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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:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicant:
Timothy R. Pryor, Tecumseh, CA;
Inventor:
Timothy R. Pryor, Tecumseh, CA;
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0425 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); G01C 21/3664 (2013.01); G06F 3/0312 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); B60K 2350/102 (2013.01); B60K 2350/104 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1024 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04108 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04809 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus, which enable the reconfigurable control of vehicles, homes, computers and other applications. Physical controls and virtual displayed controls on single and multipoint touch screens are used, separately or in combination to enable higher visibility and understanding of control information and easier operation of controls, particularly useful in stressful situations. Some embodiments use optical sensors and rear projection of displayed embodiments, and are advantageous where curved screens are desired such as in a car.