Morphable Pad for Tactile Control

Patent №

US 9,529,499

Granted

2016-12-27

Filed 2014

Owner

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

Lab

AI components

1

hardware

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

14564882

A system and method are disclosed for a morphable pad and display configured for tactile control. The system comprises a display for displaying a user interface comprising a layout of vehicle control features. The display is configured to highlight a portion of the layout associated with a received highlight input, and to update the layout based on a received selection input. A morphable pad is connected to the display and comprises an array of switches. Each switch is configured to receive highlight input and selection input. The switches are also configured to adjust in tactile feel to match the layout, and to reconfigure in tactile feel responsive to a change in the layout.

AI hardwareG06F 3/016B60K 35/10B60K 35/25B60K 35/80G06F 3/03547G06F 3/0416G06F 3/0482G06F 3/04842+8 more

AI classification

AI hardware0.98
Evolutionary computation0.01
Natural language0.01
Vision0.01
Machine learning0.00
Planning0.00
Speech0.00
Knowledge representation0.00

Ownership

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

assignment · 344790389

Assignors

SCHEUFLER, NICHOLAS A., FEIT, STEVEN, CHOI, DAVE JAEYEONG, MILLER, ROSS C.

On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.

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