Autonomous drive user interface
First Claim
1. A user interface for a vehicle, comprising:
- a steering wheel for the vehicle, comprising;
a grip;
a sensor operable to detect objects at a plurality of locations along said grip; and
an illuminator operable to illuminate different portions of said grip;
a processor in communication with said sensor, with said illuminator and with a controller of vehicle functions; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which cause said processor;
to identify, via said sensor, a location of a first object along said grip,to illuminate, via said illuminator, a portion of said grip, adjacent to the identified location,to further identify, via said sensor, a second object being at the illuminated portion of said grip, andto activate, via the controller, a vehicle function in response to the second object being at the illuminated portion of said grip.
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Abstract
A user interface for a vehicle, including a steering wheel for the vehicle, including a grip, a sensor operable to detect objects at a plurality of locations along the grip, and an illuminator operable to illuminate different portions of the grip, a processor in communication with the sensor, with the illuminator and with a controller of vehicle functions, and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which cause the processor to identify, via the sensor, a location of a first object along the grip, to illuminate, via the illuminator, a portion of the grip, adjacent to the identified location, to further identify, via the sensor, a second object being at the illuminated portion of the grip, and to activate, via the controller, a vehicle function in response to the second object being at the illuminated portion of the grip.
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10 Claims
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1. A user interface for a vehicle, comprising:
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a steering wheel for the vehicle, comprising; a grip; a sensor operable to detect objects at a plurality of locations along said grip; and an illuminator operable to illuminate different portions of said grip; a processor in communication with said sensor, with said illuminator and with a controller of vehicle functions; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which cause said processor; to identify, via said sensor, a location of a first object along said grip, to illuminate, via said illuminator, a portion of said grip, adjacent to the identified location, to further identify, via said sensor, a second object being at the illuminated portion of said grip, and to activate, via the controller, a vehicle function in response to the second object being at the illuminated portion of said grip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A user interface method for a vehicle having a steering wheel that comprises (i) a grip, (ii) a sensor operable to detect objects at a plurality of locations along the grip, and (iii) an illuminator operable to illuminate different portions of the grip, the method comprising:
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identifying a location of a first object along the grip; illuminating a portion of the grip, adjacent to the identified location; further identifying a second object being at the illuminated portion of the grip; and
,activating a vehicle function in response to the second object being at the illuminated portion of the grip. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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