Input system disposed in steering wheel and vehicle including the same
First Claim
1. An input system for a vehicle having a steering wheel, the input system comprising:
- an input unit comprising a plurality of buttons that are disposed in the steering wheel of the vehicle; and
a processor configured to detect an event and to assign a function to at least one of the buttons that corresponds to the detected event,wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons comprises;
a display portion configured to display an image corresponding to the assigned function, andan operation portion disposed under the display portion, the operation portion including a plurality of protruding members that are activatable,wherein at least one of the plurality of protruding members is configured, based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into a plurality of areas that each display an item image corresponding to the assigned function, to be protruded upward relative to the other of the plurality of protruding members to thereby provide a tactile distinction between the plurality of areas,wherein the plurality of protruding members comprises a plurality of bars that extend in eight different directions corresponding to up, down, left, right, and four diagonal directions of the operation portion,wherein the plurality of bars is configured not to protrude from a surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion corresponding to a single image that is not divided into the plurality of areas,wherein bars extending in the left and right directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality of areas in the up and down directions,wherein bars extending in the up and down directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality of areas in the left and right directions, andwherein bars extending in the four diagonal directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality areas in up, down, left, and right directions.
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Abstract
An input system for a vehicle having a steering wheel includes an input unit with a plurality of buttons that are disposed in the steering wheel of the vehicle, and a processor configured to detect an event and to assign a function to at least one of the buttons that corresponds to the detected event. At least one of the plurality of buttons includes a display portion configured to display an image corresponding to the assigned function, and an operation portion disposed under the display portion, the operation portion including one or more protruding members that are activatable. The one or more protruding members are configured, based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into a plurality of areas, to be activated so as to correspondingly constrain a movement of the display portion relative to the operation portion.
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20 Claims
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1. An input system for a vehicle having a steering wheel, the input system comprising:
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an input unit comprising a plurality of buttons that are disposed in the steering wheel of the vehicle; and a processor configured to detect an event and to assign a function to at least one of the buttons that corresponds to the detected event, wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons comprises; a display portion configured to display an image corresponding to the assigned function, and an operation portion disposed under the display portion, the operation portion including a plurality of protruding members that are activatable, wherein at least one of the plurality of protruding members is configured, based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into a plurality of areas that each display an item image corresponding to the assigned function, to be protruded upward relative to the other of the plurality of protruding members to thereby provide a tactile distinction between the plurality of areas, wherein the plurality of protruding members comprises a plurality of bars that extend in eight different directions corresponding to up, down, left, right, and four diagonal directions of the operation portion, wherein the plurality of bars is configured not to protrude from a surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion corresponding to a single image that is not divided into the plurality of areas, wherein bars extending in the left and right directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality of areas in the up and down directions, wherein bars extending in the up and down directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality of areas in the left and right directions, and wherein bars extending in the four diagonal directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality areas in up, down, left, and right directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle comprising:
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wheels; a steering wheel configured to control a direction of the vehicle; and an input system for a vehicle having a steering wheel, the input system comprising; an input unit comprising a plurality of buttons that are disposed in the steering wheel of the vehicle, and a processor configured to detect an event and to assign a function to at least one of the buttons that corresponds to the detected event, wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons comprises; a display portion configured to display an image corresponding to the function, and an operation portion disposed under the display portion, the operation portion including a plurality of protruding members that are activatable, wherein at least one of the plurality of protruding members is configured, based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into a plurality of areas that each display an item image corresponding to the assigned function, to be protruded upward relative to the other of the plurality of protruding members to thereby provide a tactile distinction between the plurality of areas, wherein the plurality of protruding members include a plurality of bars that extend in eight different directions corresponding to up, down, left, right, and four diagonal directions of the operation portion, wherein the plurality of bars is configured not to protrude from a surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion corresponding to a single image that is not divided into the plurality of areas, wherein bars extending in the left and right directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality of areas in the up and down directions, wherein bars extending in the up and down directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality of areas in the left and right directions, and wherein bars extending in the four diagonal directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality areas in up, down, left, and right directions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A button comprising:
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a display portion configured to display an image corresponding to a function that is assigned to the button; and an operation portion disposed under the display portion, the operation portion including a plurality of protruding members that are activatable, wherein at least one of the plurality of protruding members is configured, based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into a plurality of areas that each display an item image corresponding to the assigned function, to be protruded upward relative to the other of the plurality of protruding members to thereby provide a tactile distinction between the plurality of areas, wherein the plurality of protruding members include a plurality of bars that extend in eight different directions corresponding to up, down, left, right, and four diagonal directions of the operation portion, wherein the plurality of bars is configured not to protrude from a surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion corresponding to a single image that is not divided into the plurality of areas, wherein bars extending in the left and right directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality of areas in the up and down directions, wherein bars extending in the up and down directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality of areas in the left and right directions, and wherein bars extending in the four diagonal directions from among the plurality of bars are configured to protrude from the surface of the operation portion based on the image displayed on the display portion being divided into the plurality areas in up, down, left, and right directions. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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