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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2017
Karma Automotive, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Dirk Wan, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
David Witt, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Andre Franco Luis, Orange, CA (US);
Andreas Thurner, Irvine, CA (US);
Alexander Klatt, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
KARMA AUTOMOTIVE LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A driver interface system includes a steering wheel assembly and a display. The steering wheel assembly includes a variable-function input device. The variable-function input device includes a plurality of assignable functions and a present function being one of the plurality of assignable functions. The display is configured to display an image corresponding to the present function of the variable-function input device. The driver interface system may include a plurality of display modes, and in response to a change in display mode, the driver interface system may change the present function in the plurality of assignable functions. The steering wheel assembly may also include a touchpad configured to receive a handwritten input, and the display may be configured to display an image corresponding to the handwritten input.