Sensor based anticipatory lighting of controls
First Claim
1. A control interface system for selectively lighting and/or highlighting a control interface for a specific individual function, comprising:
- at least one sensor for detecting at least one condition; and
a controller in operative communication with the at least one sensor and the control interface, wherein the controller sends an output signal to the control interface in response to the at least one sensor detecting the at least one condition, wherein the output signal is effective to light and/or highlight the control interface for the specific individual function where the control interface is lit and/or highlighted in response to the at least one sensor detecting the at least one condition without any operator intervention wherein the control interface for the specific individual function is for addressing the at least one detected condition.
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Abstract
A control system for selectively lighting and/or highlighting a control interface for a specific individual function generally includes at least one sensor for detecting at least one condition; a controller in operative communication with the at least one sensor and the control interface; wherein the controller sends an output signal to the control interface in response to detecting the at least one condition, wherein the output signal is effective to light and/or highlight the control interface for the specific individual function. Methods for operating the control system are also discussed.
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20 Claims
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1. A control interface system for selectively lighting and/or highlighting a control interface for a specific individual function, comprising:
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at least one sensor for detecting at least one condition; and a controller in operative communication with the at least one sensor and the control interface, wherein the controller sends an output signal to the control interface in response to the at least one sensor detecting the at least one condition, wherein the output signal is effective to light and/or highlight the control interface for the specific individual function where the control interface is lit and/or highlighted in response to the at least one sensor detecting the at least one condition without any operator intervention wherein the control interface for the specific individual function is for addressing the at least one detected condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for selectively lighting and/or highlighting a control interface for a particular individual function, the method comprising:
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detecting a least one condition with at least one sensor to produce at least one condition defining signal; sending the at least one condition defining signal from the at least one sensor to a controller; and sending an output signal from the controller to the control interface in response to receiving the at least one condition defining signal, wherein the output signal is effective to light and/or highlight the control interface where the control interface is lit and/or highlighted in response to the at least one sensor detecting the at least one condition without any operator intervention wherein the control interface for the particular individual function is for addressing the at least one detected condition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for providing sensory anticipatory data, the computer program product comprising:
a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method comprising detecting at least one condition with at least one sensor to produce at least one condition defining signal;
processing the at least one condition defining signal from the at least one sensor and sending an output signal a control interface, wherein the output signal is effective to light and/or highlight the control interface for an individual vehicle function where the control interface is lit and/or highlighted in response to the at least one sensor detecting the at least one condition without any operator intervention wherein the control interface for the individual vehicle function is for addressing the at least one detected condition.- View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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