LIGHT-BASED TOUCH CONTROLS ON A STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD
First Claim
1. A system for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- a steering element situated opposite a driver seat in a vehicle, the steering element comprising a plurality of proximity sensors encased in the periphery of the steering element operable to detect hand gestures along the outer periphery of the steering element;
an interactive deck housed in the vehicle, for providing at least one of radio broadcast, video broadcast, audio entertainment, video entertainment and navigational assistance in the vehicle; and
a processor housed in the vehicle, coupled with said proximity sensors and said deck, operable to identify the hand gestures detected by said proximity sensors, and to control said deck in response to thus-identified hand gestures.
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Abstract
A system for use in a vehicle, including a steering element situated opposite a driver seat in a vehicle, the steering element including a plurality of proximity sensors encased in the periphery of the steering element operable to detect hand gestures along the outer periphery of the steering element, an interactive deck housed in the vehicle, for providing at least one of radio broadcast, video broadcast, audio entertainment, video entertainment and navigational assistance in the vehicle, and a processor housed in the vehicle, coupled with the proximity sensors and the deck, operable to identify the hand gestures detected by the proximity sensors, and to control the deck in response to thus-identified hand gestures.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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a steering element situated opposite a driver seat in a vehicle, the steering element comprising a plurality of proximity sensors encased in the periphery of the steering element operable to detect hand gestures along the outer periphery of the steering element; an interactive deck housed in the vehicle, for providing at least one of radio broadcast, video broadcast, audio entertainment, video entertainment and navigational assistance in the vehicle; and a processor housed in the vehicle, coupled with said proximity sensors and said deck, operable to identify the hand gestures detected by said proximity sensors, and to control said deck in response to thus-identified hand gestures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A dashboard for a vehicle, comprising:
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a display; a frame comprising proximity sensors for detecting hand gestures above the frame; and a processor coupled with said display and said frame, operable to present a graphic representing a group of related functions in a corner of said display, and to identify the hand gestures detected by said proximity sensors, and wherein, in response to identifying a diagonal hand wave gesture above said frame and beginning above the corner of said display, the processor translates the graphic across said display thereby revealing icons for the related functions. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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