Accepting user control

• US 20050115816A1
• Filed: 10/01/2004
• Published: 06/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bose Corporation
• Original Assignee: Bose Corporation
• Inventors: Santoro, Peter C., Hotary, James T., Zamir, Lee, Olcott, Andrew, Killough, Joseph A., Gelfond, Neil
• Application Number:
  US10/956,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20050115816A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 200/339
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/126 Rotatable input devices for instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/143 Touch sensitive instrument input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/145 Instrument input by combination of touch screen and hardware input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/126 Rotatable input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/143 Touch sensitive input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/145 Input by combination of touch screen and hardware input devices
• 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: B60K 37/06 of controls, e.g. controls knobs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 19/11 with indexing means
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2019/143 having at least two concentric turn knobs
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2219/012 programmable
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2221/078 Different operating parts on a bigger one
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 25/041 having a generally flat operating member depressible at different locations to operate different controls

Abstract

The invention is directed to an improvement in mechanisms and techniques for accepting user input. An apparatus for accepting a user input is described comprising a display, detector and controller. The display is configured to show an initial output. The detector is positioned in a location with respect to the display such that the detector detects placement of a trigger, such as a user'"'"'s hand, proximate to the display. Various methods of detection such as infra-red detection, ultrasonic detection, capacitive detection, etc. may alternatively be used. The controller is configured to, upon placement of the trigger in a relative position with respect to the detector, cause the display to display an alternative output. After a pre-determined period of time, the display automatically reverts to the initial output or similar reduced-content output.

Claims

1. An apparatus for accepting a user input comprising:

a display, wherein the display is configured to show an initial output;

a control, located proximate to the display, a detector, wherein the detector is positioned with respect to the display such that the detector detects placement of a trigger proximate to a portion of the display associated with the control; and

a controller, wherein the controller is configured to, upon placement of a trigger proximate to the portion of the display, cause the display to display different information, the information associated with the control.

2. An apparatus for accepting a user input comprising:

a display, wherein the display is configured to show an initial output;

a detector, wherein the detector is positioned with respect to the display such that the detector detects placement of a trigger proximate to the display; and

a controller, wherein the controller is configured to, upon placement of a trigger in a relative position with respect to the detector, cause the display to display an alternative output.