Light-based controls on a toroidal steering wheel
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-007/00
G06F-003/0362
B60R-016/037
G06F-003/01
G06F-003/03
B62D-001/04
H04N-021/422
B60K-037/06
G06F-003/042
G06F-003/0488
G06F-003/033
G06F-003/041
출원번호
US-0551096
(2014-11-24)
등록번호
US-9389710
(2016-07-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Fröjdh, Gunnar Martin
Fellin, Simon
Eriksson, Thomas
Karlsson, John
Hedin, Maria
Berglind, Richard
출원인 / 주소
Neonode Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Soquel Group LLC
인용정보
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153
초록▼
A steering wheel for a vehicle, including a toroidal steering wheel surrounding an airspace and mounted in a vehicle, an array of invisible-light emitters mounted in the steering wheel to project invisible light beams across the airspace, an array of light detectors mounted in the steering wheel to
A steering wheel for a vehicle, including a toroidal steering wheel surrounding an airspace and mounted in a vehicle, an array of invisible-light emitters mounted in the steering wheel to project invisible light beams across the airspace, an array of light detectors mounted in the steering wheel to detect the invisible light beams projected by the invisible-light emitters, and to detect gestures inside the airspace that interrupt the invisible light beams projected by the invisible-light emitters, and a processor connected to the light detectors to identify the gestures inside the airspace detected by the light detectors, and to control an item of equipment mounted in the vehicle, in response to the thus-identified gestures inside the airspace.
대표청구항▼
1. A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising: a toroidal steering wheel surrounding an airspace and mounted in a vehicle;an array of invisible-light emitters mounted in said steering wheel to project invisible light beams across the airspace;an array of light detectors mounted in said steering whee
1. A steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising: a toroidal steering wheel surrounding an airspace and mounted in a vehicle;an array of invisible-light emitters mounted in said steering wheel to project invisible light beams across the airspace;an array of light detectors mounted in said steering wheel to detect the invisible light beams projected by said invisible-light emitters, and to detect gestures inside the airspace that interrupt the invisible light beams projected by said invisible-light emitters; anda processor connected to said light detectors to identify the gestures inside the airspace detected by said light detectors, and to control an item of equipment mounted in the vehicle, in response to the thus-identified gestures inside the airspace. 2. The steering wheel of claim 1, wherein the invisible light beams are projected in only one direction across the airspace. 3. The steering wheel of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of arrays of invisible-light emitters mounted in said steering wheel and connected to said processor, to project light beams along different geometric planes across the airspace; anda plurality of arrays of light detectors mounted in said steering wheel and connected to said processor, to detect the light beams projected along the different geometric planes, wherein said processor identifies an angle at which an object is positioned inside the airspace. 4. The steering wheel of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of arrays of invisible-light emitters mounted in said steering wheel and connected to said processor, to project light beams along different geometric planes across the airspace; anda plurality of arrays of light detectors mounted in said steering wheel and connected to said processor, to detect the light beams projected along the different geometric planes, wherein said processor identifies a velocity at which an object is inserted into the airspace. 5. The steering wheel of claim 1, wherein said processor controls the item of equipment in response to the identified gestures, only when said steering wheel is not substantially rotated. 6. The steering wheel of claim 1, wherein the identified gesture is a spread gesture performed by two or more fingers in the airspace. 7. The steering wheel of claim 6, wherein the item of equipment is a display, and wherein said processor controls a zoom operation on an image rendered on the display, in response to identification of the spread gesture. 8. The steering wheel of claim 1, further comprising a display connected to said processor, wherein said processor renders an image on the display indicating one or more functions controlled by the gestures in the airspace. 9. The steering wheel of claim 8, wherein the rendered image comprises an image of said steering wheel. 10. The steering wheel of claim 1, further comprising an array of visible-light emitters mounted in said steering wheel and connected to said processor, to illuminate an object inside the airspace. 11. The steering wheel of claim 10, wherein said processor selectively illuminates different ones of said visible-light emitters according to a location of the object inside the airspace. 12. The steering wheel of claim 11, wherein the selective illumination tracks the detected gestures. 13. The steering wheel of claim 1, wherein the item of equipment is a side view mirror, wherein the detected gesture comprises tilting a palm of a hand inside the airspace, and wherein said processor adjusts an angle of the side view mirror in response to identification of the tilting gesture.
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