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Sunroof Control Interface

  • US 20140095029A1
  • Filed: 03/25/2013
  • Published: 04/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of positioning a sunroof, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a touchscreen graphical user interface (GUI) display within a vehicle passenger compartment of a vehicle;

    displaying a sunroof GUI control screen on said touchscreen GUI display;

    displaying first and second sunroof controls on said sunroof GUI control screen, said first and second sunroof controls providing control over said sunroof integrated within said vehicle;

    wherein the first sunroof control comprises a photorealistic visual representation of the vehicle presenting a sunroof overlay in each successive location from an open position to a closed position, the first sunroof control configured to (i) allow a user to input a desired sunroof position by sliding the sunroof overlay to any of the successive locations on the photorealistic visual representation of the vehicle, and (ii) allow the user to input the desired sunroof position by tapping at any of the successive locations;

    wherein the second sunroof control comprises a slide controller configured to (i) allow the user to input the desired sunroof position by sliding a slider to a position corresponding to any of the successive locations, and (ii) allow the user to input the desired sunroof position by tapping at any position on the slide controller;

    accepting a user selection of the desired sunroof position is made by the user with one of the first and second sunroof controls of said sunroof GUI control screen;

    in response to the user selection, updating another of the first and second sunroof controls to reflect the desired sunroof position; and

    positioning said sunroof to a sunroof position corresponding to said desired sunroof position, wherein said positioning step is initiated automatically in response to said step of accepting said user selection of said desired sunroof position and continues until the sunroof reaches the desired sunroof position even though the user does not continue to indicate the desired sunroof position, and wherein said step of positioning said sunroof to said sunroof position is completed after said step of accepting said user selection is completed.

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