vehicle.

Background technique

With the vigorous development of the automobile industry, people are increasingly using automobiles as a means of transportation to improve the convenience of travel. More and more cars are equipped with a display device at the position of the center console (ie, a center control screen or a car screen) to provide a richer user experience. The display device usually controls and adjusts the content displayed therein by touch and/or buttons arranged beside the display device. As a result, to operate the content in the display device, the user's hands must be removed from the steering wheel, thereby causing potential safety hazards.

For added safety, some cars are equipped with buttons on the steering wheel. However, these buttons provided on the steering wheel can only control the vehicle operation and some functions of the display device at most. To operate some functions that cannot be operated by buttons, the user also needs to leave the steering wheel and thus poses a safety hazard.

In addition, more and more users travel by online car-hailing. Online car-hailing users usually rely on mobile phones to process car rental orders. When the user needs to operate the car rental order, he needs to leave the steering wheel to operate the mobile phone, which brings security risks.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an electronic device for controlling a vehicle to at least partially solve the above-mentioned problems and other potential problems existing in the prior art.

In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method for controlling a vehicle is provided. The method includes presenting information related to the operation of the vehicle on a display device of the vehicle; obtaining an operation signal generated by operating a ball-type operation component located at the steering wheel of the vehicle; determining one of a plurality of options related to operation of the vehicle referred to in the presented information; and controlling operation of the vehicle and/or updating a display device of the vehicle in accordance with the determined option information presented.

In some embodiments, the ball-like operating assembly includes at least one ball-like operating member.

In some embodiments, the ball-like operating component further includes at least one key-like operating component.

In some embodiments, the operation on the ball-like operating component includes at least one of the following: toggle up, toggle down, toggle left, toggle right, short press, long press Or double tap to press.

In some embodiments, the plurality of options includes options presented on said display device and options hidden.

In some embodiments, controlling the operation of the vehicle includes at least one of: adjusting the volume of the vehicle's speakers, switching the audio content being played, activating voice control, controlling the vehicle's air conditioning, controlling the Lifting and heating the windows of the vehicle, adjusting the seats and mirrors of the vehicle, adjusting the strength of the steering wheel, controlling the interior and exterior lighting of the vehicle, handling telephone calls or processing rental car orders.

In some embodiments, the method further includes acquiring order information related to the car rental order from an external device; and presenting the order information on a display device of the vehicle, the order information including a plurality of options for selection; Obtaining an operation signal generated by the operation of the ball-type operation component; determining the selected option among the plurality of options according to the obtained operation signal; and processing the car rental order according to the selected option.

In some embodiments, processing the rental car order includes sending information related to the selected option to the external device.

In a second aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one processing unit, and at least one memory, coupled to the at least one processing unit and adapted to store instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the at least one processing unit to : Presenting information related to the operation of the vehicle on the display device of the vehicle; obtaining an operation signal generated by operating a ball-type operation component located at the steering wheel of the vehicle; determining the operation signal according to the obtained operation signal one of a plurality of options related to the operation of the vehicle referred to in the presented information; and controlling the operation of the vehicle and updating the presented information on a display device of the vehicle in accordance with the determined option .

In some embodiments, at least one processing unit is further configured to obtain order information related to the car rental order from an external device; and present the order information on the display device of the vehicle, the order information includes optional A plurality of options; obtaining an operation signal generated by the operation of the ball-type operation component; determining a selected option among the plurality of options according to the obtained operation signal; and processing the rental car according to the selected option Order.

In some embodiments, at least one processing unit is further configured to send information related to the selected option to said external device.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle is also provided. The vehicle includes a ball-like operating assembly arranged at the steering wheel of the vehicle; a display device arranged for easy viewing by a user of the vehicle; and the electronic device according to the second aspect above.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer readable medium is provided. The computer-readable medium has computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform the method described in the first aspect above.

It should be understood that this Summary is not intended to identify key or critical features of the embodiments of the disclosure, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will be readily understood through the following description.

Description of drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure in more detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein in the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the same drawings Labels generally denote the same components.

Fig. 1 exemplarily shows a schematic diagram of a cockpit of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 2 shows a top view of a ball-like operating part according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of controlling the operation of a vehicle through a ball-type operating assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of a method for controlling a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 shows a screen displayed by a display device of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 show schematic diagrams of updating a picture presented by a display device by controlling a ball-type operation component according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 shows an interface related to playing songs displayed on a display device of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 shows an interface related to an address book displayed by a display device of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figures 10 to 13 show the interface related to the car rental order displayed by the display device of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 14 shows a schematic block diagram of an electronic device that may be used to implement embodiments of the present disclosure.

