Disclosed is a vehicle, comprising a driving console that is disposed at a height below a front windscreen of the vehicle, wherein the driving console has a graphical user interface (GUI) 110 in a display. The GUI is coupled to a data processing arrangement of the vehicle for controlling operation of the vehicle. The vehicle is also provided with an additional GUI display 130 that is also coupled to the data processing arrangement. Furthermore, the additional GUI is mounted in a sun-visor 210 or sun-shade above the driving console and is pivotally disposable for use in a folded-down position of the sun-visor and is pivotally folded when not in use in a folded-up position. The additional GUI may be powered using wireless resonant inductive power transfer from an excitation coil arrangement in a roof region of the vehicle. The additional GUI may display front or rear camera information and may further render an augmented reality view 330 of the front and rear regions of the vehicle. The additional GUI may also display GPS or navigation information.
Vehicle graphical user interface arrangement and method of providing graphical user interface functionality
2018-02-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60J WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES , Fenster, Windschutzscheiben und bewegbare Dächer, Türen oder Ähnliches für Fahrzeuge |
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