Steering wheel input device having gesture recognition and angle compensation capabilities
First Claim
1. A steering wheel input device mounted on a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
- a pointer detection device comprising a pointer detection surface and an input detection unit, wherein the input detection unit is configured to detect on the pointer detection surface one of a single pointer event or multiple simultaneous pointer events, a movement or breaking of the pointer event, and a speed, velocity, and acceleration of the pointer event, wherein the input detection unit is configured to output in response, to a corresponding pointer detection signal;
a rotation angle sensor configured to measure an angle of rotation of the steering wheel and to output at least one corresponding rotation detection signal; and
a processor configured todetermine the angle of rotation of the steering wheel with reference to the at least one corresponding rotation detection signal output by the rotation angle sensor,determine a gesture provided as input from a user from among a plurality of gestures that the pointer detection signal corresponds to with reference to the pointer detection signal and the angle of rotation of the steering wheel,output a command corresponding to the gesture to a device in the vehicle, andapply a rule to select the gesture when at least two gestures of the plurality of gestures potentially correspond to the pointer detection signal, wherein in response to at least one learning condition comprising the user inputting a second gesture to cancel the gesture selected by the processor, the processor is configured to change the rule so that a different gesture is selected in a subsequent selection between the at least two gestures of the plurality of gestures.
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Abstract
A steering wheel input device is mounted on a vehicle steering wheel and includes a pointer detection device detecting a pointer event on a pointer detection surface, any movement or breaking of the pointer event, and the speed, velocity, and acceleration of the pointer event, and outputs a corresponding pointer detection signal. The steering wheel input device also includes a rotation angle sensor and a processor. The rotation angle sensor takes measurements related to an angle of rotation of the steering wheel and outputs a corresponding rotation detection signal. The processor determines the angle of rotation of the steering wheel using the rotation detection signal, determines which gesture that the pointer detection signal corresponds to using the pointer detection signal and the angle of rotation of the steering wheel, and outputs a command corresponding to the gesture. The command can serve as input to control vehicular systems.
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1. A steering wheel input device mounted on a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
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a pointer detection device comprising a pointer detection surface and an input detection unit, wherein the input detection unit is configured to detect on the pointer detection surface one of a single pointer event or multiple simultaneous pointer events, a movement or breaking of the pointer event, and a speed, velocity, and acceleration of the pointer event, wherein the input detection unit is configured to output in response, to a corresponding pointer detection signal; a rotation angle sensor configured to measure an angle of rotation of the steering wheel and to output at least one corresponding rotation detection signal; and a processor configured to determine the angle of rotation of the steering wheel with reference to the at least one corresponding rotation detection signal output by the rotation angle sensor, determine a gesture provided as input from a user from among a plurality of gestures that the pointer detection signal corresponds to with reference to the pointer detection signal and the angle of rotation of the steering wheel, output a command corresponding to the gesture to a device in the vehicle, and apply a rule to select the gesture when at least two gestures of the plurality of gestures potentially correspond to the pointer detection signal, wherein in response to at least one learning condition comprising the user inputting a second gesture to cancel the gesture selected by the processor, the processor is configured to change the rule so that a different gesture is selected in a subsequent selection between the at least two gestures of the plurality of gestures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for operating a steering wheel input device, comprising:
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detecting on a pointer detection surface of the steering wheel input device one of a single pointer event or multiple simultaneous pointer events, a movement or breaking of the pointer event on the pointer detection surface, and a speed, velocity, and acceleration of the single pointer event or multiple simultaneous pointer events on the pointer detection surface, and generating in response thereto a corresponding pointer detection signal; taking measurements related to an angle of rotation of the steering wheel and generating at least one corresponding rotation detection signal; determining the angle of rotation of the steering wheel with reference to the at least one corresponding rotation detection signal; determining a gesture among a plurality of gestures that the pointer detection signal corresponds to with reference to the pointer detection signal and the angle of rotation of the steering wheel; outputting a command corresponding to the gesture to an appropriate device of the vehicle, applying a rule to select the gesture when at least two gestures of the plurality of gestures potentially correspond to the pointer detection signal, and in response to a learning condition comprising the user inputting a second gesture to cancel the gesture, changing the rule so that a different gesture is selected in a subsequent selection between the at least two gestures of the plurality of gestures. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A steering wheel input device of a vehicle comprising:
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a touch input detection unit having a surface configured to detect a gesture input of a driver, the gesture input comprising a movement of a finger of the driver on the surface of the touch input detection unit and a speed, velocity, and acceleration of the finger on the surface of the touch input detection unit, the touch input detection unit providing in response to detecting the gesture input a corresponding touch detection signal; a rotation angle sensor configured to measure an angle of rotation of a steering wheel and to output a corresponding rotation angle signal; and a processor configured to receive the corresponding touch detection signal, receive the corresponding rotation angle signal, determine the gesture input provided as input from the driver based on the corresponding touch detection signal and the corresponding rotation angle signal, output a command corresponding to the gesture input to a device in the vehicle, and apply a rule to select the gesture input when at least two gestures potentially correspond to a pointer detection signal, wherein in response to at least one learning condition comprising a second gesture input to cancel the gesture input determined by the processor, the processor is configured to change the rule so that a different gesture input is selected in a subsequent selection between the at least two gestures. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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