US2016039430A1PendingUtilityA1

Providing gesture control of associated vehicle functions across vehicle zones

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Assignee: AUTOCONNECT HOLDINGS LLCPriority: Mar 14, 2012Filed: Aug 10, 2015Published: Feb 11, 2016
Est. expiryMar 14, 2032(~5.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Christopher P. Ricci
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Abstract

Methods and systems are presented for accepting inputs into a vehicle or other conveyance to control functions of the conveyance. A vehicle control system can receive gestures and other inputs. The vehicle control system can also obtain information about the user of the vehicle control system and information about the environment in which the conveyance is operating. Based on the input and the other information, the vehicle control system can modify or improve the performance or execution of user interface and functions of the conveyance. The changes make the user interfaces and/or functions user-friendly and intuitive.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for controlling functions of a conveyance with gestures, comprising:
 a vehicle control system, including a processor, receiving a gesture within the conveyance;   the vehicle control system determining a location of the gesture;   the vehicle control system determining an origin of the gesture based on the location of the gesture and a location of a user providing the gesture; and   the vehicle control system, based on the origin of the gesture, identifying the gesture.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining the location of the user; and   determining if the location of the user is different from the location of the gesture.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising: if the location of the user and the location of the gesture is same, identifying the gesture as a first gesture. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising: if the location of the user and the location of the gesture is different, identifying the gesture as a second gesture. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the location of the user is in a first zone. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the location of the gesture is in a second zone. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the first gesture causes a first function to be controlled. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the second gesture causes a second function to be controlled. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the location of the user is in a first area. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the location of the gesture is in a second area. 
     
     
         11 . A conveyance comprising:
 a processor operable to execute one or more modules, the modules comprising:
 a gesture recognition module operable to:
 receive a gesture within the conveyance; 
 determine a location of the gesture; 
 determine an origin of the gesture based on the location of the gesture and a location of a user providing the gesture; and 
 based on the origin of the gesture, identify the gesture. 
 
   
     
     
         12 . The conveyance of  claim 11 , wherein the gesture recognition module is further operable to:
 determine the location of the user;   determine if the location of the user is different from the location of the gesture;   if the location of the user and the location of the gesture is same, identify the gesture as a first gesture; and   if the location of the user and the location of the gesture is different, identify the gesture as a second gesture.   
     
     
         13 . The conveyance of  claim 12 , wherein the location of the user is in a first zone, and wherein the location of the gesture is in a second zone. 
     
     
         14 . The conveyance of  claim 13 , wherein the first gesture causes a first function to be controlled, and wherein the second gesture causes a second function to be controlled. 
     
     
         15 . The conveyance of  claim 12 , wherein the location of the user is in a first area, and wherein the location of the gesture is in a second area. 
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory computer readable medium stored on a storage medium and having instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the instructions comprising:
 instructions to receive a gesture within the conveyance;   instructions to determine a location of the gesture;   instructions to determine an origin of the gesture based on the location of the gesture and a location of a user providing the gesture; and   based on the origin of the gesture, instructions to identify the gesture.   
     
     
         17 . The computer readable medium of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 instructions to determine the location of the user;   instructions to determine if the location of the user is different from the location of the gesture;   if the location of the user and the location of the gesture is same, instructions to identify the gesture as a first gesture; and   if the location of the user and the location of the gesture is different, instructions to identify the gesture as a second gesture.   
     
     
         18 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the location of the user is in a first zone, and wherein the location of the gesture is in a second zone. 
     
     
         19 . The computer readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the first gesture causes a first function to be controlled, and wherein the second gesture causes a second function to be controlled. 
     
     
         20 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the location of the user is in a first area, and wherein the location of the gesture is in a second area.

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