TWM565335U - On-board touch display device and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an in-vehicle touch display device and a vehicle, and belongs to the field of in-vehicle display technology. The in-vehicle touch display device of the present invention includes: a display screen configured to include a component capable of receiving at least a predetermined touch input, and an extinguished state configured to be capable of operating in a lighting state capable of displaying information or incapable of displaying information; a control component configured to be coupled to the display screen and to control the display screen to change from a lighting state/off state to an extinguishing state/lighting state according to a predetermined touch input received from the display screen, wherein the predetermined touch input is a palm touch Input, or multi-finger touch input of three or more fingers. The operation of changing the display state between the lighting state and the extinguishing state of the display screen of the vehicle-mounted touch display device of the present invention is very simple and convenient, does not affect driving safety, and has a good user experience.

Description

Car touch display device and vehicle

The present invention belongs to the field of vehicle display technologies, and relates to a vehicle touch display device and a vehicle mounted with the vehicle touch display device.

As the functions of automobiles are diversified (for example, integrating more and more entertainment functions), in-vehicle display devices are increasingly used in automobiles, and the display screen area is also growing. Taking the vehicle-mounted central display screen as an example, the touch panel can perform various types of interactive interactions, and the screen area is larger and larger, which brings great convenience to the driver and a lot of driving pleasure. However, the large-area display of the in-vehicle touch display device also brings about the following problems: (1) relatively more power consumption; (2) when the driver concentrates on the driving operation, the display of the in-vehicle touch display device may be easy. The driver's attention is dispersed and the driving safety is affected. Therefore, in practical applications, especially during driving, there is a need to turn off (or extinguish) the display of the in-vehicle touch display device to avoid the above problems. However, the existing in-vehicle central control display screen needs to operate a physical control button near the screen or a virtual button on the screen to complete the closing operation, and the relative operation accuracy is high, and the driver needs to transfer The line of sight can complete the closing operation, which will affect driving safety. Similarly, if the on-vehicle central control display device is in the off (or off) state, especially during driving, there is also a need to open (or illuminate) the display of the on-vehicle central control display device, in the existing in-vehicle central control display. The completion of the opening operation on the device also requires high operational accuracy and easily affects driving safety.

At least one of the above technical problems is provided to solve at least one of the above technical problems. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle-mounted touch display device, comprising: a display screen configured to include a component capable of receiving at least a predetermined touch input, and configured to be capable of operating in a lighting state capable of displaying information or Not being able to display the extinguished state of the information; and a control component configured to be coupled to the display screen and to control the display screen from the lighting state/extinguished state according to a predetermined touch input received from the display screen Switching to the extinguished state/lighting state, wherein the predetermined touch input is a palm touch input or a multi-finger touch input of three or more fingers. In an embodiment, the in-vehicle touch display device is an in-vehicle central control panel. According to an in-vehicle touch display device of an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit includes: a determination unit configured to determine whether a touch input received from the display screen is the predetermined touch input; and a state transition unit And configured to control the display screen to change from the lighting state/off state to the extinguishing state/lighting state. In the in-vehicle touch display device of any of the preceding embodiments, the display screen is sized to be greater than or equal to the size of the 5-inch screen. In the in-vehicle touch display device of any of the preceding embodiments, the display screen is configured to be capable of receiving at least the predetermined touch input in the extinguished state. According to a first aspect of the present invention, a vehicle is provided, in which the on-vehicle touch display device of any of the above is installed. The selection setting of the predetermined touch input in the vehicle-mounted touch display device of the present invention makes the manipulation of the transition between the lighting state and the extinguishing state of the display screen very simple and convenient, especially during driving, the driver basically does not need to transfer This operation can also be accomplished in the case of sight, that is, blind operation can be achieved without affecting driving safety and greatly improving the user experience.

