Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surface wrapped user interface touch control
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Application No.: US16216465Application Date: 2018-12-11
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Publication No.: US10901609B2Publication Date: 2021-01-26
- Inventor: Royce D. Channey , Rashmi Rao , Jason Cummins , Daren Harris
- Applicant: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CT Stamford
- Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Stamford
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Main IPC: B60K37/00
- IPC: B60K37/00 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/041 ; B60K37/06 ; H03K17/96

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to touch control devices and surface wrapped control interfaces for vehicles. In one embodiment, a touch control device includes a housing assembly including an outer surface, and a touch sensor mounted to an inner surface of the housing assembly. The touch sensor includes at least one touch zone and is configured to detect contact to the outer surface of the housing assembly associated with the at least one touch zone. The touch control device may also include at least one illumination element to illuminate a portion of the outer surface of the housing assembly associated the at least one touch zone and a controller configured to illuminate at least one illumination element in response to contact with the a touch zone. The touch control device can output a control signal in response to contact with the at least one touch zone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190179527A1 SURFACE WRAPPED USER INTERFACE TOUCH CONTROL Public/Granted day:2019-06-13
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