Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automotive touchscreen with simulated texture for the visually impaired
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Application No.: US16800164Application Date: 2020-02-25
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Publication No.: US11625145B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: John R. Van Wiemeersch , Ryan E. Hanson
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
- Agent Frank L. Lollo
- Main IPC: G06F3/0482
- IPC: G06F3/0482 ; G06F3/01 ; G06F3/044 ; G06F3/041 ; B60K37/04 ; B60K37/06

Abstract:
Electrostatic friction textures on a touchscreen panel are used to create the sensation of block icons in a contextual menu adapted to an automotive environment. In particular, a center stack touchscreen friction display in a passenger vehicle provides one set of touch controls and HMI data to the driver while simultaneously providing either the same control options and HMI or a completely different set of information and menu structure to the passenger in invisible texture form. The invisible texture is in the form of block icons, and coincidence between a finger of a passenger and a block icon results in an audio announcement of the block icon to guide a visually impaired passenger through the contextual menu.
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