Multi-functional touchpad controller for automobile
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1. A multi-functional touchpad controller for an automobile, comprising:
- a touchpad module, said touchpad module being an input device for an automobile computer, a positioning navigator, and a multimedia and communication system;
an automobile audio/video module, said automobile audio/video module processing audio/video signals;
a first automobile display module, said first automobile display module displaying image, navigation map and information from said automobile computer;
a remote control module, said remote control module having a wireless output unit to control said touchpad controller remotely;
a response module, said response module showing a response through a signal selected from a group consisting of a sound signal, an optical signal and an image signal; and
a central controlling module, said central controlling module having a wireless unit to receive signals from a device selected from a group consisting of said touchpad module and said remote control module, said central controlling module transferring transformed signals to said first automobile display module and said automobile audio/video module.
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Abstract
A touchpad has a smart man-machine interface. Through a computer system in an automobile, the smart man-machine interface controls systems and multimedia equipments in the automobile, such as an air conditioner and an audio/video player. The interface provides several control modes, such as to control with a keypad, with a writing pad or with a mouse. And the computer system can be connected with a few sets of the touchpad and a display through wire lines or wireless connections.
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1. A multi-functional touchpad controller for an automobile, comprising:
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a touchpad module, said touchpad module being an input device for an automobile computer, a positioning navigator, and a multimedia and communication system; an automobile audio/video module, said automobile audio/video module processing audio/video signals; a first automobile display module, said first automobile display module displaying image, navigation map and information from said automobile computer; a remote control module, said remote control module having a wireless output unit to control said touchpad controller remotely; a response module, said response module showing a response through a signal selected from a group consisting of a sound signal, an optical signal and an image signal; and a central controlling module, said central controlling module having a wireless unit to receive signals from a device selected from a group consisting of said touchpad module and said remote control module, said central controlling module transferring transformed signals to said first automobile display module and said automobile audio/video module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. The touchpad controller according to cIaim 15,
wherein said wireless output unit transmits signals through a wireless connection selected from a group consisting of an IrDA connection, a blue tooth connection, a wireless personal area networking (Zigbee) and a radio connection.
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