TOUCH INPUT DEVICE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING TOUCH INPUT DEVICE

• US 20170060312A1
• Filed: 03/23/2016
• Published: 03/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: JOO, Sihyun, LEE, Jeong-Eom, MIN, Jungsang, HONG, Gi Beom
• Application Number:
  US15/078,692
• Publication Number:
  US 20170060312A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/143 Touch sensitive instrument input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/146 Instrument input by gesture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1468 Touch gesture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1472 Multi-touch gesture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/199 for avoiding maloperation
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/791 on or in the transmission tunnel or parking brake lever
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/143 Touch sensitive input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/146 Input by gesture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1468 Touch gesture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1472 Multi-touch gesture
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/199 for avoiding maloperation
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/791 on or in the transmission tunnel or parking brake lever
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A touch input device includes an outer portion provided with a plurality of areas, wherein a surface of each area is formed to be inclined downward from a mounting surface, and a center portion having a concave shape in the center of the outer portion, wherein the outer portion and the center portion are configured to allow touch input.

Claims

1. A touch input device comprising:

an outer portion provided with a plurality of areas, wherein a surface of each area is inclined downward from a mounting surface; and

a center portion having a concave shape in the center of the outer portion,

wherein the outer portion and the center portion are configured to allow touch input.

2. The touch input of claim 1, wherein each area of the plurality of areas forms a certain angle with each other.

3. The touch input of claim 2, wherein the outer portion comprises four areas.

4. The touch input of claim 1, wherein the outer portion comprises a plurality of flat surfaces.

5. The touch input of claim 1, wherein the center portion comprises a concave curved shape.

6. The touch input of claim 1, wherein the outer portion comprises a square shape and the center portion comprises a spherical surface shape.

7. The touch input of claim 1, wherein the plurality of areas is provided with a single touch sensor.

8. The touch input of claim 1, wherein each area in the plurality of areas is provided with a touch sensor which is different from that of each other area.

9. The touch input of claim 1, further comprising a controller for determining a user'"'"'s gesture based on touch input of the outer portion and the center portion.

10. The touch input of claim 9, wherein the controller determines a user'"'"'s swiping gesture based on touch input of the outer portion.

11. The touch input of claim 10, wherein the controller determines a direction of the swiping gesture.

12. The touch input of claim 9, wherein the controller determines a user'"'"'s swiping gesture based on a touch input of the center portion.

13. The touch input of claim 12, wherein the controller determines a user'"'"'s swiping gesture based on a touch input of an edge of the center portion.

14. The touch input of claim 12, wherein the controller determines a user'"'"'s tap gesture based on another touch input of the center portion.

15. The touch input of claim 1, wherein the outer portion and the center portion comprise a square shape.

16. The touch input of claim 1, wherein the outer portion and the center portion comprise a circular shape.

17. A vehicle, comprising:

a mounting surface; and

a touch input device comprising an outer portion provided with a plurality of areas wherein a surface of each area is inclined downward from the mounting surface, and a center portion having a concave shape in the center of the outer portion, wherein the outer portion and the center portion allow touch input.

18. The vehicle of claim 17, further comprising a display device, wherein the display device is capable of being connected to the touch input device.

19. The vehicle of claim 18, further comprising a controller for controlling the touch input device and the display device, wherein the controller selects or operates an icon displayed on the display device according to a signal of the touch input device.

20. The vehicle of claim 18, wherein the controller determines a swiping gesture input through the outer portion differently from a swiping gesture input through the center portion.

21. The vehicle of claim 17 wherein each area of the plurality of areas form a certain angle with each other.