Toggle strategies for the POI selection via the iDrive controller

The importance of spatial and geo-based information has increased over the last few years. The most prevalent example of this kind of information is points of interest (POI) like hotels, restaurants, gas stations, etc. As cars are made for individual transportation, interacting with geobased information via the In-vehicle Information System (IVIS) should be possible. At present, state-of-the-art IVIS only permit a list based or center based selection on the map, which makes it difficult to handle a high closeness of geo-based data. In this paper, we present alternative approaches for selecting geo-based data with a multifunctional controller. In our work, visual cues help users predict the selection order. An explorative user study showed potential advantages of our concepts. Keywords Geo-based information, POI selection, In-vehicle Information System, automotive HMI, iDrive Controller.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: AUTOMOTIVEUI
• Authors: Ronald Ecker, Verena Broy, Nina Joshi
• Keywords: AUTOMOTIVEUI 2009, Geo-based Data, Geo-based Information, In-vehicle Information System