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Electronic switch apparatus for vehicle

US8542218B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 29, 2010
Grant dateSep 24, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0426
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic switch apparatus for a vehicle, may include a projector module implementing a plurality of switch images, a sensor module detecting locations of respective switch image by recognizing the switch images implemented by the projector module as two-dimensional images, an infrared module emitting infrared rays to areas of the switch images displayed by the projector module, and a control module for, when a specific area of the switch images may be touched, detecting coordinates of the specific area by measuring light reflected from emitted infrared rays of the infrared module, and executing an operation of a switch corresponding to the coordinates.

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