Interactive sliding touchbar for automotive display

US10996841B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE
• AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

• Matthew JOLDA · Palo Alto, US
• Nils Koetter · Braunschweig, DE
• William Brian Lathrop · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2013
• Grant date: May 4, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 29, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60K2360/145
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A console includes a console surface, an interactive touch bar disposed within the console, the touch bar configured to move from a position recessed within the console surface to a position raised above the console surface and the touch bar being configured to receive user touch input, and a proximity sensor disposed on the console surface, the proximity sensor configured to detect a user gesture. The touch bar is configured to rise above the console surface when the proximity sensor detects the user gesture. The interactive surface comprising a capacitive surface zone configured to detect user touch input. The interactive touch surface is configured to receive sliding user input across the interactive touch surface to navigate through content options and is configured to receive pressing user input for selecting the content options.