APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE

• US 20170192546A1
• Filed: 03/03/2015
• Published: 07/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Baswen Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Baswen Incorporated
• Inventors: Park, Hyeon Soo
• Application Number:
  US15/120,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20170192546A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 26/00 Arrangements or mounting of propulsion unit control devices in vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 26/02 of initiating means or elements
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 2220/04 Pedal travel sensor, stroke sensor; Sensing brake request
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 2250/04 Vehicle reference speed; Vehicle body speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 7/04 foot actuated
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 7/042 by electrical means, e.g. using travel or force sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/02 Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03541 Mouse/trackball convertible devices, in which the same ball is used to track the 2D relative movement
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

Provided is a device control apparatus including a first instrument push apparatus and a touch sensing portion operated by an operation of a user and a controller which controls an operation of a user device based on operations by the first instrument push apparatus and the touch sensing portion. The controller outputs sensing commands with respect to the operations with respect to the first instrument push apparatus and the touch sensing portion. Here, a first sensing command is output by sensing the operation with respect to the first instrument push apparatus, and a second sensing command is output by sensing the operation with respect to the touch sensing portion.

Claims

1. A device control apparatus comprising:

a first instrument push apparatus and a touch sensing portion operated by an operation of a user; and

a controller which controls an operation of a user device based on operations by the first instrument push apparatus and the touch sensing portion,

wherein the controller outputs sensing commands with respect to the operations on the first instrument push apparatus and the touch sensing portion while outputting a first sensing command by sensing the operation with respect to the first instrument push apparatus and outputting a second sensing command by sensing the operation with respect to the touch sensing portion, and

wherein the controller controls a preset corresponding function of a corresponding operation portion included in the user device to be operated when the first sensing command and the second sensing command are output.

3. The device control apparatus of claim 1, comprising a first instrument push sensing portion which senses a push pressure to the first instrument push apparatus,

wherein the first sensing command is output when the push pressure to the first instrument push apparatus, sensed by the first instrument push sensing portion, is maintained at a preset reference intensity or higher or is maintained for a reference time, and

wherein the second sensing command is output when the first sensing command is output and then a touch sensed by the touch sensing portion occurs as many as a preset reference number or occurs for a reference time.

4. The device control apparatus of claim 3, comprising a second instrument provided at or connected to the user device,

wherein the touch sensing portion comprises a second instrument touch portion which senses a touch to the second instrument, and

wherein the second sensing command is output when the touch to the second instrument, sensed by the second instrument touch portion, occurs as many as a preset reference number or occurs for a reference time.

5. The device control apparatus of claim 3, wherein the touch sensing portion comprises a first instrument push apparatus touch portion which senses a touch to the first instrument push apparatus, and

wherein the second sensing command is output when the touch to the first instrument push apparatus touch portion, sensed by the first instrument push apparatus touch portion, occurs as many as a preset reference number or occurs for a reference time.

6. The device control apparatus of claim 1, comprising a first instrument push sensing portion which senses a push pressure to the first instrument push apparatus,

wherein the touch sensing portion comprises a first instrument push apparatus touch portion which senses a touch to the first instrument push apparatus,

wherein the first sensing command is output when the push pressure to the first instrument push apparatus, sensed by the first instrument push sensing portion, is maintained at a preset reference intensity or higher or maintained for a reference time and then the touch to the first instrument push apparatus, sensed by the first instrument push apparatus touch portion, occurs for a reference time, and

wherein the second sensing command is output when the first sensing command is output and then a touch sensed by the touch sensing portion occurs as many as a preset reference number or occurs for a reference time.

9. The device control apparatus of claim 1, wherein the touch sensing portion comprises a first instrument push apparatus touch portion which senses a touch to the first instrument push apparatus,

wherein the first sensing command is output when the touch to the first instrument push apparatus, sensed by the first instrument push apparatus touch portion, occurs for a preset reference time, and

wherein the second sensing command is output when the first sensing command is output and then a touch sensed by the touch sensing portion occurs as many as a preset reference number or occurs for a reference time.

10. The device control apparatus of claim 9, comprising a second instrument provided at or connected to the user device,

wherein the touch sensing portion comprises a second instrument touch portion which senses a touch to the second instrument, and

wherein the second sensing command is output when the touch to the second instrument, sensed by the second instrument touch portion, occurs as many as a preset reference number or occurs for a reference time.

11. The device control apparatus of claim 9, wherein the touch sensing portion comprises a first instrument push apparatus second touch portion which senses a touch to the first instrument push apparatus, and

wherein the second sensing command is output when the touch sensed by the first instrument push apparatus second touch portion, occurs as many as a preset reference number or occurs for a reference time.