Detailed ways

The principles of the disclosure will now be described with reference to various exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings. It should be understood that the descriptions of these embodiments are only for enabling those skilled in the art to better understand and further realize the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way. It should be noted that similar or identical reference numerals may be used in the figures where feasible, and similar or identical reference numerals may denote similar or identical functions. Those skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure as set forth herein.

The display device of a traditional car usually requires the user to leave the steering wheel to operate, which has the risk of accidents during driving and affects the safety of vehicles and personnel. Although some cars have operation buttons on the steering wheel to control or adjust some content of the display device, but because the operation buttons have a single function, for example, the buttons on the steering wheel can only perform functions such as media playback, bluetooth phone calls or voice control. For functions other than functions, the user still needs to leave the steering wheel to complete the operation. Therefore, this arrangement does not completely eliminate potential safety hazards.

In addition, current online car-hailing users usually use mobile phones to process rental car orders. For example, when the user is ready to leave the car, he will click the corresponding "drive out" button on the mobile phone. When the user picks up the passenger, he will click the "pick up the passenger" button on the mobile phone, and start billing at the same time. After the user transports the passenger to the destination, the mobile phone can click the "reach the destination" button accordingly to complete the billing. In addition, when the user is ready to settle the order, he needs to click the "initiate collection" button on the mobile phone, etc.

Processing an order via a mobile phone necessarily requires the user to take their hands off the steering wheel, which presents a security risk just as in the case of operating a display device. In addition, most of the user's operations are completed while driving, which further increases the possibility of safety accidents.

In order to solve or at least partly solve the above-mentioned or other potential problems existing in the prior art, a vehicle 100 and a method for controlling the vehicle 100 are provided according to embodiments of the present disclosure, so as to improve the safety of driving the vehicle 100 . In addition, when the vehicle 100 is used as an online car-hailing car, the user (that is, the online car-hailing driver) no longer needs to process the order through the mobile phone, but only needs to control the display device 102 through the ball-like operating component 101 on the steering wheel to complete the car rental process. All operations of the order, so that the user can operate the car rental order and all functions and operations related to the display device 102 without taking his hands off the steering wheel, thereby improving the safety of driving the vehicle 100 .

The vehicle 100 and the method of controlling the vehicle 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a partially simplified schematic diagram of a cockpit of a vehicle 100 . As shown in FIG. 1 , in addition to other necessary components, the components related to the improvement of the vehicle 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure mainly include a ball-type operating assembly 101 arranged on the steering wheel, a display device 102 and at least one processing unit. (not shown). The processing unit may be part of the electronics of the vehicle 100 . In addition to the processing unit, the electronics of the vehicle 100 may also include at least one memory.

The ball-like operating assembly 101 mainly includes at least one ball-like operating component 1011 in some embodiments. The ball-like operating part 1011 refers to an operating part capable of at least four-way dialing (or four-way sliding) and downward pressing operations and generating corresponding signals or similar functions. The four-way toggle is able to generate different operation signals respectively by toggle up, down, left and right. Fig. 2 shows an exemplary ball-like operating mechanism. As shown in FIG. 2 , in some embodiments, the ball-like operating part 1011 may have a ball-like part and a rocker or the like arranged on the ball-like part. By exerting forces in different directions on the rocker, the ball-like component is deflected, thereby turning on a corresponding circuit or triggering a corresponding sensor to generate a corresponding operation signal. It should be understood that the ball-like operating mechanism shown in FIG. 2 is only schematic and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure. Any other suitable components or mechanisms capable of realizing the above actions and generating corresponding operating signals may belong to the ball-like operating mechanism in the embodiments of the present disclosure. As long as the above functions can be realized, the ball-like operating member 1011 may not have a spherical appearance or structure.

For example, in some embodiments, the ball-like operating part 1011 may be a touch-sensitive part. The touch-sensitive component means that a finger can slide on it, and the component may not swing when the finger slides, but generates different operation signals according to different movement directions of the finger. The ball-like component of the touch-sensitive component may be a touch panel or the like.

In some embodiments, the ball-like operating part 1011 may also be a four-way button. Press different buttons in the four-way buttons respectively to realize the effect of four-way toggle. For example, pressing the left button corresponds to the effect of toggling to the left, that is, generating a corresponding operation signal. By analogy, the four-way button can also achieve the effect of four-way toggle. In addition, the center of the four-way key can also be pressed to achieve a downward press operation. That is to say, as long as it can at least realize four-way toggle (or four-way slide) and downward press operations and generate corresponding signals, it belongs to the ball-like operating mechanism mentioned in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, the inventive concept of the present disclosure will be described mainly by taking the ball-like operating mechanism shown in FIG. 2 as an example. It should be understood that other situations are similar, and details will not be repeated below.

On a traditional car, this operating part with a four-way toggle usually adjusts the angle of the rearview mirror. However, the four-way toggle operating mechanism in conventional automobiles can only be used to adjust the angle of the rearview mirror, and cannot adjust or control the functions and operations of the vehicle 100 via the display device 102 .

As mentioned above, the ball-like operating part 1011 of the present disclosure can output different operating signals through four-way dialing, and can also be pressed to output corresponding operating signals. The press may include a short press, a long press, a double press, or a multi-tap press. The ball-like operating mechanism can output different operating signals through different pressing methods. The processing unit can respectively realize different functions through the display device 102 according to different operation signals generated by dialing and pressing.

In some embodiments, the ball-like operating part 1011 can also be toggled in eight directions. In addition to the four directions mentioned above, the eight-way toggle can also be toggled in four directions: upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right, and corresponding operation signals are generated. Of course, the inventive concept of the present disclosure is mainly described by a ball-like component capable of four-way toggle or slide, and other situations are similar, so details will not be repeated hereafter.

In addition, the ball-like operating assembly 101 may also include multiple (for example, two) ball-like operating parts 1011 . The two ball-like operating parts 1011 can be respectively located on the steering wheel near the left and right hands, so that the user can operate without leaving the steering wheel, as shown in FIG. 1 . By using at least one ball-like operating part 1011, the user can control and adjust the display device 102 more conveniently without leaving the steering wheel, so that the operation of the vehicle 100 can be adjusted through the display device 102 in a more intuitive manner , enabling the user to perform various operations on the vehicle 100 via the display device 102 without leaving the steering wheel, thereby improving safety and user experience.

In the case that there are two ball-like operating parts 1011, different functions can be realized by operating the two ball-like operating parts 1011. For example, by long-pressing the ball-shaped operating part 1011 on the left side, the display device 102 may display the information related to the car rental order whether to “dispatch the car”. By pressing and holding the ball-like operating part 1011 on the right side, information related to media playing can be displayed on the display device 102 or a voice control function can be invoked. Hereinafter, the inventive concept of the present disclosure will be described mainly by taking control of one of the ball-like operating parts 1011 as an example. It should be understood that the situation for the two ball-like operating parts 1011 is also similar, and will not be described separately hereinafter. repeat.

In some embodiments, in order to further facilitate the adjustment of the operation of the vehicle 100 through the display device 102 , the ball-like operating assembly 101 may further include at least one key-like operating part 1012 , as shown in FIG. 1 . The button type operation component 1012 is a component capable of generating different operation signals through pressing operations. The pressing operation is similar to the above-mentioned pressing operation of the ball-like operating part 1011 , and may include but not limited to: short press, long press, double-tap press and multi-tap press. These different operations can generate corresponding operation signals. The processing unit can control the operation of the vehicle 100 through the display device 102 according to these operation signals, as shown in FIG. 3 .

The operation of the vehicle 100 may include but not limited to at least one of the following: adjusting the volume of the speaker of the vehicle 100, switching the audio content played, activating voice control, controlling the air conditioner of the vehicle 100, and raising and lowering the windows of the vehicle 100 , adjust the seat of the vehicle 100, adjust the strength of the steering wheel, control the interior and exterior lighting of the vehicle 100, handle phone calls or process rental orders, and so on. Controlling the air conditioner of the vehicle 100 may include controlling the temperature, wind speed, internal circulation or external circulation of the air conditioner and other functions.

For example, in some embodiments, adjusting the seat of the vehicle 100 may include adjusting the angle, height, front and rear position of the seat, seat heating or seat ventilation and other functions. Adjusting the rearview mirror includes adjusting the angle of the rearview mirror and/or functions such as anti-glare. Adjusting the strength of the steering wheel may include adjusting the strength of the user when operating the steering wheel to turn. Adjusting the interior lighting of the vehicle 100 may include adjusting the direction, brightness, or color of the reading lights inside the vehicle 100 , or the like. Of course, it should be understood that the functions mentioned above are only illustrative rather than exhaustive. Operation of the vehicle 100 may implement any other suitable function in addition to the functions described above.

The display device 102 is capable of displaying information related to the operation of the vehicle 100 including information and/or a plurality of options related to the operation of the vehicle. The display device 102 may refer to one or more screens arranged at a center console position of the vehicle 100 . These information and options can be directly displayed on the display device 102 for the user to view. In some cases, options may also be hidden and not displayed on display device 102 . For example, one of the options may be an option of performing voice control in response to the user's long pressing of at least one of the ball-type operating part 1011 or the key-type operating part 1012 . That is to say, the options related to the operation of the vehicle may include those directly displayed on the display device 102 or not displayed on the display device 102 . The above-mentioned hidden option of long press for voice control is just an example of such an option, and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure. Any other suitable hiding options are also possible. For example, in some alternative embodiments, it is also possible to present a reversing image on the display device 102 by short or long pressing the button-type operation part 1012 or the ball-type operation part 1011, and perform the operation of "dispatch" in the car rental order and other functions.

Embodiments according to the present disclosure also provide a method of controlling the vehicle 100 . The method may be performed by a processing unit of the vehicle 100 . For example, the method 400 can be programmed as computer-readable instructions and stored in a memory. When the instruction is executed by the processing unit, the steps of the method corresponding to the instruction are executed. Fig. 4 shows a flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4 , at block 410 , the processing unit presents information related to the operation of the vehicle 100 on the display device 102 of the vehicle 100 , the information may involve multiple options related to the operation of the vehicle 100 . These options may be displayed directly on the display device 102 . For example, these options can not only refer to button contents such as "Yes", "No", "Confirm" or "Cancel" for the user to select, but also can indicate various levels of menus and menu items in the various functions of the operation of the vehicle 100. individual entries etc.

As mentioned above, some of these options may also be hidden and not displayed on the display device 102 . For example, in some embodiments, when the display device 102 displays certain screens, the user can call out options related to voice control or car rental orders through operations. These options may not be shown in the display, but only be activated in response to user-specific actions. These are further elaborated below.

In block 420 , the processing unit acquires an operation signal generated by operating the ball-like operation component 101 located at the steering wheel of the vehicle 100 . These operations are performed by the user driving the vehicle 100 . In this way, it is possible to perform various operations on the vehicle 100 without taking the hands of the user from the steering wheel, thereby improving safety and convenience. At block 430, the processing unit determines one of a plurality of options related to the operation of the vehicle 100 in the presented information based on the acquired operation signal. For example, the displayed information includes a dialog window and two options. The content displayed in the dialogue window is "whether to proceed to the next step". The options available for selection include "Yes" or "No" for horizontal alignment, and the handling unit will default to the selected option as "Yes". At this time, the user performs a rightward toggle and a short press operation. The processing unit acquires these two operation signals and thus determines that the option selected by the user is "No".

For example, in some embodiments, this option is the "car out" option related to the car rental order, which is hidden, and is displayed by long pressing the spherical operating part 1011 when the displayed information is some display screen. And activated. In this case, the "get out" option is also one of several options in the presented information related to the operation of the vehicle. In this way, when the information presented by the display device 102 is information about a certain car-machine screen, the user presses and presses the ball-like operation part 1011, and the processing unit determines the "out" according to the obtained operation signal. Car" option. Next, at block 440 , the processing unit adjusts the display content of the display device 102 according to the option selected by the user and/or controls the operation of the vehicle 100 according to the operation signal. Corresponding to the above-mentioned examples, the processing unit controls the operation of the vehicle (for example, starts taking orders) and/or updates the information presented by the display device 102 (for example, adjusts to let the user confirm whether to start taking orders).

Of course, as mentioned above, according to the acquired operation signal, the step of determining the selected option among the multiple options may include multiple sub-steps. For example, corresponding to the previous example, two sub-steps may be included. One of the sub-steps is that after the user flicks to the right, the control unit may update the information presented by the display device 102 accordingly, for example, change the selected option from "Yes" to "No". Then another sub-step is that after the user performs a pressing operation, the processing unit determines that the selected option is "No".

The execution process of the above method will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through several examples. It should be understood that what is described below is only illustrative, not all functions realized by the vehicle 100 according to the present disclosure, and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure. In addition to the examples described below, other appropriate operations can also be implemented, which will not be described in detail below.

The first example will describe the operation of a menu that controls in-vehicle functions of the vehicle 100 . Assume that the interface displayed by the display device 102 in an initial state is as shown in FIG. 5 . As shown in FIG. 5 , in such a display screen, the central large-area area of the display device 102 can display information about the vehicle 100 or the media content being played. Menu options may be displayed on the lower side of the central area (or any other side or sides such as the left, right or upper sides). As mentioned above, when the display device 102 displays a certain screen, there are some options that may not be displayed on the display device 102, for example, when the above-mentioned Options for voice control.

For the menu options displayed on the display device 102 , the user can switch and confirm multiple options by operating the ball-like operating part 1011 . For example, when the display device 102 is in the display screen shown in FIG. 5 , the user can switch the menu options on the lower side of the display device 102 by moving the ball-like operating part 1011 to the right. It should be understood that "toggling to the right" to switch menu options refers to the horizontal arrangement of menu options shown in Figure 5. When multiple options are arranged in a vertical direction, you can press the upward Toggle or toggle the action down to toggle or select the desired option. After the desired option is selected, the option can be selected by pressing down on the ball-like operating part 1011 . It should be understood that "selecting" here refers to highlighting the menu or displaying it in a color or manner that can be distinguished from other menus. "Selected" means that the selected menu is determined after, for example, pressing the ball-shaped operating component 101 and the processing unit can perform corresponding operations accordingly.

FIG. 6 exemplarily shows the process of switching between different menus by toggling the ball-like operating part 1011 to the right. When the desired menu is selected, the user can select it by pressing (such as a short press) or moving down the ball-like operating part 1011, and the display device 102 displays the menu corresponding to the selected menu. Sublist or submenu. For example, when the first option in the menu options on the lower side is selected, the user can display the menu corresponding to the option by pushing down the ball-like operating part 1011, as shown in the lower three pictures in FIG. 6 . When the corresponding menu is displayed, the corresponding option in the menu is selected by continuing to toggle the ball-like operating part 1011 .

In some embodiments, when the display device 102 is in the display screen shown in FIG. 5 , the user can also move the ball-like operating part 1011 downward to enter a hidden menu or a shortcut menu. The shortcut menu may be provided with options corresponding to each shortcut operation, for example, playing a song, ordering a car rental, and the like. After the display device 102 displays the shortcut menu, similarly, the user can also move the ball-like operating part 1011 left and right or up and down to select a desired option. And select this option by pressing to enable the vehicle 100 to perform corresponding operations, as shown in FIG. 7 .

For example, in some embodiments, the sub-menu displays options about turning on/off the external circulation of the air conditioner, or turning on/off the function of defrosting the front windshield. For the corresponding button, when the outer circulation of the air conditioner is on, the button can display "turn off the outer circulation", and vice versa. The user can select this button to turn off the external circulation of the air conditioner by toggling and pressing the ball-like operating part 1011 . After the outer loop is closed, the displayed content of the button can be adjusted to "open the outer loop". Users can operate accordingly according to their wishes.

In some embodiments, the user can customize each option in the shortcut menu. For example, when a certain option is selected, the menu is brought up by pressing and holding the ball-like operating part 1011 to change the operation option defined by the menu option or hide the menu option, etc., as shown in the upper right side in Figure 7 As shown in the larger picture.

In addition, in some embodiments, when the display device 102 is playing media, the user can turn up the volume of the media by flipping the ball-like operating part 1011 up or turn up the volume of the media by flipping the ball-like operating part 1011 down. Turn down the media volume. The user can also switch the played media content by moving the ball-like operating part 1011 left or right. The user can also short press the ball-like operating part 1011 to pause the playing of the media content, and press it again to continue playing the media content. All of the above operations can be embodied in the display device 102, as shown in FIG. 8 . The user can also display the lyrics of the played song by long pressing the ball-type operating part 1011 or other appropriate button operating parts.

Of course, it should be understood that the above descriptions about the embodiments of actions corresponding to these operations are only illustrative, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure. Any other suitable operations and their corresponding actions or operation signals are also possible. For example, in some embodiments, the user can also display or close the lyrics and the like by moving the ball-like operating part 1011 upwards or downwards. In addition, the operations and corresponding operation signals mentioned above and below are only illustrative, and there may also be other operations and corresponding operation signals, which will not be described in detail below.

In some embodiments, the operation of answering or making calls can also be performed by using the ball-like operating component 101 . For example, after receiving an incoming call, the processing unit will display the relevant information of the call on an appropriate position of the display device 102 and provide options for the user to choose. The user can select the corresponding option to answer or hang up through the ball type operation part 1011 . The user can also directly answer the call by long pressing the ball-like operating part 1011 . During a call, the user can hang up the call by long pressing the ball-type operating part 1011 or a predetermined button operating part. Before answering the call, the user can reject the incoming call by long pressing the ball-like operating part 1011 or a predetermined button operating part.

The user can also display the address book on the display device 102 by pressing the appropriate button operating mechanism. In this case, the user can select the corresponding person by moving the ball-like operating part 1011 up or down to make a call to the person. In addition, the user can also select an item in the address book by pushing down the ball-shaped operating part 1011, and then press and hold the ball-shaped operating part 1011 to pop up the operation menu to perform corresponding operations on the item, such as favorite , deletion or modification, etc., as shown in FIG. 9 .

In some embodiments, as mentioned above, the user can also activate the voice control function of the vehicle 100 by pressing and holding the ball-like operating part 1011 when the display device 102 is displaying certain display images. When the voice control function is activated, the user can directly control the operation of the vehicle 100 through voice. When the user needs to cancel the activation state, the user can press and hold the ball-like operating part 1011 to cancel.

Of course, it should be understood that the above-mentioned examples of operating the ball-type operating component 101 (such as long press, short press, double-click press, and toggle in each direction, etc.) are only illustrative and not intended to limit protection scope of the present disclosure. The operation signal that the user can output corresponding to certain operations can be predefined. The predefined operation signal may be related to the content displayed by the display device 102 .

For example, when the display device 102 displays certain screens, the user can long press the ball-like operating part 1011 on a certain side to define a function related to calling a taxi order. When the display device 102 displays a navigation route, long pressing the ball-like operating part 1011 on a certain side is defined as adding a new destination or a route. Of course, it should be understood that the above-mentioned operating components, pressing methods and related interfaces mentioned in relation to customization are only illustrative, not exhaustive, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure. Any other suitable operating components, pressing methods and related interfaces are also possible. For example, the user may also define double-clicking the ball-like operation part 1011 on a certain side when the navigation route is displayed as the function of switching routes.

It can be seen that various functions of the vehicle 100 can be operated and set through various settings of menus and submenus. This enables the user to operate and set various functions of the vehicle 100 without leaving the steering wheel, which improves the safety of driving the vehicle 100 and the convenience of operation.

An embodiment of processing a car rental order using a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13 . Assume that the user selects the operation of "dispatch a car" related to the car rental order through the options on the shortcut menu. At this time, the processing unit will adjust the content displayed on the display device 102, for example, display the interface shown in FIG. 10 , where the "Confirm" option is highlighted to indicate that it is selected. Certainly, the interface shown in FIG. 10 can also be popped up by pressing a certain button operation part or long pressing the ball-like operation part 1011 . For example, the user can press and hold the ball-like operating part 1011 on the left side of the steering wheel to pop up the screen shown in FIG. 10 . This makes handling the vehicle 100 easier. Of course, the user can set it so that the interface shown in FIG. 10 is not displayed during the operation of “displacing the vehicle” and directly enters the state of “displacing the vehicle”.

When the user selects the "confirm" operation by pressing the ball-like operating part 1011, the processing unit will send the information that the user wants to "dispatch the car" to an external device such as a server, and obtain order information related to the car rental order from the external device . For example, the server searches for a suitable order according to the user's settings and location, and the server sends the order information to the processing unit of the vehicle 100 . After receiving the order information, the processing unit will present the order information on the display device 102, and the order information includes multiple options, as shown in FIG. 11 for example. At this point, the user can switch, select or choose the option by operating the ball-like operating component 101 . The processing unit further determines that the option selected by the user is "Yes" according to the acquired operation signal, and then processes the order according to the selected option.

In some embodiments, processing the order may include sending information about options selected by the user to an external device, such as a server. In response to the user choosing to accept an order, the server will send the information related to the order to the processing unit of the vehicle 100 again. The processing unit will display these information on the display device 102 , for example, display the route for picking up passenger A and the location of passenger A on the display device 102 . The user can pick up passenger A through the displayed route.

During the process of picking up passenger A, if passenger A calls the user, the processing unit will display the relevant content of the call on an appropriate position of the display device 102 . For example, in order not to obscure the display of the route, the displayed phone-related information may be displayed near the upper edge of the display device 102, as shown in FIG. 12 . The user can perform a corresponding "answer" or "hang up" operation by operating the ball-like operating component 101 .

After receiving the passenger, the user can perform the operation of "receiving the passenger" by pressing the corresponding button operation part. It should be understood that the instructions corresponding to the various operations of the button operation part and the ball-type operation part 1011 or the generated operation signals can be customized by the user. The user-defined operation signals of the button operation part and the ball-type operation part 1011 may be different in different scenes or in different display interfaces of the display device 102 . For example, the user may also dial up the ball-like operating part 1011 to perform the operation of "pick up passengers" in the order processing scenario.

After the operation of "pick up the passenger", the processing unit will adjust the display interface of the display device 102 to display the route to the passenger A's destination A. In some embodiments, multiple possible routes can be displayed on the display device 102 , and the user can select an appropriate route through the ball-like operating component 101 according to the wishes of the passenger A. During the process of going to the destination A, the processing unit may also display corresponding information on the display device 102 to remind passengers or users to wear masks.

After the passenger A is transported to the destination A according to the selected route, the user can trigger the "arriving at the destination" by properly operating the ball-like operating component 101, for example, by pressing the ball-like operating part 1011 or a certain button operating part. Ground" button operation. The processing unit will send the information related to the button operation to the server, and the server will calculate the required fee and send the order information related to the fee to the processing unit. The processing unit may display fee-related information on the display device 102, as shown in FIG. 13 .

The user can select an appropriate payment method by adjusting the ball type operating part 1011 according to the wishes of the passenger A. For example, if the processing unit determines that the selected payment method is payment method A through the operation signal, the processing unit may display the payment collection QR code corresponding to payment method A on the display device 102 . Passenger A in the vehicle 100 can charge for this payment by scanning the two-dimensional code for payment.

As can be seen from the above process, through the ball-type operating assembly 101, the display device 102, the processing unit, and the method for controlling the vehicle 100, the user can completely complete all transactions related to the car rental order without using the mobile phone and without leaving the steering wheel. operate. This can significantly improve driving safety and user experience.

FIG. 14 shows a schematic block diagram of an example electronic device 800 that may be used to implement embodiments of the present disclosure. The device 800 may be used to implement the method shown in FIG. 4 . As shown, device 800 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 801 . The central processing unit 801 can be at least one processing unit mentioned above, which can be stored in the read-only memory (ROM) 802 according to computer program instructions or loaded from the storage unit 808 into the random access memory (RAM) 803 computer program instructions to perform various appropriate actions and processes. In the RAM 803, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the device 800 can also be stored. The CPU 801, ROM 802, and RAM 803 are connected to each other via a bus 804. An input/output (I/O) interface 805 is also connected to the bus 804 .

Multiple components in the device 800 are connected to the I/O interface 805, including: an input unit 806, such as a keyboard, a mouse, etc.; an output unit 807, such as various types of displays, speakers, etc.; a storage unit 808, such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc. ; and a communication unit 809, such as a network card, a modem, a wireless communication transceiver, and the like. The communication unit 809 allows the device 800 to exchange information/data with other devices over a computer network such as the Internet and/or various telecommunication networks.

The processing unit 801 executes various methods and processes described above, such as the

processes

600 and 700 . For example, in some embodiments, processes 600 and 700 may be implemented as a computer software program tangibly embodied on a machine-readable medium, such as storage unit 808 . In some embodiments, part or all of the computer program may be loaded and/or installed on the device 800 via the ROM 602 and/or the communication unit 809. When a computer program is loaded into RAM 803 and executed by CPU 801, one or more steps of

processes

600 and 700 described above may be performed. Alternatively, in other embodiments, CPU 801 may be configured to perform

processes

600 and 700 by any other suitable means (e.g., by means of firmware).

The functions described herein above may be performed at least in part by one or more hardware logic components. For example, without limitation, exemplary types of hardware logic components that may be used include: field programmable gate array (FPGA), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), application specific standard product (ASSP), system on a chip (SOC), load programmable logic device (CPLD), etc.

Program codes for implementing the methods of the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages. These program codes may be provided to a processor or controller of a general-purpose computer, a special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing devices, so that the program codes, when executed by the processor or controller, make the functions/functions specified in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams Action is implemented. The program code may execute entirely on the machine, partly on the machine, as a stand-alone software package partly on the machine and partly on a remote machine or entirely on the remote machine or server.

