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App. No. 18/925,612

COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ON A DISPLAY OF A VEHICLE

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App. No.
18/925,612
Abstract

A computer-implemented method for controlling a graphical user interface on a display of a vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a current driving mode, wherein, if the current driving mode corresponds to high or full automation, the method comprises receiving driver-side image data, comprising an image of a driver-side rear field of view; receiving passenger-side image data, comprising an image of a passenger-side rear field of view; displaying the driver-side and passenger-side image data in the driver-side digital rearview mirror area such that said data are displayed less obviously than in a manual driving mode; identifying objects in the driver-side and the passenger-side image data; checking whether at least one trigger object has been identified in the objects, wherein, if at least one trigger object has been identified, adapting the graphical user interface, and displaying the adapted graphical user interface on the display of the vehicle.

Claims (36)

1 . A computer-implemented method for controlling a graphical user interface on a display of a vehicle, wherein the graphical user interface comprises at least one driver-side digital rearview mirror area and at least one passenger-side digital rearview mirror area, the method comprising:

receiving a current driving mode,

wherein, if the current driving mode corresponds to high or full automation, the method comprises:

receiving driver-side image data, comprising an image of a driver-side rear field of view,

receiving passenger-side image data, comprising an image of a passenger-side rear field of view,

displaying the driver-side image data in the driver-side digital rearview mirror area in such a way that said data are displayed less obviously than in a manual driving mode,

displaying the passenger-side image data in the passenger-side digital rearview mirror area in such a way that said data are displayed less obviously than in the manual driving mode,

identifying objects in the driver-side image data and the passenger-side image data,

checking whether at least one trigger object has been identified in the objects,

wherein, if at least one trigger object has been identified, the method comprises:

adapting the graphical user interface, in particular the driver-side digital rearview mirror area and the passenger-side digital rearview mirror area, and

displaying the adapted graphical user interface on the display of the vehicle.

2 . The computer-implemented method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the current driving mode is characterized by a classification according to SAE J3016.

3 . The computer-implemented method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface comprises at least one additional display area.

4 . The computer-implemented method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one trigger object corresponds to at least one of an ambulance, a fire truck, a police vehicle, a bicycle and a person.

5 . The computer-implemented method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adaptation of the graphical user interface is achieved by at least one of a change in size, a change in color, a change in contrast, a change in blurring of the driver-side image data, and the passenger-side image data.

6 . A computer program product containing instructions that, when the program is executed by a computer, cause said computer to carry out the method as claimed in claim 1 .

7 . A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

receiving a current driving mode,

wherein, if the current driving mode corresponds to high or full automation, the method comprises:

receiving driver-side image data, comprising an image of a driver-side rear field of view,

receiving passenger-side image data, comprising an image of a passenger-side rear field of view,

displaying the driver-side image data in the driver-side digital rearview mirror area in such a way that said data are displayed less obviously than in a manual driving mode,

displaying the passenger-side image data in the passenger-side digital rearview mirror area in such a way that said data are displayed less obviously than in the manual driving mode,

identifying objects in the driver-side image data and the passenger-side image data,

checking whether at least one trigger object has been identified in the objects,

wherein, if at least one trigger object has been identified:

adapting the graphical user interface, in particular the driver-side digital rearview mirror area and the passenger-side digital rearview mirror area, and

displaying the adapted graphical user interface on the display of the vehicle.

8 . A data processing device, comprising:

a processor that is configured such that it is able to carry out the steps of the computer-implemented method,

a computer-readable storage medium that is communicatively connected to the processor,

a driver-side rearview mirror camera that is communicatively connected to the processor,

a passenger-side rearview mirror camera that is communicatively connected to the processor, and

a display that is communicatively connected to the processor.

9 . The data processing device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the data processing device is located in a vehicle.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 3, 2026
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
To: AUMOVIO GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 076110/0789 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2024
From: CIELER, STEPHAN; BOSL, MARKUS; VON BYCHOWSKI, HEIDI; LEUCHTENBERG, BETTINA; WEISS, SEBASTIAN
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 069364/0277 →