METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING GUIDANCE OF GESTURE INPUT ON A TOUCH PAD

• US 20140281964A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alpine Electronics Incorporated (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Alpine Electronics Incorporated (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Iwai, Takahisa, Han, Maung, Wako, Hikaru
• Application Number:
  US13/827,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20140281964A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/708
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method of presenting guidance of gesture input on a touch pad having a touch screen and a touch sensor and coupled to an infotainment system including a first screen in a vehicle, includes predicting one or more gestures available under a current control context at the infotainment system, generating one or more graphics corresponding with the one or more gestures, detecting a gesture on the touch screen by the touch sensor and transmitting the detected gesture to the infotainment system and displaying the one or more graphics.

Claims

1. A method of presenting guidance of gesture input on a touch pad comprising a touch screen and a touch sensor and coupled to an infotainment system comprising a first screen in a vehicle, the method comprising:

predicting one or more gestures available under a current control context at the infotainment system;

generating one or more graphics corresponding with the one or more gestures;

detecting a gesture on the touch screen by the touch sensor;

transmitting the detected gesture to the infotainment system; and

displaying the one or more graphics.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more graphics are displayed when the detected gesture does not correspond with any of the predicted one or more gestures.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising:

displaying one or more graphics corresponding with one or more gestures in a distinguishable manner using graphically different attributes, if one or more gestures are predicted to be available under a current control context.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

displaying one or more graphics accompanied with tactile presentation.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch pad is located on a smartphone.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch pad is located on a steering wheel.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch pad is the first screen on the infotainment console.

8. A touch pad configured to couple to an infotainment system comprising a first screen in a vehicle, the touch pad comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with the infotainment system;

a second screen configured to display an image;

a touch sensor configured to sense a contact of an object and

a touch related controller configured to process a result of sensing at the touch sensor;

wherein the second screen is configured to present a guidance of movement corresponding to an expected movement of a user for entering a command to the infotainment system, in response to at least one item on the first screen of the infotainment system.

9. The touch pad of claim 8, wherein the touch related controller is configured to detect a movement of the user,

wherein the communication interface is configured to transmit the movement to the infotainment system, and to receive a command from a infotainment system indicative of instructing the second screen to present the guidance of the movement.

10. The touch pad of claim 8, wherein the touch pad is located on a smartphone.

11. The touch pad of claim 8, wherein the touch pad is located on a steering wheel.

12. The touch pad of claim 8, wherein the touch pad is the first screen on the infotainment console.

13. A vehicle infotainment system comprising:

a central processing unit;

a first screen; and

a communication interface configured to communicate with an external device comprising a touch screen;

wherein the central processing unit is configured to instruct the communication interface to detect whether the external device is available when the car is on;

wherein the central processing unit is configured to instruct the communication interface to send a command to the external device to activate the touch application if the external device is available when the car is on;

wherein the central processing unit is configured to predict one or more gestures available under a current control context;

wherein the central processing unit is configured to generate one or more graphics corresponding with the one or more gestures; and

wherein the central processing unit is configured to instruct the communication interface to send a command to the external device instructing the external device to display the generated one or more graphics.

14. The vehicle infotainment system of claim 13, wherein the central processing unit is configured to receive a command from the external device via the communication interface, indicating that the external device has detected a touch gesture operation;

and

wherein the central processing unit is configured to instruct the communication interface to send a command to the external device instructing the external device to display when the detected gesture does not correspond with any of the predicted one or more gestures.

15. The vehicle infotainment system of claim 13, wherein the central processing unit is configured to instruct the communication interface to send a command to the external device, instructing the external device to display one or more graphics corresponding with one or more gestures in a distinguishable manner using graphically different attributes, if one or more gestures are predicted to be available under a current control context.

16. The vehicle infotainment system of claim 13, wherein the central processing unit is configured to instruct the communication interface to send a command to the external device, instructing the external device to display one or more graphics accompanied with tactile presentation, if the communication interface has received a notification from the external device that the external device is able to process tactile presentation.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for implementing a method of presenting guidance of gesture input on a touch pad comprising a touch screen and a touch sensor and coupled to an infotainment system comprising a first screen in a vehicle, the method comprising:

predicting one or more gestures available under a current control context at the infotainment system;

generating one or more graphics corresponding with the one or more gestures;

detecting a gesture on the touch screen by the touch sensor;

transmitting the detected gesture to the infotainment system; and

displaying the one or more graphics.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein one or more graphics are displayed when the detected gesture does not correspond with any of the predicted one or more gestures.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, comprising:

displaying one or more graphics corresponding with one or more gestures in a distinguishable manner using graphically different attributes, if one or more gestures are predicted to be available under a current control context.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, comprising:

displaying one or more graphics accompanied with tactile presentation.