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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2010
Applicant:
Timothy R. Pryor, Windsor, CA;
Inventor:
Timothy R. Pryor, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2013.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
New methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently and safely providing controls and displays therefore, particularly, but necessarily to be used within the center stack region of a vehicle instrument panel. The apparatus utilizes, in most embodiments, a rear projection display and machine vision sensing of control position and, optionally, finger touch. A very stylistic and easy to use instrument panel results which can be programmed or otherwise provided in many different forms to suit different users or option package designs.