Control of display for vehicle window
First Claim
1. A user interface system comprising:
- a user interface including;
an image display mechanism that, responsive to instructions, causes a plurality of images to appear on an otherwise transparent portion of a closure for an opening in a body of a vehicle; and
a sensor control unit that, in operation;
detects selection, by a user, of a particular image among the plurality of images; and
transmits, to a user interface control hardware module, an indication of the selection of the particular image;
the user interface control hardware module in communication with the user interface and a vehicle body control module, the vehicle body control module in communication with a plurality of control modules wherein, in operation, the user interface control hardware module;
controls the image display mechanism;
receives, from the sensor control unit, the indication of the selection of the particular image, the particular image corresponding to a particular control module among the plurality of images; and
responsive to receipt of the selection of the particular image, transmits an instruction to the vehicle body control module to, thereby, cause an instruction to be transmitted, by the vehicle body control module, to the particular control module.
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Abstract
A vehicle defining an opening with a closure panel adapted to cover the opening generally includes a window in the closure panel. Furthermore, a rear window defrosting wire is often mounted to the window. A user interface system is disclosed to include a capacitive switch wire having a portion mounted to the window proximate to, and overlapping with, the rear window defrosting wire, and a capacitive switch control unit connected to the capacitive switch wire and adapted to interpret a change a capacitance near the terminus of the capacitive switch wire as a command request. The system includes a projector and a controller adapted to control the projector to project an image onto the window proximate to the terminus of the capacitive switch wire, receive an indication of receipt of the command request and transmit a command to cause a state change in an element of the vehicle.
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26 Claims
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1. A user interface system comprising:
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a user interface including; an image display mechanism that, responsive to instructions, causes a plurality of images to appear on an otherwise transparent portion of a closure for an opening in a body of a vehicle; and a sensor control unit that, in operation; detects selection, by a user, of a particular image among the plurality of images; and transmits, to a user interface control hardware module, an indication of the selection of the particular image; the user interface control hardware module in communication with the user interface and a vehicle body control module, the vehicle body control module in communication with a plurality of control modules wherein, in operation, the user interface control hardware module; controls the image display mechanism; receives, from the sensor control unit, the indication of the selection of the particular image, the particular image corresponding to a particular control module among the plurality of images; and responsive to receipt of the selection of the particular image, transmits an instruction to the vehicle body control module to, thereby, cause an instruction to be transmitted, by the vehicle body control module, to the particular control module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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8. A method of controlling elements of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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controlling, at a user interface control hardware module, an image display mechanism to cause a plurality of images to appear on an otherwise transparent a portion of a closure for an opening in a body of a vehicle; detecting, at a sensor associated with a sensor control unit, selection, by a user, of a particular image among the plurality of images; transmitting, from the sensor control unit to the user interface control hardware module, an indication of the selection of the particular image; receiving, at the user interface control hardware module, the indication of the selection of the particular image, the particular image corresponding to a particular control module among a plurality of control modules; and responsive to the receiving, transmitting an instruction to a vehicle body control module to, thereby, cause an instruction to be transmitted, by the vehicle body control module, to the particular control module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 19)
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