Apparatus and method for horn control using touch pattern
First Claim
1. An apparatus for horn control, comprising:
- a touch detection unit in a steering wheel of a vehicle configured to detect a driver'"'"'s touch;
a touch pattern recognition unit configured to recognize a touch pattern in the driver'"'"'s touch detected by the touch detection unit;
a storage unit configured to store a plurality of horn sounds, wherein each horn sound corresponds to a touch pattern; and
a controller configured to identify a horn sound from the plurality of horn sounds corresponding to the touch pattern recognized by the touch pattern recognition unit in the storage unit and to communicate an output command to a horn output unit, the horn output unit configured to receive the output command and output the identified horn sound of the plurality of horn sounds according to the touch pattern.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for outputting horn sounds using a touch pattern. The apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store horn sounds matched to various touch patterns; a touch detection unit equipped in a steering wheel of a vehicle configured to detect a driver'"'"'s touch; a touch pattern recognition unit configured to recognize a driver'"'"'s touch pattern detected by the touch detection unit; a controller configured to identify a horn sound corresponding to the touch pattern recognized by the touch pattern recognition unit from the storage unit, and to send it to a horn output unit; which allows a user to control what sounds are output by the horn using nothing more than simple touch gestures. Additionally, the apparatus and method enable a user to produce different horn outputs to correspond to different situations.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for horn control, comprising:
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a touch detection unit in a steering wheel of a vehicle configured to detect a driver'"'"'s touch; a touch pattern recognition unit configured to recognize a touch pattern in the driver'"'"'s touch detected by the touch detection unit; a storage unit configured to store a plurality of horn sounds, wherein each horn sound corresponds to a touch pattern; and a controller configured to identify a horn sound from the plurality of horn sounds corresponding to the touch pattern recognized by the touch pattern recognition unit in the storage unit and to communicate an output command to a horn output unit, the horn output unit configured to receive the output command and output the identified horn sound of the plurality of horn sounds according to the touch pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for horn control, comprising:
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storing horn sounds on a storage unit, wherein the horn sounds are matched to at least one touch pattern; detecting a driver'"'"'s touch by a touch detection unit located on a steering wheel of a vehicle; recognizing the detected touch pattern; identifying, with a controller, a horn sound of the plurality horn sounds corresponding to the recognized touch pattern; and outputting the identified horn sound of the plurality of horn sounds to a horn output unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor or controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that store horn sounds on a storage unit, wherein the horn sounds are matched to at least one touch pattern; program instructions that detect a driver'"'"'s touch by a touch detection unit located on a steering wheel of a vehicle; program instructions that recognize the detected touch pattern; program instructions that identify a horn sound from the plurality of horn sounds corresponding to the recognized touch pattern; and program instructions that output the identified horn sound of the plurality of horn sounds to a horn output unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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