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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Yannick Molard, Hersbach, FR;
Laurent Tupinier, Reichstett, FR;
Yannick Molard, Hersbach, FR;
Laurent Tupinier, Reichstett, FR;
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive control/display panel for multiple onboard systems includes a touch-screen for displaying system related information and a peripheral frame defining operator finger guide zones. The touch-screen is selectively reconfigurable to establish virtual display and control buttons on the screen within associated finger guide zones. The information and functionality of the virtual control and display buttons is varied to relate to a particular onboard system as a function of the previous actuation of a virtual selection button. The peripheral frame also defines virtual knobs disposed adjacent the touch-screen.