Vehicular touch switches with adaptive tactile and audible feedback
First Claim
1. A manual control system for a vehicle, comprising:
- an input element actuatable in response to proximity of a user'"'"'s appendage;
a tactile feedback generator for producing a perceptible tactile stimulus;
an audible feedback generator for producing a perceptible audible stimulus;
a sound level characterizer generating a sound characterization signal indicative of a sound-related parameter of said vehicle; and
a controller for generating a feedback event in response to an actuation of said input element, said controller including said perceptible tactile stimulus and said perceptible audible stimulus in said feedback event according to said sound characterization signal.
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Abstract
A manual control system for a vehicle includes a touch sensitive input element actuatable in response to proximity of a user'"'"'s appendage. A tactile feedback generator produces a perceptible tactile stimulus. An audible feedback generator produces a perceptible audible stimulus. A sound level characterizer generates a sound characterization signal indicative of a sound-related parameter of the vehicle. A controller generates a feedback event in response to an actuation of the input element. The controller includes the perceptible tactile stimulus and the perceptible audible stimulus in the feedback event according to the sound characterization signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A manual control system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an input element actuatable in response to proximity of a user'"'"'s appendage;
a tactile feedback generator for producing a perceptible tactile stimulus;
an audible feedback generator for producing a perceptible audible stimulus;
a sound level characterizer generating a sound characterization signal indicative of a sound-related parameter of said vehicle; and
a controller for generating a feedback event in response to an actuation of said input element, said controller including said perceptible tactile stimulus and said perceptible audible stimulus in said feedback event according to said sound characterization signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling user feedback in a manual control system of a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing a sound-related parameter of said vehicle;
sensing a manual activation of an input element of said manual control system; and
generating a feedback event upon said manual activation, said feedback event including a selected tactile stimulus or a selected audible stimulus in response to said sound-related parameter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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