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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Michael Tsay, Irvine, CA (US);
Richard Magness, Los Angeles, CA (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle infotainment system is provided. The vehicle infotainment system includes a display screen, a touchpad remote from the display screen, and a controller communicatively coupled to the display screen and to the touchpad. The controller is configured to virtually divide the touchpad into a main menu configuration. The controller is also configured to display a main menu of indicators corresponding to inactive applications, wherein the main menu occupies the entire display screen. The controller is also configured to receive a user input indicating selection of a first indicator. The controller is further configured to display selectable items associated with the first application in an interactive region of the display screen, and at least a second indicator in a non-interactive region of the display screen, and associate the touchpad with only the interactive region of the display screen.