Vehicle function control system using sensing and icon display module
First Claim
1. A vehicle function control system comprising:
- a sensing and icon display module disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle equipped with said vehicle function control system;
wherein said sensing and icon display module comprises at least one illumination source operable to backlight an icon for viewing at an exterior surface of the exterior portion of the vehicle;
wherein the backlit icon is representative of a vehicle function;
wherein said sensing and icon display module comprises a sensing device operable to sense the presence of a user'"'"'s foot below said sensing device;
a control responsive to an output of said sensing device; and
wherein, responsive to determination of the user'"'"'s foot below said sensing device, said control controls a function of the vehicle associated with the backlit icon.
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Abstract
A vehicle function control system includes a sensing and projecting module disposed at an exterior portion of the vehicle and having an illumination source operable to project a plurality of icons onto a ground area at or near the vehicle or an exterior surface of the vehicle, with each of the projected icons being representative of a respective vehicle function. The module includes a sensing device operable to sense the presence of a user at or near one of the projected icons and, responsive to the sensing of the presence of the user, the system determines which of the projected icons is being selected by the user. A control is responsive to an output of the sensing device and, responsive to determination of the user at or near a selected particular projected icon, the control controls a function of the vehicle associated with the selected particular projected icon.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle function control system comprising:
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a sensing and icon display module disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle equipped with said vehicle function control system; wherein said sensing and icon display module comprises at least one illumination source operable to backlight an icon for viewing at an exterior surface of the exterior portion of the vehicle; wherein the backlit icon is representative of a vehicle function; wherein said sensing and icon display module comprises a sensing device operable to sense the presence of a user'"'"'s foot below said sensing device; a control responsive to an output of said sensing device; and wherein, responsive to determination of the user'"'"'s foot below said sensing device, said control controls a function of the vehicle associated with the backlit icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle function control system comprising:
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a sensing and icon display module disposed at least partially in a portion of a vehicle equipped with said vehicle function control system; wherein said sensing and icon display module comprises at least one illumination source operable to backlight an icon for viewing at an upper exterior surface of the portion of the vehicle; wherein said illumination source is activated to backlight the icon responsive to a signal from a remote device of a passive entry system or keyless entry system of the vehicle; wherein the backlit icon is representative of a vehicle function; wherein said sensing and icon display module comprises a sensing device disposed at a lower exterior surface of the portion of the vehicle and operable to sense the presence of a user'"'"'s foot below said sensing device and below the portion of the vehicle; a control responsive to an output of said sensing device; and wherein, responsive to the output of said sensing device being indicative of the user'"'"'s foot below said sensing device, said control controls a function of the vehicle associated with the backlit icon. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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