Touch gesture based interface for motor vehicle
First Claim
1. Apparatus for selectively controlling one or more systems included with a motor vehicle driven by a vehicle operator, said apparatus comprising:
- one or more touch pad devices respectively mounted to receive a specified touch gesture pattern from said operator while said vehicle is being driven, said touch pad devices responsive to said received touch gesture pattern to generate a corresponding pattern of touch pad signals;
an interpretation module adapted to recognize that said corresponding pattern of touch pad signals is associated with a pre-specified command for selectively operating a particular one of said systems; and
an execution module disposed to receive said pre-specified command from said interpretation module, and to operate said particular system in accordance with said pre-specified command.
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Abstract
An improved apparatus and method is provided for operating devices and systems in a motor vehicle, while at the same time reducing vehicle operator distractions. One or more touch sensitive pads are mounted on the steering wheel of the motor vehicle, and the vehicle operator touches the pads in a pre-specified synchronized pattern, to perform functions such as controlling operation of the radio or adjusting a window. At least some of the touch patterns used to generate different commands may be selected by the vehicle operator. Usefully, the system of touch pad sensors and the signals generated thereby are integrated with speech recognition and/or facial gesture recognition systems, so that commands may be generated by synchronized multi-mode inputs.
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34 Claims
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1. Apparatus for selectively controlling one or more systems included with a motor vehicle driven by a vehicle operator, said apparatus comprising:
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one or more touch pad devices respectively mounted to receive a specified touch gesture pattern from said operator while said vehicle is being driven, said touch pad devices responsive to said received touch gesture pattern to generate a corresponding pattern of touch pad signals;
an interpretation module adapted to recognize that said corresponding pattern of touch pad signals is associated with a pre-specified command for selectively operating a particular one of said systems; and
an execution module disposed to receive said pre-specified command from said interpretation module, and to operate said particular system in accordance with said pre-specified command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for selectively controlling one or more systems included with a motor vehicle driven by a vehicle operator comprising the steps of:
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applying a touch gesture pattern to one or more touch pad devices, while said vehicle is being driven, to generate a corresponding pattern of touch pad signals;
analyzing said corresponding pattern of touch pad signals to identify an associated pre-specified command for selectively operating a particular one of said systems; and
generating a signal to operate said particular system in accordance with said associated pre-specified command. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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