System and Method of Haptically Communicating Vehicle Information From a Vehicle to a Keyless Entry Device
First Claim
1. A keyless entry device for communicating vehicle information from a vehicle to a user, comprising:
- a haptic actuator; and
one or more processors configured to;
establish a communication channel with a vehicle;
communicate, via the communication channel, a command to the vehicle that instructs the vehicle to perform one or more vehicle functions;
receive a response to the command from the vehicle via the communication channel; and
cause the haptic actuator to output a first haptic effect based on the response.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Various systems, devices, and methods for communicating vehicle information from a vehicle to a keyless entry device are provided. The system may include a keyless entry device for communicating vehicle information from a vehicle to a user. The keyless entry device may include a haptic actuator and one or more processors that may establish a communication channel with a vehicle, communicate, via the communication channel, a command to the vehicle, receive a response to the command from the vehicle, and cause the haptic actuator to output a first haptic effect based on the response. The vehicle may include a vehicle device that may obtain vehicle information that relates to a vehicle, determine and output a control signal that corresponds to the vehicle information. The control signal may cause the keyless entry device to output a first haptic effect that haptically communicates the vehicle information to the user.
36 Citations
22 Claims
-
1. A keyless entry device for communicating vehicle information from a vehicle to a user, comprising:
-
a haptic actuator; and one or more processors configured to; establish a communication channel with a vehicle; communicate, via the communication channel, a command to the vehicle that instructs the vehicle to perform one or more vehicle functions; receive a response to the command from the vehicle via the communication channel; and cause the haptic actuator to output a first haptic effect based on the response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A keyless entry device for communicating vehicle information from a vehicle to a user, comprising:
-
a haptic actuator; and one or more processors configured to; establish the communication channel with the vehicle when the keyless entry device and the vehicle are within communication range of one another; and receive a control signal from the vehicle via the communication channel before a command to control one or more vehicle functions is communicated from the keyless entry device to the vehicle, wherein the control signal causes the haptic actuator to output a first haptic effect that haptically communicates the vehicle information.
-
-
11. A vehicle device for communicating vehicle information to a keyless entry device operated by a user, comprising:
-
one or more processors configured to; establish a communication channel with the keyless entry device; obtain vehicle information that relates to a vehicle; determine a control signal that corresponds to the vehicle information and causes a haptic actuator of the keyless entry device to output a first haptic effect that haptically communicates the vehicle information to the user; and output, via the communication channel, the control signal to the keyless entry device, thereby communicating the vehicle information to the user at the keyless entry device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A system for haptic communication between a keyless entry device and a vehicle, comprising:
-
a vehicle device coupled to the vehicle; and a keyless entry device operated by a user, the keyless entry device comprising; a haptic actuator; and one or more first processors configured to; establish a communication channel with the vehicle device; and receive a control signal from the vehicle device via the communication channel, wherein the control signal corresponds to vehicle information and causes the haptic actuator to output a first haptic effect that haptically communicates the vehicle information to the user, wherein the vehicle device comprises one or more second processors configured to; establish the communication channel with the keyless entry device; obtain the vehicle information; determine the control signal; and output, via the communication channel, the control signal to the keyless entry device.
-
-
19. A vehicle interface component coupled to a vehicle and operated by a user, the vehicle interface component comprising:
-
a haptic actuator; and one or more processors configured to; receive a control signal from the vehicle, wherein the control signal corresponds to vehicle information that includes vehicle maintenance information or vehicle warnings information, and wherein the control signal causes the haptic actuator to output a first haptic effect that haptically communicates the vehicle information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
-
-
21. A method of haptic communication between a vehicle and a keyless entry device that includes a haptic actuator, the method comprising:
-
establishing, by the keyless entry device, a communication channel with the vehicle; communicating, by the keyless entry device via the communication channel, a command to the vehicle that instructs the vehicle to perform one or more vehicle functions; receiving, by the keyless entry device, a response to the command from the vehicle via the communication channel; and causing the haptic actuator to output a first haptic effect at the keyless entry device based on the response.
-
-
22. A method of haptic communication between a vehicle and a keyless entry device that includes a haptic actuator, the method comprising:
-
establishing, by the keyless entry device, the communication channel with the vehicle when the keyless entry device and the vehicle are within communication range of one another; and receiving, by the keyless entry device via the communication channel, a control signal from the vehicle before a command to control one or more vehicle functions is communicated from the keyless entry device to the vehicle, wherein the control signal causes the haptic actuator to output a first haptic effect at the keyless entry device that haptically communicates the vehicle information.
-
Specification