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Vehicle control system

US9073433B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateAug 23, 2011
Grant dateJul 7, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F17/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle control system comprising a control device having a plurality of positions, a processing device, and a display device. The control device is configured to transmit data regarding a position of the control device when an object is proximate to the control device. The processing device is configured to receive the data from the control device, identify the control device transmitting the data, and transmit data regarding the first position and identity of the control device. The display device is configured to receive the data from the processing device, visually display a virtual control having a plurality of positions, and allow adjustment of the plurality of positions of the virtual control to at least a second position of the virtual control, wherein the second position is different from the first position.

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