×

Method of operating a vehicle cruise control system

  • US 5,775,451 A
  • Filed: 08/26/1996
  • Issued: 07/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of operating a vehicle cruise control system, the system comprising a control pad connected to a vehicle cruise control for maintaining a vehicle at a desired speed of travel, the control pad including an on/off button, a pre-programming button, and six buttons with numerical designations of 1-6 respectively, each of the six buttons being assigned a different vehicle speed range within which a specific vehicle speed could be pre-programmed by a user, :

  • the pre-programmed vehicle speed for each button increasing in relation to the numerical designation of the button, the method comprising the steps of;

    1) pre-programming each of the buttons with a specific vehicle speed within the speed range assigned to each button;

    2) pressing the on/off button to activate the cruise control system for permitting the user to set the vehicle speed;

    3) pressing the pre-programming button;

    4) selecting and pressing one of the six buttons having a pre-programmed speed which corresponds to a desired speed of travel, for setting the vehicle speed to the pre-programmed vehicle speed of the selected button;

    5) selecting and pressing a second one of the six buttons, when a different speed of travel is desired, for resetting the vehicle speed to the pre-programmed vehicle speed of the second selected button; and

    6) pressing the on/off button to deactivate the cruise control system when a set vehicle speed is no longer desired.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×