Interface for vehicle function control via a touch screen
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1. In combination with a vehicle seat, a seat adjustment control system, comprising:
- a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to control multiple vehicle systems associated with vehicle operation, wherein said GUI uses multiple menu and control screens to control said multiple vehicle systems, wherein said GUI is comprised of a touch screen, and wherein control of said multiple vehicle systems is provided through direct interaction with a plurality of touch-sensitive regions located on said GUI; and
a vehicle seat GUI activation switch separate from said GUI, wherein said vehicle seat GUI activation switch is not proximate to said GUI, wherein said vehicle seat GUI activation switch is intuitively linked to the vehicle seat, wherein said vehicle seat GUI activation switch is only linked to the vehicle seat, and wherein toggling said vehicle seat GUI activation switch activates said GUI and causes said GUI to display a vehicle seat adjustment screen, and wherein adjustment of said vehicle seat is provided through direct interaction with said plurality of touch-sensitive regions located on said vehicle seat adjustment screen.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a particular vehicle function, for example the adjustment of a vehicle seat, using a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided. The GUI is activating by toggling a control, switch intuitively linked to the particular vehicle function. The control switch is separate from, and not proximate to, the GUI. When the GUI is activated by toggling the control switch, a control screen specific to the particular vehicle function is displayed on the GUI.
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1. In combination with a vehicle seat, a seat adjustment control system, comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to control multiple vehicle systems associated with vehicle operation, wherein said GUI uses multiple menu and control screens to control said multiple vehicle systems, wherein said GUI is comprised of a touch screen, and wherein control of said multiple vehicle systems is provided through direct interaction with a plurality of touch-sensitive regions located on said GUI; and a vehicle seat GUI activation switch separate from said GUI, wherein said vehicle seat GUI activation switch is not proximate to said GUI, wherein said vehicle seat GUI activation switch is intuitively linked to the vehicle seat, wherein said vehicle seat GUI activation switch is only linked to the vehicle seat, and wherein toggling said vehicle seat GUI activation switch activates said GUI and causes said GUI to display a vehicle seat adjustment screen, and wherein adjustment of said vehicle seat is provided through direct interaction with said plurality of touch-sensitive regions located on said vehicle seat adjustment screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing adjustment control over a vehicle seat, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a vehicle seat GUI activation switch mounted to the vehicle seat, wherein said vehicle seat GUI activation switch is only linked to the vehicle seat; activating a graphical user interface (GUI) when said vehicle seat GUI activation switch is toggled, wherein said GUI is comprised of a touch screen, and wherein said GUI uses multiple menu and control screens to control multiple vehicle systems; bypassing at least one of said multiple menu and control screens when said vehicle seat GUI activation switch is toggled; displaying a vehicle seat adjustment screen on said GUI when said vehicle seat GUI activation switch is toggled; and providing adjustment control over said vehicle seat utilizing a plurality of touch-sensitive regions on said vehicle seat adjustment screen of said GUI. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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