US 12,345,542 B2
Context sensitive user interface for enhanced vehicle operation
Pawel Pietryka, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Jean Helfenstein, Marina Del Rey, CA (US)
Assigned to Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/949,932.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/938,842, filed on Nov. 21, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/938,769, filed on Nov. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0156705 A1, May 27, 2021
Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01)
CPC G01C 21/367 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/3664 (2013.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); G06V 40/103 (2022.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 2360/111 (2024.01); B60K 2360/115 (2024.01); B60K 2360/119 (2024.01); B60K 2360/165 (2024.01); B60K 2360/166 (2024.01); B60K 2360/179 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1868 (2024.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A method implemented by a system of one or more processors, the system being included in a vehicle, and the method comprising:
causing presentation, via a display of the vehicle, of a unified user interface comprising a combined view which aggregates an autonomous visualization and map information, the autonomous visualization and map information being associated with a zoom level, wherein the unified user interface is generated based on first contextual information indicative of operation of the vehicle;
accessing second contextual information indicative of subsequent operation of the vehicle, wherein the first contextual information indicates that the vehicle is navigating along a route, wherein the combined view further aggregates navigation information, and wherein the second contextual information indicates that the vehicle has moved along the route; and
updating the unified user interface based on the second contextual information, wherein the combined view is adjusted, and wherein adjusting the combined view comprises the zoom level,
wherein the route is associated with a plurality of driving events comprising upcoming turns, off-ramps, and on-ramps indicated in the navigation information, and wherein the zoom level is adjusted according to the upcoming driving events,
wherein the autonomous visualization includes a back portion of the vehicle, and wherein the system maintains the autonomous visualization of the back portion of the vehicle while there are less than a threshold number of upcoming driving events, and
wherein based on the route indicating at least the threshold number of upcoming driving events, the combined view is updated to zoom-out,
wherein the combined view includes:
a graphical representation of one or more lanes of a road on which the vehicle is located,
a graphical depiction of the vehicle positioned in a particular lane of the one or more lanes,
and wherein based on a particular upcoming driving event of the threshold number of upcoming driving events indicating a lane change from the particular lane to an adjacent lane, the unified user interface is updated to:
identify the adjacent lane and present an animation depicting the vehicle moving to the adjacent lane, and
identify a different vehicle in the adjacent lane and include information indicating the vehicle is to wait until safe to change to the adjacent lane.