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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Silviu Pala, Birmingham, MI (US);
Yuji Motoyama, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Silviu Pala, Birmingham, MI (US);
Yuji Motoyama, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A control interface system for a driver of a vehicle comprises a touchscreen, a control module, and a display. The touchscreen is located proximate to the driver of the vehicle and upon driver interaction therewith is operable to generate a sensor signal. The control module is adapted to receive the sensor signal from the touchscreen and is operable to initiate control of a vehicle function and to generate a haptic feedback signal in response thereto. The touchscreen is adapted to receive the haptic feedback signal from the control module and is operable to provide haptic feedback to the driver of the vehicle in response thereto. The display is embedded in an instrument panel of the vehicle and provides an indicia of the vehicle function controlled by the touchscreen and of driver interaction therewith.