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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2010
Applicants:
Evan Small, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vincent George Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Inventors:
Evan Small, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vincent George Johnston, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/06 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/06 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1024 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle user interface is provided, the user interface utilizing a touch-screen display mounted within the vehicle. In one aspect, the visual or visual/interactive properties of the interface change after the user initiates interface interaction. In another aspect, the interface allows a user to utilize any of a variety of different control interaction techniques, all to achieve the same function.