Window control system and control method thereof

• US 9,804,776 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2015
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ko, Chung-Nan, Cheng, Chia-Chieh
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Bao Long T
• Application Number:
  US14/821,120
• Publication Number:
  US 20160305176A1
• Time in Patent Office: 816 Days
• Field of Search: 701 49
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/695 Control circuits therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/73 responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A window control method includes as follows. Control a vehicle to switch to a window adjusting mode in response to input operations applied on a touch input unit of a vehicle. Recognize a gesture in response to input signals. Therein the input signals are generated by the touch input unit in response to input operations applied thereon. Compare the gesture with a plurality of predefined gestures stored in a storage unit of the vehicle to determine whether the gesture is same as one of the plurality of predefined gestures. Obtain a control order corresponding to the one of the plurality of predefined gestures when the gesture matches the one of the plurality of predefined gestures. Control one or more vehicle windows to rise or go down according to the control order.

Claims

1. A window control system, mounted within a vehicle, the window control system comprising:

at least one processing unit;

a plurality of touch pads coupled to the at least one processing unit, each touch pad being adjacent to one vehicle window of the vehicle, and further being mounted on an inner vehicle door of the vehicle adjacent to the vehicle window, each touch pad usable by a passenger siting adjacent the window; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the at least one processing unit and configured to store instructions for execution by the at least one processing unit, the instructions causing the at least one processing unit to;

control the vehicle to switch to a window adjusting mode in response to input operations applied on one of the plurality of touch pads;

recognize a gesture in response to input signals, wherein the input signals are generated by the one of the plurality of the touch pads in response to input operations applied thereon;

compare the gesture with a plurality of predefined gestures stored in a storage unit of the vehicle;

determine whether the gesture is same as one of the plurality of predefined gestures;

obtain a control order corresponding to the one of the plurality of predefined gestures when the gesture matches the one of the plurality of predefined gestures, wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a touch gesture sliding on the one of the plurality of the touch pads towards a first direction, the control order generated is to control one or more vehicle windows to rise, and when the gesture is recognized to be a touch gesture sliding on the one of the plurality of the touch pads towards a second direction opposite to the first direction, the control order generated is to control the one or more vehicle windows to go down, wherein the one or more vehicle windows comprise a left front vehicle window, a right front vehicle window, a left rear vehicle window and a right rear vehicle window;

wherein the one of the plurality of the touch pads comprises a first touch region and a second touch region, the window adjusting mode is entered into in response to the input operations applied on the first touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads of the vehicle, the second touch region comprises a left front region corresponding to the left front vehicle window, a right front region corresponding to the right front vehicle window, a left rear region corresponding to the left rear vehicle window and a right rear region corresponding to the right rear vehicle window, wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on the second touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads from the left front region to the right rear region, the control order generated is to control the left front vehicle window to rise or go down;

wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on the second touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads from the right front region to the left rear region, the control order generated is to control the right front vehicle window to rise or go down;

wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on the second touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads from the left rear region to the right front region, the control order generated is to control the left rear vehicle window to rise or go down; and

wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on the second touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads from the right rear region to the left front region, the control order generated is to control the right rear vehicle window to rise or go down; and

control the one or more vehicle windows to rise or go down according to the control order.

2. The window control system of claim 1, wherein when the one or more vehicle windows are rising or going down, the instructions further cause the at least one processing unit to:

control the one or more vehicle windows corresponding to the one of the plurality of the touch pads to stop rising or going down when a click gesture clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads is recognized; and

control the one or more vehicle windows corresponding to the one of the plurality of the touch pads to rise a highest point or go down a lowest point when no click gesture is recognized.

3. The window control system of claim 2, wherein the instructions cause the at least one processing unit to control the one or more vehicle windows to rise following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the first direction, and go down following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the second direction, and further stop to rise or go down when the touch gesture is stopped.

4. The window control system of claim 1,

wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a click gesture clicking the left front region, the right front region, the left rear region or the right rear region to select the one or more vehicle windows and the touch gesture sliding on the second touch region towards the first direction, the control order generated is to control the selected one or more vehicle windows to rise;

and

wherein when the gesture is recognized to be the click gesture clicking the left front region, the right front region, the left rear region or the right rear region to select the one or more vehicle windows and the touch gesture sliding on the second touch region towards the second direction, the control order generated is to control the selected one or more vehicle windows to go down.

5. The window control system of claim 4, wherein when the selected one or more vehicle windows are rising or going down, the instructions cause the at least one processing unit to control the selected one or more vehicle windows to stop rising or going down if a click gesture clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads is recognized, and control the selected one or more vehicle windows to rise a highest point or go down a lowest point if no click gesture is recognized.

6. The window control system of claim 4, wherein the instructions cause the at least one processing unit to control the selected one or more vehicle windows to rise following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the first direction, and go down following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the second direction, and further stop to rise or go down when the touch gesture is stopped.

7. The window control system of claim 1, wherein when the left front vehicle window, the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window is rising or going down, the instructions cause the at least one processing unit to control the left front vehicle window, the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window to stop rising or going down if a click gesture clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads is recognized, and the instructions further cause the at least one processing unit to control the left front vehicle window, the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window to rise a highest point or go down a lowest point if no click gesture is recognized.

8. The window control system of claim 1, wherein the instructions cause the at least one processing unit to control the left front vehicle window, the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window to rise following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the first direction, and go down following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the second direction, the left front vehicle window, and further stop to rise or go down when the slide gesture is stopped.