16. The device control apparatus of claim 4, wherein the user device is a vehicle, the first instrument push apparatus is a brake pedal, and the second instrument comprises at least one of an accelerator pedal, a footrest, a clutch, an overhead console, a door trim, a center fascia, a dashboard, and an instrument mounted on the dash board,

wherein the first instrument push sensing portion which senses to allow the controller to output the first sensing command is a brake pedal sensing portion which senses a push operation to the brake pedal, and

wherein the second instrument touch portion which senses to allow the controller to output the second sensing command comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the second instrument.

18. The device control apparatus of claim 16, wherein the corresponding operation portion is a parking brake, an operation of the corresponding function is operating the parking brake by controlling a driving portion of the parking brake, and the corresponding function is operated in a stop-process state in which the vehicle is stopping or stoppable.

20. The device control apparatus of claim 18, comprising a display portion which displays a signal informing an operation of the corresponding function,

wherein the controller operates the parking brake,

wherein the display portion which displays the operation of the corresponding function is the brake pedal, and

wherein it is moving the brake pedal to a position relatively downward from a position where the brake pedal is operated that the display portion displays the signal informing the operation of the corresponding function.

22. The device control apparatus of claim 4, wherein the user device is a vehicle, the first instrument push apparatus is an accelerator pedal, and the second instrument comprises at least one of a brake pedal, a footrest, a clutch, an overhead console, a door trim, a center fascia, a dashboard, and an instrument mounted on the dash board,

wherein the first instrument push sensing portion which senses to allow the controller to output the first sensing command is an accelerator pedal sensing portion which senses a push operation to the accelerator pedal, and

wherein the second instrument touch portion which senses to allow the controller to output the second sensing command comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the second instrument.

24. The device control apparatus of claim 22, wherein the corresponding operation portion is a cruise control device, an operation of the corresponding function is operating a cruise control function by controlling a driving portion of the cruise control device, and the corresponding function is operated while the vehicle is driven at a predetermined speed or higher.

28. The device control apparatus of claim 22, wherein the controller disables the cruise control function by controlling the driving portion of the cruise control device when the second sensing command is output due to operating the second instrument while the cruise control function is operated.

29. The device control apparatus of claim 4, wherein the user device is a computer and the first instrument push apparatus is a first button of a first device provided at or connected to the computer through wires or wirelessly,

wherein the second instrument is provided at the first device,

wherein the second instrument comprises at least one of a second button, a wheel, and a first device touch area portion that is a designated area of an outside of the first device, which senses a touch, and

wherein the first instrument push sensing portion is a first button push sensing portion which senses a push operation to the first button and the second instrument touch portion comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the second instrument.

30. The device control apparatus of claim 4, wherein the user device is a computer and the first instrument push apparatus is a first button of a first device provided at or connected to the computer through wires or wirelessly,

wherein the second instrument is provided at a second device provided at or connected to the computer through wires or wirelessly, separately from the first device,

wherein the second instrument comprises at least one of a second button, a wheel, and a second device touch area portion that is a designated area of an outside of the second device, which senses a touch, and

wherein the first instrument push sensing portion is a first button push sensing portion which senses a push operation to the first button and the second instrument touch portion comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the second instrument.

31. The device control apparatus of claim 5, wherein the user device is a computer and the first instrument push apparatus is a first button of a first device provided at or connected to the computer through wires or wirelessly,

wherein the first instrument push apparatus touch portion is provided at the first button, and

wherein the first instrument push sensing portion is a first button push sensing portion which senses a push operation to the first button and the first instrument push apparatus touch portion comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the first button that is the first instrument push apparatus.

35. The device control apparatus of claim 10, wherein the user device is a computer and the first instrument push apparatus is a first button of a first device provided at or connected to the computer through wires or wirelessly,

wherein the first instrument push apparatus touch portion is provided at the first button,

wherein the second instrument is provided at the first device,

wherein the second instrument comprises at least one of a second button, a wheel, and a first device touch area portion that is a designated area of an outside of the first device, which senses a touch,

wherein the first instrument push apparatus touch portion comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the first button that is the first instrument push apparatus, and

wherein the second instrument touch portion comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the second instrument.

36. The device control apparatus of claim 10, wherein the user device is a computer and the first instrument push apparatus is a first button of a first device provided at or connected to the computer through wires or wirelessly,

wherein the first instrument push apparatus touch portion is provided at the first button,

wherein the second instrument is provided at a second device provided at or connected to the computer through wires or wirelessly, separately from the first device,

wherein the second instrument comprises at least one of a second button, a wheel, and a second device touch area portion that is a designated area of an outside of the second device, which senses a touch,

wherein the first instrument push apparatus touch portion comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the first button that is the first instrument push apparatus, and

wherein the second instrument touch portion comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the second instrument.

