METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ACCESSORY STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
First Claim
1. A method for automatically detecting a configuration of a vehicle component, the method comprising:
- connecting a control signal interface to at least one channel of a first vehicle component;
connecting the control signal interface to at least one channel of a second vehicle component;
performing a first measurement on the at least one channel of the first vehicle component;
performing a second measurement on the at least one channel of the second vehicle component;
identifying a control signal configuration of the first vehicle component based on the first measurement;
identifying a control signal configuration of the second vehicle component based on the second measurement;
configuring the control signal interface based on at least one of the control signal configuration of the first vehicle component and the control signal configuration of the second vehicle component.
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Abstract
An aftermarket steering wheel control includes a housing that includes a user-operable switch and a control module. The control module is configured to determine whether the user-operable switch has been operated, generate a data frame corresponding to a control signal for operating a vehicle component, and transmit the data frame to a receiver of a control signal interface. Another aftermarket steering wheel control includes a housing with a user-operable switch and a circuit with an output line. The output line is connected to the switch and further connected to a control signal interface. Operation of the user-operable switch changes a resistance on the at least one output line, and the control signal interface is configured to convert the resistance to a control signal for operating a vehicle component.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for automatically detecting a configuration of a vehicle component, the method comprising:
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connecting a control signal interface to at least one channel of a first vehicle component; connecting the control signal interface to at least one channel of a second vehicle component; performing a first measurement on the at least one channel of the first vehicle component; performing a second measurement on the at least one channel of the second vehicle component; identifying a control signal configuration of the first vehicle component based on the first measurement; identifying a control signal configuration of the second vehicle component based on the second measurement; configuring the control signal interface based on at least one of the control signal configuration of the first vehicle component and the control signal configuration of the second vehicle component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control signal interface comprising:
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an input unit electrically connectable to at least one channel of a first vehicle component, the input unit being configured to (i) perform a measurement on the at least one channel of the first vehicle component, and (ii) receive control signals from the first vehicle component; a signal processing unit configured to determine control commands based on control signals received by the input unit; an output unit electrically connectable to at least one channel of a second vehicle component, the output unit being configured to (i) perform a measurement on the at least one channel of the second vehicle component, and (ii) transmit signals to the second vehicle component, wherein signals transmitted to the second vehicle component include control commands determined by the signal processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A system for providing control signals to a vehicle component, the system comprising:
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a control signal interface including (i) an input unit configured to receive control signals, (ii) a signal processing unit configured to determine control commands based on control signals received by the input unit, and (iii) an output unit configured to transmit signals containing control commands; and an aftermarket control including a fixed housing with at least one user-operable switch, wherein the aftermarket control is communicatively coupled to the input unit of the control signal interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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