9. The window control system of claim 1, wherein when the gesture is recognized to be four slide gestures sliding on the one of the plurality of the touch pads simultaneously towards the first direction, the control order generated is to control all vehicle windows to rise;

when the gesture is recognized to be four slide gestures sliding on the one of the plurality of the touch pads simultaneously towards the second direction, the control order generated is to control the all vehicle windows to go down.

10. A window control method comprising:

controlling a vehicle to switch to a window adjusting mode in response to input operations applied on a first touch region of one of a plurality of touch pads of the vehicle, wherein each touch pad is adjacent to one vehicle window of the vehicle, and further is mounted on an inner vehicle door of the vehicle adjacent to the vehicle window, each touch pad usable by a passenger siting adjacent the window;

recognizing a gesture in response to input signals, wherein the input signal are generated by the one of the plurality of the touch pads in response to the input operations applied thereon;

comparing the gesture with a plurality of predefined gestures stored in a storage unit of the vehicle;

determining whether the gesture is same as one of the plurality of predefined gestures;

obtaining a control order corresponding to the one of the plurality of predefined gestures when the gesture matches the one of the plurality of predefined gestures, wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a touch gesture sliding on the one of the plurality of the touch pads towards a first direction, the control order generated is to control one or more vehicle windows to rise, and when the gesture is recognized to be a touch gesture sliding on the one of the plurality of the touch pads towards a second direction opposite to the first direction, the control order generated is to control the one or more vehicle windows to go down;

when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on a second touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads from a left front region of the second touch region to a right rear region of the second touch region, the control order generated is to control a left front vehicle window to rise or go down;

when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on the second touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads from a right front region of the second touch region to a left rear region of the second touch region, controlling a right front vehicle window to rise or go down;

when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on the second touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads from the left rear region to the right front region, controlling a left rear vehicle window to rise or go down; and

when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on the second touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads from the right rear region to the left front region, controlling a right rear vehicle window to rise or go down; and

controlling the one or more vehicle windows to rise or go down according to the control order.

11. The window control method of claim 10, wherein after controlling the one or more vehicle windows to rise or go down according to the control order, the window control method further comprises:

determining whether there is a click gesture clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads when the one or more vehicle windows are rising or going down;

controlling the one or more vehicle windows to stop rising or going down when there is the click gesture clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads; and

controlling the one or more vehicle windows to rise a highest point or go down a lowest point when there is no click gesture clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads.

12. The window control method of claim 10, wherein after controlling the one or more vehicle windows to rise or go down according to the control order, the window control method further comprises:

the one or more vehicle windows rising following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the first direction;

the one or more vehicle windows going down following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the second direction; and

the one or more vehicle windows further stopping to rise or go down when the touch gesture is stopped.

13. The window control method of claim 10, wherein controlling the vehicle to switch to the window adjusting mode in response to the input operations applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads of the vehicle is

controlling the vehicle to switch to the window adjusting mode in response to the input operations applied on a first touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads of the vehicle;

the window control method further comprises;

when the gesture is recognized to be a click gesture clicking a left front region, a right front region, a left rear region or a right rear region of a second touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads to select the one or more vehicle windows, and the touch gesture sliding on the second touch region towards the first direction, controlling the selected one or more vehicle windows to rise; and

when the gesture is recognized to be the click gesture click gesture clicking the left front region, the right front region, the left rear region or the right rear region of the second touch region of the one of the plurality of the touch pads to select the one or more vehicle windows and the touch gesture sliding on the second touch region towards the second direction, controlling the selected one or more vehicle windows to go down.

14. The window control method of claim 13, wherein after controlling the selected one or more vehicle windows to rise or go down, the window control method further comprises:

determining whether there is a click gesture clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads when the selected one or more vehicle windows are rising or going down;

controlling the selected one or more vehicle windows to stop rising or going down when there is a click gesture clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads; and

controlling the selected one or more vehicle windows to rise a highest point or go down a lowest point when there is no click gesture clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads.

15. The window control method of claim 13, wherein after controlling the selected one or more vehicle windows to rise or go down, the window control method further comprises:

the selected one or more vehicle windows rising following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the first direction;

the selected one or more vehicle windows going down following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the second direction; and

the selected one or more vehicle windows further stopping to rise or go down when the touch gesture is stopped.

16. The window control method of claim 10, wherein after controlling the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window to rise or go down, the window control method further comprises:

determining whether a click gesture is clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads when the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window is rising or going down;

controlling the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window to stop rising or going down when the click gesture is clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads; and

controlling the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window to rise a highest point or go down a lowest point when no click gesture is clicking the one of the plurality of the touch pads.

17. The window control method of claim 10, wherein after the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window, the window control method further comprises:

the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window rising following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the first direction;

the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window going down following the touch gesture which is applied on the one of the plurality of the touch pads and sliding towards the second direction; and

the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window further stopping to rise or go down when the slide gesture is stopped.

18. The window control method of claim 10, wherein the window control method further comprises:

when the gesture is recognized to be four slide gestures sliding on the one of the plurality of the touch pads simultaneously towards the first direction, controlling all vehicle windows to rise;

when the gesture is recognized to be four slide gestures sliding on the one of the plurality of the touch pads simultaneously towards the second direction, controlling the all vehicle windows to go down.