Haptic tracking remote control for driver information center system
First Claim
1. A control interface system for a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
- a touchscreen located proximate to the driver of the vehicle and upon driver interaction therewith operable to generate a sensor signal;
a control module adapted to receive the sensor signal from the touchscreen and operable to initiate control of a vehicle function and to generate a haptic feedback signal in response thereto, wherein the touchscreen is adapted to receive the haptic feedback signal from the control module and is operable to provide haptic feedback to the driver of the vehicle in response thereto; and
a display embedded in an instrument panel of the vehicle and providing an indicia of the vehicle function controlled by the touchscreen and of driver interaction therewith.
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Abstract
A control interface system for a driver of a vehicle comprises a touchscreen, a control module, and a display. The touchscreen is located proximate to the driver of the vehicle and upon driver interaction therewith is operable to generate a sensor signal. The control module is adapted to receive the sensor signal from the touchscreen and is operable to initiate control of a vehicle function and to generate a haptic feedback signal in response thereto. The touchscreen is adapted to receive the haptic feedback signal from the control module and is operable to provide haptic feedback to the driver of the vehicle in response thereto. The display is embedded in an instrument panel of the vehicle and provides an indicia of the vehicle function controlled by the touchscreen and of driver interaction therewith.
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29 Claims
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1. A control interface system for a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
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a touchscreen located proximate to the driver of the vehicle and upon driver interaction therewith operable to generate a sensor signal; a control module adapted to receive the sensor signal from the touchscreen and operable to initiate control of a vehicle function and to generate a haptic feedback signal in response thereto, wherein the touchscreen is adapted to receive the haptic feedback signal from the control module and is operable to provide haptic feedback to the driver of the vehicle in response thereto; and a display embedded in an instrument panel of the vehicle and providing an indicia of the vehicle function controlled by the touchscreen and of driver interaction therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A control interface system for a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
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a touchscreen located proximate to the driver of the vehicle that includes at least one control icon upon driver interaction therewith operable to generate a sensor signal; a control module adapted to receive the sensor signal from the touchscreen and operable to initiate control of a vehicle function and to generate a haptic feedback signal in response thereto, wherein the touchscreen is adapted to receive the haptic feedback signal from the control module and is operable to provide haptic feedback to the driver of the vehicle in response thereto; and a display embedded in an instrument panel of the vehicle and providing an indicia of the vehicle function controlled by the touchscreen and of driver interaction therewith. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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