Interface for vehicle function control via a touch screen
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1. A vehicle control system, comprising:
- a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to control multiple vehicle functions of vehicle operation, wherein said GUI is comprised of a touch screen, and wherein said GUI uses multiple menu and control screens to control said multiple vehicle functions; and
a device control switch separate from said GUI, wherein said device control switch is not proximate to said GUI, wherein said device control switch is intuitively linked to a single vehicle function of said multiple vehicle functions, and wherein toggling said device control switch activates said GUI and causes said GUI to bypass a plurality of menu and control screens and display a GUI control screen specific to said single vehicle function.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a particular vehicle function, for example the adjustment of a vehicle seat, using a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided. The GUI is activating by toggling a control, switch intuitively linked to the particular vehicle function. The control switch is separate from, and not proximate to, the GUI. When the GUI is activated by toggling the control switch, a control screen specific to the particular vehicle function is displayed on the GUI.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle control system, comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to control multiple vehicle functions of vehicle operation, wherein said GUI is comprised of a touch screen, and wherein said GUI uses multiple menu and control screens to control said multiple vehicle functions; and a device control switch separate from said GUI, wherein said device control switch is not proximate to said GUI, wherein said device control switch is intuitively linked to a single vehicle function of said multiple vehicle functions, and wherein toggling said device control switch activates said GUI and causes said GUI to bypass a plurality of menu and control screens and display a GUI control screen specific to said single vehicle function.
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2. A method of providing control over a single vehicle function of multiple vehicle functions of vehicle operation, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a device control switch separate from and not proximate to a graphical user interface (GUI), said GUI configured to control said multiple vehicle functions of vehicle operation, wherein said GUI is comprised of a touch screen, and wherein said GUI uses multiple menu and control screens to control said multiple vehicle functions, wherein said device control switch is intuitively linked to said single vehicle function of said multiple vehicle functions; activating said GUI when said device control switch is toggled; bypassing a plurality of menu and control screens when said device control switch is toggled; and displaying a GUI control screen specific to said single vehicle function when said device control switch is toggled.
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3. In combination with a vehicle seat, a seat adjustment control system, comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to control multiple vehicle functions associated with vehicle operation, wherein said GUI uses multiple menu and control screens to control said multiple vehicle functions; and a vehicle seat control switch separate from said GUI, wherein said vehicle seat control switch is not proximate to said GUI, wherein said vehicle seat control switch is intuitively linked to the vehicle seat, and wherein toggling said vehicle seat control switch activates said GUI and causes said GUI to display a vehicle seat adjustment screen. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing adjustment control over a vehicle seat, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a vehicle seat control switch mounted to the vehicle seat; activating a GUI when said vehicle seat control switch is toggled, wherein said GUI is comprised of a touch screen, and wherein said GUI uses multiple menu and control screens to control multiple vehicle functions; bypassing at least one of said multiple menu and control screens when said vehicle seat control switch is toggled; and displaying a vehicle seat adjustment screen on said GUI when said vehicle seat control switch is toggled. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing adjustment control over a vehicle seat, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a vehicle seat control switch; activating a GUI when said vehicle seat control switch is toggled, wherein said vehicle seat control switch is not proximate to said GUI, wherein said GUI is comprised of a touch screen, and wherein said GUI uses multiple menu and control screens to control multiple vehicle functions; bypassing at least one of said multiple menu and control screens when said vehicle seat control switch is toggled; and displaying a vehicle seat adjustment screen on said GUI when said vehicle l I seat control switch is toggled, wherein said vehicle seat adjustment screen is comprised of a plurality of touch-sensitive regions corresponding to and controlling a plurality of adjustable regions of the vehicle seat.
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