In the context of the present disclosure, a computer-readable medium may be a tangible medium that may contain or store a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. A machine-readable medium may be a machine-readable signal medium or a machine-readable storage medium. A machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor systems, apparatus, or devices, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of machine-readable storage media would include one or more wire-based electrical connections, portable computer discs, hard drives, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM or flash memory), optical fiber, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage, magnetic storage, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

In addition, while operations are depicted in a particular order, this should be understood to require that such operations be performed in the particular order shown, or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations should be performed to achieve desirable results. Under certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Likewise, while the above discussion contains several specific implementation details, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the disclosure. Certain features that are described in the context of separate embodiments can also be implemented in combination in a single implementation. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single implementation can also be implemented in multiple implementations separately or in any suitable subcombination.

It should be understood that the above detailed embodiments of the present disclosure are only for illustrating or explaining the principles of the present disclosure, rather than limiting the present disclosure. Therefore, within the spirit and principles of the present invention, any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Meanwhile, the appended claims of the present disclosure are intended to cover all changes and modifications that come within the scope and metes or equivalents of the claims.

Claims

A method for controlling a vehicle comprising:

presenting information related to the operation of the vehicle on a display device (102) of the vehicle;

Obtaining an operation signal generated by operating the ball-type operation assembly (101) located at the steering wheel of the vehicle;

determining one of a plurality of options related to the operation of the vehicle involved in the presented information based on the acquired operating signal; and

Controlling the operation of the vehicle and/or updating information presented by a display device of the vehicle in accordance with the determined options.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the ball-like operating assembly (101) comprises at least one ball-like operating member (1011).
The method according to claim 2, wherein the ball-like operating component (101) further comprises at least one key-like operating component (1012).
The method according to claim 1, wherein the operation on the ball-like operating component (101) includes at least one of the following: toggle up, toggle down, toggle left, toggle right, Short press to press, long press to press or double press to press.
The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of options includes options presented on the display device (102) and options hidden.
The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the operation of the vehicle includes at least one of: adjusting the volume of the vehicle's speakers, switching the audio content being played, activating voice control, controlling the vehicle's air conditioning , Control the lifting and heating of the windows of the vehicle, adjust the seats and rearview mirrors of the vehicle, adjust the strength of the steering wheel, control the interior and exterior lighting of the vehicle, handle telephone calls or process rental orders.
The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

Obtain order information related to car rental orders from external devices; and

presenting said order information on a display device (102) of said vehicle, said order information including a plurality of options for selection;

Obtain the operation signal generated by the operation of the ball-like operation component (101);

determining a selected option among the plurality of options based on the acquired operation signal; and

The car rental order is processed according to the selected option.
According to the method according to claim 7, processing the car rental order comprises:

Information related to the selected option is sent to the external device.
An electronic device comprising:

at least one processing unit, and

At least one memory, coupled to the at least one processing unit, and adapted to store instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the at least one processing unit to:

presenting information related to the operation of the vehicle on a display device (102) of the vehicle;

Obtaining an operation signal generated by operating the ball-type operation assembly (101) located at the steering wheel of the vehicle;

determining one of a plurality of options related to the operation of the vehicle involved in the presented information based on the acquired operating signal; and

Controlling operation of the vehicle and updating information presented by a display device of the vehicle is based on the determined options.
The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the ball-like operating component (101) comprises at least one ball-like operating part (1011).
The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the ball-like operating component (101) further comprises at least one key-like operating part (1012).
The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the operation on the ball-type operating component (101) includes at least one of the following: toggle up, toggle down, toggle left, toggle right , short press, long press or double press.
The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of options comprises options presented on said display means (102) and options hidden.
The electronic device of claim 9, wherein controlling the operation of the vehicle includes at least one of: adjusting the volume of the vehicle's speakers, switching the audio content played, activating voice control, controlling the vehicle's Air conditioning, controlling the windows of the vehicle to lift and heat, adjusting the seats and mirrors of the vehicle, adjusting the strength of the steering wheel, controlling the interior and exterior lighting of the vehicle, handling telephone calls or processing rental car orders.
According to the electronic device according to claim 9, the at least one processing unit is further configured to:

Obtain order information related to car rental orders from external devices; and

presenting said order information on a display device (102) of said vehicle, said order information including a plurality of options for selection;

Obtain the operation signal generated by the operation of the ball-like operation component (101);

determining a selected option among the plurality of options based on the acquired operation signal; and

The car rental order is processed according to the selected option.
The electronic device according to claim 15, the at least one processing unit is further configured to:

Information related to the selected option is sent to the external device.
A vehicle comprising:

A ball-like operating component (101), arranged at the steering wheel of the vehicle;

a display device (102) arranged for viewing by a user of the vehicle; and

Electronic device according to any one of claims 9-16.
A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer readable instructions which, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform the method according to any one of claims 1-8.