37. The device control apparatus of claim 11, wherein the user device is a computer and the first instrument push apparatus is a first button of a first device provided at or connected to the computer through wires or wirelessly,

wherein the first instrument push apparatus touch portion and the first instrument push apparatus second touch portion are provided at the first button, and

wherein the first instrument push apparatus touch portion and the first instrument push apparatus second touch portion comprise touch sensors which sense additional touches to the first button that is the first instrument push apparatus.

38. The device control apparatus of claim 29, wherein the first device is a mouse and the first button that is the first instrument push apparatus is a first mouse button of the mouse,

wherein the first button push sensing portion is a first mouse button push sensing portion which senses a push to the first mouse button,

wherein the second button is a second mouse button of the mouse, the wheel is a mouse wheel, and the first device touch area portion is a designated area of an outside of the first mouse, which correspond to at least one of the second instrument, and

wherein when the controller determines that the first sensing command is output due to the push operation given to the first mouse button and the second sensing command is output due to a touch operation to the second instrument, the corresponding function is operated.

40. The device control apparatus of claim 31, wherein the first device is a mouse and the first button that is the first instrument push apparatus is a mouse button of the mouse,

wherein the first button push sensing portion is a mouse button push sensing portion which senses a push to the mouse button,

wherein the first instrument push apparatus touch portion provided at the mouse button comprises the touch sensor which senses the touch to the mouse button, and

wherein when the controller determines that the first sensing command is output due to the push operation given to the mouse button, and with this, the second sensing command is output due to a touch operation to the mouse button, the corresponding function is operated.

44. The device control apparatus of claim 35, wherein the first device is a mouse and the first button that is the first instrument push apparatus is a first mouse button of the mouse,

wherein the first instrument push apparatus touch portion provided at the first mouse button comprises the touch sensor which senses a touch to the first mouse button,

wherein the second button is a second mouse button of the mouse, the wheel is a mouse wheel, and the first device touch area portion is a designated area of an outside of the first mouse, which correspond to at least one of the second instrument, and

wherein when the controller determines that the first sensing command is output due to a touch operation to the first mouse button and the second sensing command is output due to a touch operation to the second instrument, the corresponding function is operated.

46. The device control apparatus of claim 37, wherein the first device is a mouse and the first button that is the first instrument push apparatus is a mouse button of the mouse,

wherein the first instrument push apparatus touch portion and the first instrument push apparatus second touch portion provided at the mouse button comprise the touch sensors which sense touches to the mouse button, and

wherein when the controller determines that the first sensing command is output due to a touch operation to the mouse button, and with this, the second sensing command is output due to additional touch operations to the mouse button, the corresponding function is operated.

47. The device control apparatus of claim 46, wherein the corresponding operation portion is a user interface and an operation of the corresponding function is operating a menu corresponding to an interface area or contents in the interface area.

52. The device control apparatus of claim 46, wherein the corresponding operation portion is a central processing unit (CPU) and the operating of the corresponding function is controlling the user device by operating the CPU.

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58. A device control apparatus comprising:

a first instrument pedal and a second instrument operated by an operation of a foot of a driver;

a controller which controls an operation of a vehicle based on a pressure or a touch to the first instrument pedal and the second instrument;

a first instrument pedal sensing portion which senses an operation with respect to the first instrument pedal; and

a second instrument touch portion which senses an operation with respect to the second instrument,

wherein the first instrument pedal comprises a brake pedal, the second instrument comprises at least one of an accelerator pedal, a footrest, and a clutch, the first instrument pedal sensing portion comprises a brake pedal sensing portion which senses an operation with respect to the brake pedal, the second instrument touch portion comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the accelerator pedal, the footrest, or the clutch, and the controller operates a parking brake by controlling a parking brake driving portion when the brake pedal is operated on a preset first reference condition and the accelerator pedal, the footrest, or the clutch is operated on a preset second reference condition while the vehicle stops.

59. The device control apparatus of claim 58, wherein the parking brake is operated and then the brake pedal is moved to a position relatively downward from an operation position.

60. The device control apparatus of claim 59, wherein the controller determines that the first instrument pedal is operated on the first reference condition when the pedal effort to the first instrument pedal is maintained at a reference intensity or higher or maintained for a reference time and determines that the second instrument is operated on the second reference condition when the touch to the second instrument occurs as many as a preset reference number or occurs for a reference time.

