Providing a single-action multi-mode interface
View Patent ↗A system and method for providing a single-action multi-mode interface are provided. The system includes a touch detector to detect an input to a touch device; a mode detector to detect a mode associated with the input; a displacement detector to detect a displacement associated with the detected touch and mode, wherein the displacement is defined by a first and second parameter; and a command initiator to transmit an action to a first system based on the first parameter and a second system based on the second parameter.
1. A touch screen device with a single-action multi-mode interface, comprising:
a first graphical user interface (GUI) element associated with a first mode and a second mode;
a circuit to communicate a signal to a controller an X displacement and a Y displacement associated with the first GUI element, the X displacement and the Y displacement being provided to control at least two components of the vehicle;
wherein in response to the first GUI element being displaced, the first mode is controlled by the X displacement and the second mode is controlled by the Y displacement,
a second GUI element associated with a third mode and a fourth mode, wherein in response to the first GUI element being displaced, the third mode is controlled by the X displacement and the fourth mode is controlled by the Y displacement.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is installed in a vehicle.
3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the first mode and the second mode are seat adjustment controls.
4. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the first mode and the second mode are climate control settings.
5. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the first mode and the second mode are configurable by a predetermined setting.
6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first GUI element being displaced includes a displacement in both the X displacement and Y displacement.
7. The device according to claim 1 wherein the first GUI element and the second GUI element are each individually configured to be associated with a vehicle's control system independent of each other.
8. The device according to claim 7 wherein the first GUI element controls a seat position, and the second GUI element controls a climate control system, the first GUI element and the second GUI element being displaceable in both the X and Y directions on a same touch screen.
9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein a displaceable area of the touch screen associated with the first and second GUI element is the same.