Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Morphable pad for tactile control
- Patent Title (中): 变形垫用于触觉控制
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Application No.: US13515433Application Date: 2010-12-09
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Publication No.: US08954848B2Publication Date: 2015-02-10
- Inventor: Nick Scheufler , Steven Feit , Dave Choi , Ross Miller
- Applicant: Nick Scheufler , Steven Feit , Dave Choi , Ross Miller
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2010/059700 WO 20101209
- International Announcement: WO2011/075390 WO 20110623
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; B60K35/00 ; B60K37/06 ; G06F3/041 ; G06F3/0482 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/0354

Abstract:
A system and method are disclosed for a morphable pad and display configured for tactile control. The system comprises a display for displaying a user interface comprising a layout of vehicle control features. The display is configured to highlight a portion of the layout associated with a received highlight input, and to update the layout based on a received selection input. A morphable pad is connected to the display and comprises an array of switches. Each switch is configured to receive highlight input and selection input. The switches are also configured to adjust in tactile feel to match the layout, and to reconfigure in tactile feel responsive to a change in the layout.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120260164A1 Morphable Pad for Tactile Control Public/Granted day:2012-10-11
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