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Vehicle user input control system and method

  • US 10,281,990 B2
  • Filed: 12/07/2016
  • Issued: 05/07/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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