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US 10,481,777 · App. 15/799,795 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Fully designable vehicle information panel interface

Inventor: Yu-Ting Dai (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: THUNDER POWER NEW ENERGY VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
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Patent No.
US 10,481,777
App. No.
15/799,795
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are systems and methods for facilitating a user to configure and retrieve personalized settings for a fully designable information panel in a driving apparatus. The information panel system may be configured to store a plurality information panel configurations. Different information panel configurations may correspond to different users of the driving apparatus. Users may be identified when inside the driving apparatus by capturing their biometric information. Following identification, an information panel configuration corresponding to the identified user may be retrieved and configured on a display device. The displayed information panel configuration may include a user customized graphic. The user customized graphic may be modified by the identified user with a color, shape, or text modification. The modification may be dependent on different metrics regarding vehicle operation or performance.

Claims (42)

1. A system configured to facilitate a user to configure and retrieve personalized settings for a fully designable information panel in a driving apparatus, the system comprising a processor configured to perform:

storing, by the processor, a plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus, the plurality of information panel configurations including a first information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus and a second information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus, and wherein:

the first information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user; and

the second information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user;

determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on a passenger side of the driving apparatus

in response to determining the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus, displaying a first information panel at the driver side of the driving apparatus and facilitating by the processor, the first user to configure the first information panel on the display device by modifying the first information panel configuration;

in response to determining the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus, displaying a second information panel at the passenger side of the driving apparatus and facilitating, by the processor, the first user to configure the second information panel on the display device by modifying the second information panel configuration.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein graphics in the first and second information panels includes either a vehicle gauge or a controller.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein graphics in the first and second information panels were previously modified using either a pixel-based editing approach or a vector-based editing approach.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to perform:

in response to determining the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus, retrieving the first information panel configuration;

in response to determining the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus, retrieving the second information panel configuration.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus receiving biometric information regarding the first user.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus includes receiving information from an input device configured to allow the first user to indicate the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus to identify themselves.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the input device is a touch screen incorporated into the display device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein storing the plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus includes storing the plurality of information panel configurations in a remote storage over a network.

9. A computer-method for configuring a driving apparatus, the method comprising:

storing, by a processor, a plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus, the plurality of information panel configurations including a first information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus and a second information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus, and wherein:

the first information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user; and

the second information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user;

determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on a driver side of the driving apparatus;

in response to determining the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus, displaying a first information panel at the driver side of the driving apparatus and facilitating, by the processor, the first user to configure the first information panel on the display device by modifying the first information panel configuration; and

in response to determining the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus, displaying a second information panel at the passenger side of the driving apparatus and facilitating, by the processor, the first user to configure the second information panel on the display device by modifying the second information panel configuration.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein graphics in the first and second information panels includes either a vehicle gauge or a controller.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein graphics in the first and second information panels were previously modified using either a pixel-based editing approach or a vector-based editing approach.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

in response to determining the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus, retrieving the first information panel configuration;

in response to determining the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus, retrieving the second information panel configuration.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus receiving biometric information regarding the first user.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein storing the plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus includes storing the plurality of information panel configurations in a remote storage over a network.

15. A non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform:

storing, by the processor, a plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus, the plurality of information panel configurations including a first information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus and a second information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus, and wherein:

the first information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user; and

the second information panel configuration includes graphic customized by the first user;

determining whether the first user is present in the driving apparatus and whether the first user is on a driver side of the driving apparatus;

in response to determining the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus, displaying a first information panel at the driver side of the driving apparatus and facilitating by the processor, the first user to configure the first information panel on the display device by modifying the first information panel configuration; and

in response to determining the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus, displaying a second information panel at the passenger side of the driving apparatus and facilitating, by the processor, the first user to configure the second information panel on the display device by modifying the second information panel configuration.

16. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of 15 , wherein the plurality of color, shape, or text modifications include a modification of either a vehicle gauge or controller.

17. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of 15 , wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform:

in response to determining the first user is on the driver side of the driving apparatus, retrieving the first information panel configuration;

in response to determining the first user is on the passenger side of the driving apparatus, retrieving the second information panel configuration.

18. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of 15 , wherein storing the plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus includes storing the plurality of information panel configurations in a remote storage over a network.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2017
From: DAI, YU-TING
To: THUNDER POWER HONG KONG LTD.
Reel/Frame 043997/0555 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2017
From: THUNDER POWER HONG KONG LTD.
To: THUNDER POWER NEW ENERGY VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 043997/0577 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14979494 · Dec 27, 2015
Related Publication 20180067634A1 · Mar 8, 2018
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