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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Kristopher Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H03K 17/955 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H03K 17/955 (2013.01); B60K 2370/1442 (2019.05);
Abstract
A vehicle keypad device is provided that includes a touchscreen having an array of proximity sensors located on an exterior of a vehicle, a keypad display displaying virtual input icons proximate the proximity sensors, and a controller for dynamically adjusting size of the displayed virtual input icons based on a touch event.