CONTROL OF DISPLAY FOR VEHICLE WINDOW
First Claim
1. A display, access and information system comprising:
- an image display mechanism adapted to cause images to appear externally on an otherwise transparent portion of a closure for an opening in a body of a vehicle;
a sensor adapted to;
detect a change in state of an element of the vehicle; and
transmit an indication of the change in state; and
a display, access and information module adapted to;
receive the indication of the change in state;
interpret the indication of the change in state to determine an instruction; and
transmit the instruction to the image display mechanism.
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Abstract
A vehicle defining an opening with a closure panel adapted to cover the opening generally includes a window in the closure panel. Furthermore, a rear window defrosting wire is often mounted to the window. A user interface system is disclosed to include a capacitive switch wire having a portion mounted to the window proximate to, and overlapping with, the rear window defrosting wire, and a capacitive switch control unit connected to the capacitive switch wire and adapted to interpret a change a capacitance near the terminus of the capacitive switch wire as a command request. The system includes a projector and a controller adapted to control the projector to project an image onto the window proximate to the terminus of the capacitive switch wire, receive an indication of receipt of the command request and transmit a command to cause a state change in an element of the vehicle.
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15 Claims
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1. A display, access and information system comprising:
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an image display mechanism adapted to cause images to appear externally on an otherwise transparent portion of a closure for an opening in a body of a vehicle; a sensor adapted to; detect a change in state of an element of the vehicle; and transmit an indication of the change in state; and a display, access and information module adapted to; receive the indication of the change in state; interpret the indication of the change in state to determine an instruction; and transmit the instruction to the image display mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of operation for a display, access and information module for a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a state change of an element of the vehicle; interpreting the indication to determine an instruction; transmitting the instruction to an image display mechanism; further interpreting the indication to determine a further instruction and an element to which the further instruction relates; and transmitting the further instruction to a body control module for forwarding to a module for controlling the element.
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5. A user interface system comprising:
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a user interface control module; an image display mechanism adapted to cause a plurality of images to appear on an otherwise transparent portion of a closure for an opening in a body of a vehicle; and a sensor adapted to; detect selection of a particular image among the plurality of images; and transmit, to the user interface control module, an indication of the selection of the particular image. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling elements of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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controlling, at a user interface control module, an image display mechanism to cause a plurality of images to appear externally on an otherwise transparent portion of a closure for an opening in a body of a vehicle; detecting, at a sensor, selection of a particular image among the plurality of images; and transmitting, from the sensor to the user interface control module, an indication of the selection of the particular image. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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