Switch image control system and method
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1. A switch image control system for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one first switch having a first image viewable when a backlighting is applied to said at least one first switch; and
at least one second switch having a second image viewable when said backlighting is applied to said at least one second switch, said backlighting independently applied to one or both said at least one first switch and said at least one second switch based on at least one of a plurality of operating conditions of the vehicle, wherein said at least one operating condition corresponds to an ignition state of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A switch image control system includes at least one first switch having a first image viewable when a backlighting is applied to the at least one first switch. The system also includes at least one second switch having a second image viewable when the backlighting is applied to the at least one second switch. The backlighting is independently applicable to either or both of the at least one first switch and the at least one second switch.
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21 Claims
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1. A switch image control system for a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one first switch having a first image viewable when a backlighting is applied to said at least one first switch; and at least one second switch having a second image viewable when said backlighting is applied to said at least one second switch, said backlighting independently applied to one or both said at least one first switch and said at least one second switch based on at least one of a plurality of operating conditions of the vehicle, wherein said at least one operating condition corresponds to an ignition state of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A switch image control system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a first group of switches having first images viewable thereon when a backlighting is applied thereto, said first group of switches corresponding to a first vehicle sub-system; and a second group of switches having second images viewable thereon when said backlighting is applied thereto, said second group of switches corresponding to a second vehicle sub-system, said backlighting applied to one or both of said first group of switches and said second group of switches based on at least one of ignition state of the vehicle, an ON or OFF state of a backup power supply of the vehicle, an ON or OFF state of a lighting system of the vehicle, an ON or OFF state of an audio system of the vehicle, an ON or OFF state of a HVAC system, and an ON or OFF state of a communication system of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A switch image control method for a vehicle, comprising:
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providing at least one first switch having a first image; providing at least one second switch having a second image; and selectively and independently backlighting one or both of said at least one first switch to illuminate said first image and said at least one second switch to illuminate said second image based on at least one of a plurality of operating conditions of the vehicle, wherein said at least one operation condition of the vehicle includes at least one of;
an ignition state of the vehicle, an ON or OFF state of a backup power supply of the vehicle, an ON or OFF state of a lighting system of the vehicle, an ON or OFF state of an audio system of the vehicle, an ON or OFF state of a HVAC system, and an ON or OFF state of a communication system of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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