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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
May. 04, 2017
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Neil C. Johnson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Christopher R. Chapman, Marion, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for providing aural and/or visual feedback of finger positions to help improve user friendliness and usability of control panels are disclosed. A control panel may include a control element, a sensor associated with the control element, and one or more processors in communication with the sensor. The sensor may be configured to detect a presence of a finger near the control element and generate a detection signal. The one or more processors may be configured to process the detection signal and provide a feedback indicating the presence of the finger near the control element to a user.