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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Jeffrey Michael Brockmole, Brighton, MI (US);
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a system is provided that includes a user interface, a plurality of proximity sensors, and at least one controller. The user interface is configured to enable selection of one or more operations for a vehicle. The plurality of proximity sensors is positioned about or within the user interface and is configured to transmit first signals indicative of a location of a user relative to the user interface as the user selects the one or more operations for the vehicle with the user interface. The at least one controller is configured to determine the location of the user relative to the user interface in response to the first signals and to transmit a vehicle control signal to a vehicle subsystem to perform the one or more operations based on the location of the user relative to the user interface.