Providing a single-action multi-mode interface

• US 9,841,884 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2014
• Issued: 12/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Nagara, Wes A., Channey, Royce D., Tschirhart, Michael D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jabr, Fadey
• Assistant Examiner(s): INGRAM, THOMAS P
• Application Number:
  US14/179,004
• Publication Number:
  US 20150227300A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,399 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/0065 Control members, e.g. levers or knobs B60H1/00985 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/143 Touch sensitive instrument input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0224 Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0228 Hand-activated mechanical switches B60N2/0229 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0233 Touchscreens
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0248 with memory of positions
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2220/10 using a database
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/037 for occupant comfort , e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A system and method for providing a single-action multi-mode interface are provided. The system includes a touch detector to detect an input to a touch device; a mode detector to detect a mode associated with the input; a displacement detector to detect a displacement associated with the detected touch and mode, wherein the displacement is defined by a first and second parameter; and a command initiator to transmit an action to a first system based on the first parameter and a second system based on the second parameter.

Claims

1. A touch screen device with a single-action multi-mode interface, comprising:

a first graphical user interface (GUI) element associated with a first mode and a second mode;

a circuit to communicate a signal to a controller an X displacement and a Y displacement associated with the first GUI element, the X displacement and the Y displacement being provided to control at least two components of the vehicle;

wherein in response to the first GUI element being displaced, the first mode is controlled by the X displacement and the second mode is controlled by the Y displacement,

a second GUI element associated with a third mode and a fourth mode, wherein in response to the first GUI element being displaced, the third mode is controlled by the X displacement and the fourth mode is controlled by the Y displacement.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the device is installed in a vehicle.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the first mode and the second mode are seat adjustment controls.

4. The device according to claim 2, wherein the first mode and the second mode are climate control settings.

5. The device according to claim 2, wherein the first mode and the second mode are configurable by a predetermined setting.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first GUI element being displaced includes a displacement in both the X displacement and Y displacement.

7. The device according to claim 1 wherein the first GUI element and the second GUI element are each individually configured to be associated with a vehicle'"'"'s control system independent of each other.

8. The device according to claim 7 wherein the first GUI element controls a seat position, and the second GUI element controls a climate control system, the first GUI element and the second GUI element being displaceable in both the X and Y directions on a same touch screen.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein a displaceable area of the touch screen associated with the first and second GUI element is the same.