AUTOMOTIVE TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS WITH SIMULATED TEXTURE FOR HAPTIC FEEDBACK
First Claim
1. A vehicle control system comprising:
- a touchscreen display for displaying a graphical HMI and detecting a contact point on the display established manually by touching by a finger of a user;
a haptic texture system having an electrode disposed across the touchscreen display and a signal generator generating an oscillating signal to produce a potential difference between the finger and the electrode resulting in a corresponding perceived texture as the finger slides over the touchscreen display; and
a control circuit that is configured to set at least a frequency or amplitude of the oscillating signal to vary the perceived texture according to first and second modes while navigating the graphical HMI, wherein the first mode uses a localized texture mapping defined by respective feature icon selection regions on the touchscreen display, and wherein the second mode uses a status texture mapping relating the perceived texture to each potential adjustment setting available for a feature icon that has been selected using the first mode.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system uses a touchscreen display to displaying a graphical HMI and detect a contact point where touched by a user'"'"'s finger. A haptic texture system has an electrode disposed across the touchscreen display and a signal generator generating an oscillating signal to produce a potential difference between the finger and the electrode resulting in a corresponding perceived texture as the finger slides over the touchscreen. A control circuit is configured to set at least a frequency or amplitude of the oscillating signal to vary the perceived texture according to first and second modes while navigating the graphical HMI. The first mode uses a localized texture mapping defined by respective feature icon selection regions on the touchscreen display. The second mode uses a status texture mapping relating the perceived texture to each potential adjustment setting available for a feature icon that has been selected using the first mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a touchscreen display for displaying a graphical HMI and detecting a contact point on the display established manually by touching by a finger of a user; a haptic texture system having an electrode disposed across the touchscreen display and a signal generator generating an oscillating signal to produce a potential difference between the finger and the electrode resulting in a corresponding perceived texture as the finger slides over the touchscreen display; and a control circuit that is configured to set at least a frequency or amplitude of the oscillating signal to vary the perceived texture according to first and second modes while navigating the graphical HMI, wherein the first mode uses a localized texture mapping defined by respective feature icon selection regions on the touchscreen display, and wherein the second mode uses a status texture mapping relating the perceived texture to each potential adjustment setting available for a feature icon that has been selected using the first mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle HMI comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a texture system having an electrode on the display receiving an oscillating signal from a signal generator creating perceived textures to a sliding finger; and a control circuit driving the signal generator varying perceived textures with a localized texture mapping for selecting feature icons on the display and with a status texture mapping relating perceived texture to potential adjustment settings according to the feature icon then selected.
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19. A method for operator control of controllable features within an automotive vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring finger contact on a touchscreen display to navigate a graphical HMI with respective elements on the display including feature selection icons and adjustment icons; and driving a signal generator of a haptic texture system with an oscillating signal to produce a potential difference between the finger and an electrode resulting in a corresponding perceived texture as the finger slides over the touchscreen display, wherein an amplitude or frequency of the oscillating signal is varied in response to a contact point of the finger on the touchscreen display; wherein the driving step includes a first mode having a localized texture mapping defined by respective feature icon selection regions on the touchscreen display; and wherein the driving step includes a second mode having a status texture mapping relating the perceived texture to each potential adjustment setting available for a feature icon that has been selected using the first mode. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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