Input device and control method of the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10915199-B2
Application number	US-201715830636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2017
Priority date	Sep 27, 2017
Publication date	Feb 9, 2021
Grant date	Feb 9, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an input device for vehicle and control method of the same, and more particularly, to an input device for vehicle implemented as a plurality of sensor electrodes and control method of the input device. The input device may include: first sensor electrodes arranged in a first preset channel area with a first preset density; second sensor electrodes arranged in a second preset channel area with a second preset density, the second density being less than the first density; and a controller configured to determine a capacitive reference value of the input device based on first sensor value information that is collected from the first sensor electrodes and the second sensor electrodes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An input device comprising:
a plurality of first sensor electrodes arranged in a first preset channel area with a first preset density;
a plurality of second sensor electrodes arranged in a second preset channel area with a second preset density, the second preset density being less than the first preset density; and
a controller configured to:
determine a capacitive reference value of the input device based on first sensor value information that is collected from the first sensor electrodes of the plurality of first sensor electrodes and the second sensor electrodes of the plurality of second sensor electrodes;
change a subset of first sensor electrodes of the plurality of first sensor electrodes to inactive first sensor electrodes, wherein the first sensor electrodes of the subset of first sensor electrodes contain noise information;
determine that the subset of first sensor electrodes are sensor electrodes containing the noise information, wherein first sensor electrodes of the subset of first sensor electrodes are configured to output a sensor value beyond a predetermined range for more than a first predetermined amount of time;
determine the capacitive reference value of the input device based on second sensor value information that is collected from active first sensor electrodes of the plurality of first sensor electrodes and is collected from the second sensor electrodes of the plurality of second sensor electrodes; and
change the inactive first sensor electrodes into the active first sensor electrodes when a sensor value of the inactive first sensor electrodes is detected within the predetermined range.

2. The input device of claim 1 , wherein the input device comprises at least the first preset channel area that is formed in the input device.

3. The input device of claim 1 , wherein the input device is installed on a center fascia of a vehicle.

4. A control method of an input device, the control method comprising:
collecting a first sensor value from a plurality of first sensor electrodes;
collecting a second sensor value from a plurality of second sensor electrodes;
determining a capacitive reference value of the input device based on first sensor value information, wherein the first sensor value information comprises the first sensor value and the second sensor value;
changing a subset of first sensor electrodes of the plurality of first sensor electrodes to inactive first sensor electrodes, wherein the first sensor electrodes of the subset of first sensor electrodes contain noise information; and
determining that the subset of first sensor electrodes are sensor electrodes containing the noise information, wherein first sensor electrodes of the subset of first sensor electrodes are configured to output a sensor value beyond a predetermined range for more than a first predetermined amount of time,
wherein the first sensor electrodes of the plurality of first sensor electrodes are arranged in a first preset channel area with a first preset density,
wherein the second sensor electrodes of the plurality of second sensor electrodes are arranged in a second preset channel area with a second preset density and the second preset density is less than the first preset density, and
wherein determining the capacitive reference value of the input device based on the first sensor value information comprises:
determining the capacitive reference value of the input device based on second sensor value information that is collected from active first sensor electrodes of the plurality of first sensor electrodes and is collected from the second sensor electrodes of the plurality of second sensor electrodes, wherein the first preset channel area comprises the plurality of first sensor electrodes; and
when a sensor value of the inactive first sensor electrodes is detected within the predetermined range, chancing the inactive first sensor electrodes to the active first sensor electrodes.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Seok Donghee
• Kwon Gideok
• Lee Jong Bok
• Ro Heejin

Classifications

• G06F2203/04101

  2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06F3/044 Primary

  by capacitive means · CPC title

• G06F3/0416 Primary

  Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers · CPC title

• B60K2370/1464

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic