Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Variable size user input device for vehicle
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Application No.: US16223504Application Date: 2018-12-18
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Publication No.: US10969910B2Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Stuart C. Salter , Pietro Buttolo , Kristopher Brown , David Brian Glickman , Cornel Lewis Gardner
- 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: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent David Coppiellie
- Main IPC: G09G5/00
- IPC: G09G5/00 ; G06F3/044 ; H03K17/955 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F3/0482 ; B60K35/00 ; G06F3/0484
Abstract:
A vehicle keypad device is provided that includes a touchscreen having an array of proximity sensors located on an exterior of a vehicle, a keypad display displaying virtual input icons proximate the proximity sensors, and a controller for dynamically adjusting size of the displayed virtual input icons based on a touch event.
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