The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which FIG. However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to refer to the same elements or components, and the description thereof will be omitted. Some of the block diagrams shown in the figures are functional entities and do not necessarily have to correspond to physically or logically separate entities. The functional entities in the control or control components may be implemented in software, or functional entities in the control components or control components in one or more hardware modules or integrated circuits, or in different processor devices and/or A functional entity in the control component or control component is implemented in the microcontroller device. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the basic structure of a vehicle-mounted touch display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle-mounted touch display device 100 is described as an example of an in-vehicle central control display device, which mainly includes a display screen 110 and a control unit 120. The display screen 110 is installed in a vehicle at a position that the driver can touch, such as a center console. The location, wherein the display screen 110 can be used to display various information, the specific display of the information content is not restrictive. The display screen 110 is a touch screen capable of detecting and receiving various touch inputs. The type of the display screen 110 is not limited, for example, it may be a capacitive touch screen or a resistive touch screen. Wait. The display screen 110 can operate in at least two states, that is, a first state and a second state, wherein the first state is that the display screen 110 is in a lighting state capable of displaying information, and the second state is that the display screen 110 is not capable of displaying information. Off state. It should be understood that, in the first state, the display screen 110 has sufficient brightness to display information, and corresponding to the first state, the vehicle-mounted touch display device 100 may be in an open working state, the driver, etc. as a whole. The operator can control or adjust the display mode or display content of the display screen 110 by inputting a corresponding touch input or inputting a corresponding keystroke, for example, adjusting the display brightness, changing the display content, and the like. However, in the first state, the information display of the display screen 110 is liable to cause interference to the passengers and the like, and/or the power consumption is large. In practical applications, there is a need to change it to the second state. It should be understood that, in the second state, the display screen 110 is not capable of displaying information and does not mean that it cannot receive the touch input, and the display screen 110 is configured to receive the touch input or the predetermined touch input (eg, palm touch in the second state). Input, etc.), therefore, the second state is different from the full power-off state of the conventional display screen, in which the display of the display screen 110 is turned off but the touch input is turned on, and the second state example is The display screen 110 is in a sleep state in which the brightness is substantially zero and at least a predetermined touch input of the user can be received at any time. The display screen 110 can receive a predetermined touch input, which in this embodiment can be a palm touch input or a multi-finger touch input of three or more fingers. Specifically, the predetermined touch input is illustrated in FIG. 1 as a palm touch input 900, and any one of the palms of the driver (generally the palm of the right or left hand of the display screen 110) is placed on the display screen 110, the display screen 110 is displayed. Contact of the palm with the display screen 110 can be detected to receive the palm touch input 900. It should be noted that the position, angle, and the like of the palm touch input 900 on the display screen 110 are not limited, and the palm touch may be applied to any area of the display screen 110. For the size of the display screen 110, the size of the display screen 110 may be set to at least receive the size of the predetermined touch input; in one embodiment, the size of the display screen 110 is set to be greater than or equal to the size of the palm; in yet another embodiment The size of the display screen 110 is set to be greater than or equal to the size of receiving three fingers while touching the input; it should be understood that the size of the palm and the size of the finger may be different according to different users. In a specific embodiment, the size of the display screen 110 can be set to be greater than or equal to the size of the 5 inch screen. As shown in FIG. 1, the palm touch input 900 is mainly composed of a palm area touch 910 and a finger area touch 920. According to the general regular shape of the palm, the palm area touch 910 generally has a relatively large touch area, and the finger area touch 920 is distributed in the palm. The area touches the periphery of the 910. Therefore, the control unit 120 can determine whether the current touch input is the palm touch input 900 according to the general regular shape rule of the palm, which is easier and more accurate. It should be noted that the palm touch input 900 is not limited to the input generated by the full palm touch similar to that in FIG. 1, and the input generated by the palm area touch 910 plus the finger area touch 920 corresponding to at least two fingers will also be regarded as the palm touch. The input 900, for example, the palm area touch 910 plus the input of the finger area touch 920 corresponding to the four fingers (other than the thumb); the palm area touch 910 is not limited to the touch generated by the palm touch, and may be, for example, the palm The contact input generated by the main part or part of the palm contact, the finger area touch 920 corresponding to each finger is not limited to the touch generated by the total contact of the corresponding finger, and may also be, for example, the contact input generated by the main part or partial finger contact of the finger. . In this way, the touch input operation requirement for the driver is relatively low, that is, the full palm is not required to contact the display screen 110, and the blind operation of the palm touch input is more easily realized, and it is also easy to be compatible with more people (for example, persons with finger defects). The display screen 110 is used to complete the palm touch input. In yet another alternative embodiment, the predetermined touch input received by the palm touch input 900 may also be a multi-finger touch input of three or more fingers, FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrating the predetermined touch inputs of the other two embodiments. shape. As shown in FIG. 2, the predetermined touch input is a multi-finger touch input 800 of 4 fingers, which exemplarily produces 4 finger area touches 820, which can be a combination of any 4 of the 5 fingers (eg, The four fingers other than the thumb, or four fingers other than the little finger, can be set according to the specific usage habits. Likewise, the touch corresponding to each finger of the finger area touch 820 is not limited to the touch generated by the full contact of the