Programmable onboard interface
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a first seat configured to accommodate a first occupant;
a second seat configured to accommodate a second occupant, the second seat positioned adjacent to the first seat; and
an onboard interface device adjacent to the first seat, the onboard interface device comprising;
a housing configured to accommodate either a palm of the first occupant or a palm of the second occupant;
a first groove positioned in the housing and configured to accommodate either a first finger of the first occupant or a finger of the second occupant; and
a first input device positioned in the first groove, and configured to;
be actuated by either the first finger of the first occupant or the finger of the second occupant,in the event that the first input device is actuated by the first finger of the first occupant, generate a first signal for controlling a first operation of the vehicle, andin the event that the first input device is actuated by the finger of the second occupant, generate a second signal, different from the first signal, for controlling a second operation of the vehicle different from the first operation of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle may include a first seat configured to accommodate an occupant and an onboard interface device adjacent to the first seat. The onboard interface device may include a housing configured to accommodate a palm of the occupant, a first groove positioned in the housing and configured to accommodate a first finger of the occupant, and a first input device positioned in the first groove and configured to be actuated by the first finger and generate a first signal for controlling a first operation of the vehicle.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a first seat configured to accommodate a first occupant; a second seat configured to accommodate a second occupant, the second seat positioned adjacent to the first seat; and an onboard interface device adjacent to the first seat, the onboard interface device comprising; a housing configured to accommodate either a palm of the first occupant or a palm of the second occupant; a first groove positioned in the housing and configured to accommodate either a first finger of the first occupant or a finger of the second occupant; and a first input device positioned in the first groove, and configured to; be actuated by either the first finger of the first occupant or the finger of the second occupant, in the event that the first input device is actuated by the first finger of the first occupant, generate a first signal for controlling a first operation of the vehicle, and in the event that the first input device is actuated by the finger of the second occupant, generate a second signal, different from the first signal, for controlling a second operation of the vehicle different from the first operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A control system for a vehicle, comprising:
an onboard interface device comprising; a housing configured to accommodate a palm of either a first occupant or a second occupant; a first groove positioned in the housing and configured to accommodate either a first finger of the first occupant or a first finger of the second occupant; and a first input device positioned in the first groove and configured to; generate a first signal upon receiving a user input from the first occupant, and generate a second signal different from the first signal upon receiving a user input from the second occupant; and a controller configured to; receive the first signal from the onboard interface device and control a first operation of the vehicle upon receiving the first signal, and receive the second signal from the onboard interface and control a second operation of the vehicle different from the first operation of the vehicle upon receiving the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An onboard interface device for a vehicle, the onboard interface device comprising:
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a housing configured to accommodate a palm of an occupant; a first groove positioned in the housing and configured to accommodate a first finger of the occupant; and a first input device positioned in the first groove and configured to generate a first signal upon an input of the first finger for determining an identity of the occupant, and generate a second signal different from the first signal, the second signal for controlling a first operation of the vehicle, wherein the first operation of the vehicle is determined based on the determined identity of the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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