Window control system and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016305176-A1
Application number	US-201514821120-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 7, 2015
Priority date	Apr 14, 2015
Publication date	Oct 20, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A window control method includes as follows. Control a vehicle to switch to a window adjusting mode in response to input operations applied on a touch input unit of a vehicle. Recognize a gesture in response to input signals. Therein the input signals are generated by the touch input unit in response to input operations applied thereon. Compare the gesture with a plurality of predefined gestures stored in a storage unit of the vehicle to determine whether the gesture is same as one of the plurality of predefined gestures. Obtain a control order corresponding to the one of the plurality of predefined gestures when the gesture matches the one of the plurality of predefined gestures. Control one or more vehicle windows to rise or go down according to the control order.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A window control system, mounted within a vehicle, the window control system comprising:
at least one processing unit; a touch input unit coupled to the at least one processing unit; and a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the at least one processing unit and configured to store instructions for execution by the at least one processing unit, the instructions causing the at least one processing unit to:
control the vehicle to switch to a window adjusting mode in response to input operations applied on the touch input unit;
recognize a gesture in response to input signals, wherein the input signals are generated by the touch input unit in response to input operations applied thereon;
compare the gesture with a plurality of predefined gestures stored in a storage unit of the vehicle;
determine whether the gesture is same as one of the plurality of predefined gestures;
obtain a control order corresponding to the one of the plurality of predefined gestures when the gesture matches the one of the plurality of predefined gestures, wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a touch gesture sliding on the touch input unit towards a first direction, the control order generated is to control one or more vehicle windows to rise, and when the gesture is recognized to be a touch gesture sliding on the touch input unit towards a second direction opposite to the first direction, the control order generated is to control the one or more vehicle windows to go down; and
control the one or more vehicle windows to rise or go down according to the control order.

2 . The window control system of claim 1 , wherein when the one or more vehicle windows are rising or going down, the instructions further cause the at least one processing unit to:
control the one or more vehicle windows corresponding to the touch input unit to stop rising or going down when a click gesture clicking the touch input unit is recognized; and control the one or more vehicle windows corresponding to the touch input unit to rise a highest point or go down a lowest point when no click gesture is recognized.

3 . The window control system of claim 2 , wherein the instructions cause the at least one processing unit to control the one or more vehicle windows to rise following the siding gesture which is applied on the touch input unit and sliding towards the first direction, and go down following the siding gesture which is applied on the touch input unit and sliding towards the second direction, and further stop to rise or go down when the slide gesture is stopped.

4 . The window control system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more vehicle windows comprise a left front vehicle window, a right front vehicle window, a left rear vehicle window and a right rear vehicle window, the touch input unit comprises a first touch region and a second touch region, the window adjusting mode is switched into in response to the input operations applied on the first touch region of the touch input unit, the second touch region comprises a left front region corresponding to the left front vehicle window, a right front region corresponding to the right front vehicle window, a left rear region corresponding to the left rear vehicle window and a right rear region corresponding to the right rear vehicle window;
wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a click gesture clicking the left front region, the right front region, the left rear region or the right rear region to select the one or more vehicle windows and the touch gesture sliding on the second touch region towards the first direction, the control order generated is to control the selected one or more vehicle windows to rise; and wherein when the gesture is recognized to be the click gesture click gesture clicking the left front region, the right front region, the left rear region or the right rear region to select the one or more vehicle windows and the touch gesture sliding on the second touch region towards the second direction, the control order generated is to control the selected one or more vehicle windows to go down.

5 . The window control system of claim 4 , wherein when the selected one or more vehicle windows are rising or going down, the instructions cause the at least one processing unit to control the selected one or more vehicle windows to stop rising or going down if a click gesture clicking the touch input unit is recognized, and control the selected one or more vehicle windows to rise a highest point or go down a lowest point if no click gesture is recognized.

6 . The window control system of claim 4 , wherein the instructions cause the at least one processing unit to control the selected one or more vehicle windows to rise following the siding gesture which is applied on the touch input unit and sliding towards the first direction, and go down following the siding gesture which is applied on the touch input unit and sliding towards the second direction, and further stop to rise or go down when the slide gesture is stopped.

7 . The window control system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more vehicle windows comprise a left front vehicle window, a right front vehicle window, a left rear vehicle window and a right rear vehicle window, the touch input unit comprises a first touch region and a second touch region, the window adjusting mode is entered into in response to the input operations applied on the first touch region of the touch input unit of the vehicle, the second touch region comprises a left front region corresponding to the left front vehicle window, a right front region corresponding to the right front vehicle window, a left rear region corresponding to the left rear vehicle window and a right rear region corresponding to the right rear vehicle window;
wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on the second touch region from the left front region to the right rear region, the control order generated is to control the left front vehicle window to rise or go down; wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on the second touch region from the right front region to the left rear region, the control order generated is to control the right front vehicle window to rise or go down; wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on the second touch region from the left rear region to the right front region, the control order generated is to control the left rear vehicle window to rise or go down; and wherein when the gesture is recognized to be a slide gesture sliding on the second touch region from the right rear region to the left front region, the control order generated is to control the right rear vehicle window to rise or go down.

8 . The window control system of claim 7 , wherein when the left front vehicle window, the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window is rising or going down, the instructions cause the at least one processing unit to control the left front vehicle window, the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window to stop rising or going down if a click gesture clicking the touch input unit is recognized, and the instructions further cause the at least one processing unit to control the left front vehicle window, the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle window or the right rear vehicle window to rise a highest point or go down a lowest point if no click gesture is recognized.

9 . The window control system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions cause the at least one processing unit to control the left front vehicle window, the right front vehicle window, the left rear vehicle

Assignees

• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ko Chung-Nan
• Cheng Chia-Chieh

Classifications

• E05F15/73

  responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects · CPC title

• E05F15/695

  Control circuits therefor · CPC title

• G06F3/04883 Primary

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• E05F15/00 Primary

  Power-operated mechanisms for wings (motor-operated accessories in locks for completing closing or initiating opening of a wing E05B17/00) · CPC title

• E05Y2900/55

  Windows · CPC title