GLIDE TOUCH SENSOR BASED INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATION INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS

Abstract

The invention provides glide touch sensor interfaces for controlling various features of a navigation infotainment system, which combines navigation guidance capabilities with multimedia features. In an embodiment, the navigation infotainment system includes a glide touch sensor that may be used to control navigation features of the system such as zoom level, map panning, point of interest scrolling, volume control, and brightness and contrast control. In addition, the glide touch sensor may be used to control multimedia features of the system including sound volume and play-list scrolling. In an embodiment, the glide touch is provided on the screen itself of the infotainment system instead of using a separate glide touch.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a schematic of a navigation infotainment system with a glide touch sensor interface according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 shows a navigation infotainment system with a glide touch sensor according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows a navigation infotainment system with a glide touch sensor installed in a vehicle dashboard according to an embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a map displayed on a navigation infotainment system with a glide touch sensor according to an embodiment.

FIG. 5 shows a navigation infotainment system with two glide touch sensors according to an embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a scroll window on a navigation infotainment system with a glide touch sensor according to an embodiment.

FIG. 7 shows a navigation infotainment system with a glide touch provided on the screen of the system instead of a separate glide touch.

Claims

1. A method for using a glide touch sensor in a navigation infotainment system, the navigation infotainment system including a navigation receiver and any combination of a multimedia player, a radio receiver or a television receiver, comprising: using the glide touch sensor to control features of the navigation infotainment system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to zoom a map displayed on the infotainment system.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to pan a map displayed on the infotainment system.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor for point-of-interest scrolling.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to control volume.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to control brightness of a map displayed on the infotainment system.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to control contrast of a map displayed on the infotainment system.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to scroll through a list of acquired satellites with associated signal-to-noise ratios and health of the satellites.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to scroll through stored quality measurements over a period of time.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to scroll through stored temperature measurements over a period of time.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to scroll through acquired satellite ephemeris and almanac data.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to scroll through a multimedia play list.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to scroll through radio channels.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor to scroll through television channels.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising pressing a button to select which feature is to be controlled by the glide touch.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation infotainment system comprises two or more glide touch sensors.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor for selecting which feature is to be controlled by the glide touch.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the glide touch sensor for browsing a menu hierarchy.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the glide touch sensor is provided on a screen of the infotainment system.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the glide touch sensor is provided on horizontal and vertical edges of the screen.

21. A navigation infotainment system, comprising: a system circuit;a navigation receiver coupled to the system circuit;a multimedia player, radio receiver, television receiver or any combination thereof coupled to the system circuit; anda glide touch sensor coupled to the system circuit, wherein the system circuit controls navigation and multimedia features of the infotainment system based on inputs from the glide touch sensor.

22. The system of claim 21, further comprising means for selecting which one of the features is controlled by the glide touch.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the selecting means comprises a plurality of buttons.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the selecting means comprises a menu list of features displayed on the infotainment system and the glide touch is capable of selecting features from the menu list.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch is capable of zooming a map displayed on the infotainment system

26. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of panning a map displayed on the infotainment system.

27. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of point-of-interest scrolling.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch is capable of control volume.

29. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of controlling brightness of a map displayed on the infotainment system.

30. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of controlling contrast of a map displayed on the infotainment system.

31. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of scrolling through a list of acquired satellites with associated signal-to-noise ratios and health of the satellites.

32. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of scrolling through stored quality measurements over a period of time.

33. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of scrolling through stored temperature measurements over a period of time.

34. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of scrolling through acquired satellite ephemeris and almanac data.

35. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of scrolling through a multimedia play list.

36. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of scrolling through radio channels.

37. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of scrolling through television channels.

38. The system of claim 21, further comprising two or more glide touch sensors.

39. The system of claim 21, wherein the glide touch sensor is capable of browsing a menu hierarchy.

40. The method of claim 1, wherein the glide touch sensor is provided on a screen of the infotainment system.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the glide touch sensor is provided on horizontal and vertical edges of the screen.