corresponding finger, and may be, for example, a contact input generated by the main part or partial finger contact of the finger. As shown in FIG. 3, the predetermined touch input is a multi-finger touch input 700 of 3 fingers, which exemplarily produces 3 finger area touches 720, which may be a combination of any 3 of the 5 fingers (eg, , 3 fingers other than the thumb and the little finger, or 3 fingers except the little finger and the ring finger), the user can set according to the specific usage habits. Likewise, the touch corresponding to each finger of the finger area touch 720 is not limited to the touch generated by the full contact of the corresponding finger, and may be, for example, a contact input generated by the main part or partial finger contact of the finger. Continuing with FIG. 1, the control component 120 controls the display screen 110 to change from the first state to the second state (if the display screen 110 is currently in the first state) according to the received palm touch input 900, or to control the display screen 110. The transition from the second state to the first state (if the display screen 110 is currently in the second state). The control unit 120 can be implemented by a display processing unit (for example, a main controller) or the like in the vehicle touch display device 100, and the specific implementation form is not limited. In an embodiment, the control component 120 includes a determination unit 121 and a state transition unit 122. The determining unit 121 receives various touch inputs transmitted from the display screen 110, and determines whether the current touch input is a predetermined touch input, for example, whether it is a palm touch input 900. If the determination is “Yes”, it is determined that the driver needs to perform the first a switching operation between a state and a second state; the state converting unit 122 is configured to control completion of a switching operation between the first state and the second state, and the state converting unit 122 may determine that the current display screen 110 is in the first state Still in the second state, if it is in the first state and the determination unit 121 determines YES, the control display screen 110 is changed from the first state to the second state, if in the second state and the determination unit 121 determines In the case of YES, the control display screen 110 is switched from the second state to the first state; the state transition unit 122 updates the state of the current display screen 110 determined by the state transition unit 122 after the control screen 110 performs the above state transition. . FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a control method of a vehicle-mounted touch display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control method of this embodiment is a control method in which the display screen 110 of the in-vehicle touch display device 100 is in the first state, that is, how to control the transition from the first state to the second state. Specifically, first, in step S210, the display screen 110 receives a touch input, which may include various touch inputs, and of course, various predetermined touch inputs as described above. Further, in step S220, it is determined whether the current touch input is a predetermined touch input, when the predetermined touch input is the palm touch input 900 as shown in FIG. 1, or the multi-finger touch input 800 or 700 as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. When the determination unit 121 determines "YES", the process proceeds to step S230. Otherwise, it indicates that the current touch input is invalid for the change from the first state to the second state, and the process returns to step S210. In step S230, the display screen 110 is controlled to change from the currently lit first state to the extinguished second state, such that the display screen 110 is conveniently extinguished. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a control method of a vehicle-mounted touch display device according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The control method of this embodiment is a control method in the second state in which the display screen 110 of the in-vehicle touch display device 100 is turned off, that is, how to control the transition from the second state to the first state. Specifically, first, in step S210, the display screen 110 receives a touch input, which may include various touch inputs, and of course, various predetermined touch inputs as described above. Further, in step S220, it is determined whether the current touch input is a predetermined touch input, when the predetermined touch input is the palm touch input 900 as shown in FIG. 1, or the multi-finger touch input 800 or 700 as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. When the determination unit 121 determines "Yes", the process proceeds to step S330. Otherwise, it indicates that the current touch input is invalid for the change from the second state to the first state, and the process returns to step S210. In step S330, the control screen 110 is switched from the currently extinguished second state to the lit first state, such that the display screen 110 is conveniently re-lighted. The selection setting of the predetermined touch input in the in-vehicle touch display device 100 of the above embodiment and the control method thereof makes the operation of switching between the first state and the second state of the display screen 110 very simple and convenient, for example, a palm touch directly The manipulation can be completed on the display screen 110 or when a plurality of fingers are simultaneously touched on the display screen 110, and can be completed when the driver does not need to transfer the line of sight substantially, that is, can be completed blindly, without affecting driving safety. , greatly improving the user experience. Moreover, the predetermined touch input of the present invention does not conflict with other touch operations of the existing Android or iOS operating system. It should be noted that the in-vehicle touch display device 100 of the above embodiment is not limited to being applied as an in-vehicle central control panel, and may be, for example, a display device installed at other positions in the vehicle (for example, a position in front of the passenger), and Bringing control is very simple and convenient, and the effect is good. It should be noted that the “touch” described above may be a “direct” touch between the body part and the display screen, or may be an “indirect” touch between the body part and the display screen through the intermediate part (for example, with gloves). When the touch). The in-vehicle touch display device 100 of the above embodiment can be applied to the vehicle of the present embodiment and installed inside the vehicle, for example, at a center console position that the driver can reach, to form an in-vehicle central control panel. The above examples mainly illustrate the in-vehicle touch display device of the present invention, a control method therefor, and a vehicle. Although only a few of the embodiments of the present invention have been described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be embodied in many other forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention may cover various modifications and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. replace.

