Vehicle user input control system and method
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1. A vehicle user input control system comprising:
- a user input device located on a vehicle;
a plurality of proximity sensors arranged in a plurality of rows and columns and located on at least one side of the user input device; and
a controller processing signals generated by the proximity sensors to detect at least one of a trajectory of a hand based on movement and orientation of the hand based on signal patterns generated by the proximity sensors proximate to the user input device, determining the hand is associated with one of a driver and passenger of the vehicle based on the detected at least one of the trajectory and orientation of the hand, and controlling at least one function based on the hand being determined as a driver or passenger.
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Abstract
A vehicle user input control system and method is provided having a user input located on a vehicle, a plurality of proximity sensors located proximate the user input, and a controller processing signals generated by the proximity sensors to detect at least one of a trajectory and orientation of a hand proximate to the user input and determining the hand is associated with one of a driver and passenger of the vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. A vehicle user input control system comprising:
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a user input device located on a vehicle; a plurality of proximity sensors arranged in a plurality of rows and columns and located on at least one side of the user input device; and a controller processing signals generated by the proximity sensors to detect at least one of a trajectory of a hand based on movement and orientation of the hand based on signal patterns generated by the proximity sensors proximate to the user input device, determining the hand is associated with one of a driver and passenger of the vehicle based on the detected at least one of the trajectory and orientation of the hand, and controlling at least one function based on the hand being determined as a driver or passenger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle user input control system comprising:
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a user input device located on a vehicle; a plurality of proximity sensors arranged in a plurality of rows and columns and located proximate the user input device; and a controller processing signals generated by the proximity sensors to detect at least one of a trajectory of a hand based on movement and orientation of the hand based on signal patterns of digits of the hand generated by the proximity sensors proximate to the user input device, determining the hand is associated with one of a driver and passenger of the vehicle based on at least one of the detected trajectory and orientation of the hand, and controlling at least one function based on the hand being determined as a driver or passenger. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of determining a user input associated with a driver or passenger of a vehicle, comprising:
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sensing a hand proximate to a user input device on a vehicle with a plurality of proximity sensors arranged in a plurality of rows and columns on at least one side of the user input device; detecting at least one of a trajectory of the hand based movement and orientation of the hand based on signal patterns generated by the proximity sensors; determining the hand is associated with a driver or passenger of the vehicle based on the detected at least one of a trajectory and orientation; and controlling at least one function based on the hand being determined as a driver or passenger.
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