MORPHABLE PAD FOR TACTILE CONTROL
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for a morphable pad and display configured for tactile control. The system comprises a display for displaying a user interface comprising a layout of vehicle control features. The display is configured to highlight a portion of the layout associated with a received highlight input, and to update the layout based on a received selection input. A morphable pad is connected to the display and comprises an array of switches. Each switch is configured to receive highlight input and selection input. The switches are also configured to adjust in tactile feel to match the layout, and to reconfigure in tactile feel responsive to a change in the layout.
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21. A method of controlling a user interface with a touch pad having a surface, the method comprising:
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configuring a first physical shape of the surface of the touch pad based on a first layout of the user interface; receiving an input using the surface of the touch pad; updating the first layout of the user interface to a second layout of the user interface based on the input; and reconfiguring the first physical shape of the surface of the touch pad to a second physical shape responsive to the updating of the first layout of the user interface to the second layout, the second physical shape based on the second layout of the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for controlling a user interface comprising:
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a display displaying the user interface comprising a first interface layout, the display configured to update the first interface layout to a second interface layout based on an input; and a touch pad connected to the display and comprising an adjustable surface, the surface of the touch pad configured to adjust to a first surface layout matching the first interface layout, the first surface layout configured to receive the input, the surface of the touch pad reconfigurable to a second surface layout from the first surface layout to match the second interface layout responsive to the input received at the first surface layout. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for controlling a user interface comprising:
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a display displaying the user interface comprising a first interface layout or a second interface layout; and a touch pad connected to the display and comprising an adjustable surface configured to receive an input, the surface of the touch pad configured to adjust to a first surface layout corresponding to the first interface layout or a second surface layout corresponding to the second interface layout based on the input or the displayed layout. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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