100‧‧‧Car touch display device
110‧‧‧ display screen
120‧‧‧Control components
121‧‧‧judging unit
122‧‧‧State Transition Unit
S210, S220, S230, S330‧‧‧ steps
700‧‧‧Multi-finger touch input
720‧‧‧ finger area touch
800‧‧‧Finger touch input
820‧‧‧ finger area touch
900‧‧‧Hand touch input
910‧‧‧ palm area touch
920‧‧‧ finger area touch

The above and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be more fully understood from the aspects of the appended claims. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the basic structure of a vehicle-mounted touch display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic view showing the shape of a predetermined touch input of still another embodiment received by the display screen of the in-vehicle touch display device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the shape of a predetermined touch input according to still another embodiment of the display screen of the in-vehicle touch display device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a control method of a vehicle-mounted touch display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a control method of a vehicle-mounted touch display device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (6)

An in-vehicle touch display device, comprising: a display screen configured to include a component capable of receiving at least a predetermined touch input, and an extinguishing state configured to be capable of operating in a lighting state capable of displaying information or capable of displaying information; and controlling a component configured to be coupled to the display screen and to control the display screen to change from the lighting state/extinguiding state to the extinguishing state/lighting state according to a predetermined touch input received from the display screen, wherein the predetermined The touch input is a palm touch input or a multi-finger touch input of three or more fingers. The in-vehicle touch display device according to claim 1, wherein the in-vehicle touch display device is an in-vehicle central control panel. The in-vehicle touch display device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit comprises: a determination unit configured to determine whether a touch input received from the display screen is the predetermined touch input; and a status A conversion unit configured to control the display screen to change from the lighting state/off state to the extinguishing state/lighting state. The in-vehicle touch display device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the display screen is sized to be greater than or equal to a size of a 5 inch screen. The in-vehicle touch display device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the display screen is configured to receive at least the predetermined touch input in the extinguished state. A vehicle in which the vehicle touch display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is installed inside the vehicle.