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64. A device control apparatus comprising:

a first instrument pedal and a second instrument operated by an operation of a foot of a driver;

a controller which controls an operation of a vehicle based on a pressure or a touch to the first instrument pedal and the second instrument;

a first instrument pedal sensing portion which senses an operation with respect to the first instrument pedal; and

a second instrument touch portion which senses an operation with respect to the second instrument,

wherein the first instrument pedal comprises an accelerator pedal, the second instrument comprises at least one of a brake pedal, a footrest, and a clutch, the first instrument pedal sensing portion comprises an accelerator pedal sensing portion which senses an operation with respect to the accelerator pedal, the second instrument touch portion comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the brake pedal, the footrest, or the clutch, and the controller controls to operate a preset corresponding function when the second instrument is operated on a preset second reference condition while the operation with respect to the first instrument pedal is performed on a preset first reference condition.

65. The device control apparatus of claim 64, wherein the controller operates a cruise control function by controlling a cruise control driving portion when the accelerator pedal is operated on the first reference condition and the brake pedal, the footrest, or the clutch is operated on the second reference condition while the vehicle is driven at a predetermined speed or higher.

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71. A control system provided with a device control function, comprising:

a first instrument push apparatus and a touch sensing portion; and

a controller which controls an operation of a user device based on operations with respect to the first instrument push apparatus and the touch sensing portion,

wherein the controller outputs sensing commands with respect to the operations with respect to the first instrument push apparatus and the touch sensing portion,

wherein a first sensing command is output by sensing the operation with respect to the first instrument push apparatus,

wherein a second sensing command is output by sensing the operation with respect to the touch sensing portion, and

wherein the controller controls a preset corresponding function of a corresponding operation portion included in the user device to be operated when the first sensing command and the second sensing command are output.

74. The control system of claim 71, comprising a first instrument push sensing portion which senses a push pressure to the first instrument push apparatus,

wherein the touch sensing portion comprises a first instrument push apparatus touch portion which senses a touch to the first instrument push apparatus,

wherein the controller outputs the first sensing command when the push pressure to the first instrument push apparatus, sensed by the first instrument push sensing portion, is maintained at a preset reference intensity or higher or maintained for a reference time and then the touch to the first instrument push apparatus, sensed by the first instrument apparatus touch portion, occurs for a reference time, and

wherein the controller outputs the second sensing command when the first sensing command is output and then a touch sensed by the touch sensing portion occurs as many as a preset reference number or occurs for a reference time.

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76. A computer readable medium in which a program which outputs a first sensing command by sensing an operation with respect to a first instrument push apparatus, outputs a second sensing command by sensing an operation with respect to a touch sensing portion, and controls an operation of a user device based on the operation with respect to the first instrument push apparatus and the operation with respect to the touch sensing portion is recorded.

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78. A method of controlling a device, comprising:

outputting a first sensing command by sensing an operation with respect to a first instrument push apparatus;

outputting a second sensing command by sensing an operation with respect to a touch sensing portion; and

controlling an operation of a user device based on the operation with respect to the first instrument push apparatus and the operation with respect to the touch sensing portion,

wherein the controller controls a preset corresponding function of a corresponding operation portion included in the user device to be operated when the first sensing command and the second sensing command are output.

81. The method of claim 78, comprising a first instrument push sensing portion which senses a push pressure to the first instrument push apparatus,

wherein the touch sensing portion comprises a first instrument push apparatus touch portion which senses a touch to the first instrument push apparatus,

wherein in the outputting of the first sensing command, the first sensing command is output when the push pressure to the first instrument push apparatus, sensed by the first instrument push sensing portion, is maintained at a preset reference intensity or higher or maintained for a reference time and then the touch to the first instrument push apparatus, sensed by the first instrument push apparatus touch portion, occurs for a reference time, and

wherein in the outputting of the second sensing command, the second sensing command is output when the first sensing command is output and then a touch sensed by the touch sensing portion occurs as many as a preset reference number or occurs for a reference time.

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83. A method of controlling a device, comprising:

determining, by a controller, whether a vehicle stops based on a speed of the vehicle, sensed by a speed sensing portion;

sensing an operation with respect to a first instrument pedal through a first instrument pedal sensing portion when the vehicle stops;

sensing an operation with respect to a preset second instrument using a second instrument touch portion when the first instrument pedal is operated on a preset first reference condition; and

controlling a preset corresponding function to be operated when the second instrument is operated on a preset second reference condition,

wherein the first instrument pedal comprises a brake pedal, the second instrument comprises at least one of an accelerator pedal, a footrest, and a clutch, the first instrument pedal sensing portion comprises a brake pedal sensing portion which senses an operation with respect to the brake pedal, the second instrument touch portion comprises a touch sensor which senses a touch to the accelerator pedal, the footrest, or the clutch, and

wherein in the controlling of the preset corresponding function to be operated, the controller operates a parking brake by controlling a parking brake driving portion when the brake pedal is operated on the first reference condition and the accelerator pedal, the footrest, or the clutch is operated on the second reference condition.

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