Interior trim apparatuses for motor vehicles including one or more infrared emitting diodes and one or more infrared sensors
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1. An interior trim apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:
- one or more infrared (IR) light emitting diodes (LEDs);
one or more IR sensors that are cooperatively configured with the one or more IR LEDs to detect a presence of a nomadic device and/or a user input; and
a dummy control panel, wherein the one or more IR LEDs are configured to direct a first IR beam proximate the dummy control panel for detecting the user input provided by an occupant of the motor vehicle to the dummy control panel.
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Abstract
Interior trim apparatuses for motor vehicles are provided. In one example, an interior trim apparatus for a motor vehicle comprises one or more infrared (IR) light emitting diodes (LEDs). One or more IR sensors are cooperatively configured with the one or more IR LEDs to detect a presence of a nomadic device and/or a user input.
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1. An interior trim apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:
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one or more infrared (IR) light emitting diodes (LEDs); one or more IR sensors that are cooperatively configured with the one or more IR LEDs to detect a presence of a nomadic device and/or a user input; and a dummy control panel, wherein the one or more IR LEDs are configured to direct a first IR beam proximate the dummy control panel for detecting the user input provided by an occupant of the motor vehicle to the dummy control panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An interior trim apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:
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one or more infrared (IR) light emitting diodes (LEDs); one or more IR sensors that are cooperatively configured with the one or more IR LEDs to detect a presence of a nomadic device and/or a user input; and a docking arrangement for stowing the nomadic device, and wherein the one or more IR LEDs and the one or more IR sensors are disposed in or on the docking arrangement, wherein the one or more IR LEDs are configured to direct a first IR beam generally along and/or proximate the docking arrangement for detecting the presence of the nomadic device.
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17. An interior trim apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:
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one or more infrared (IR) light emitting diodes (LEDs); and one or more IR sensors that are cooperatively configured with the one or more IR LEDs to detect a presence of a nomadic device and/or a user input, wherein the one or more IR LEDS and the one or more IR sensors are cooperatively configured to detect whether the user input was provided by a driver or a passenger of the motor vehicle.
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