Patent ID: 9442587
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B60K,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A touch sensor controller system for use in a vehicle of the type utilizing a software application to be interfaced with by an operator of the vehicle, the touch sensor controller system comprising: a touch sensor; a touch detector associated with the touch sensor; and a touch gesture processor which receives inputs of the operating conditions of the vehicle and which receives touch gesture information from the touch detector, wherein the touch gesture processor is operative to determine the types of touch gestures to be permitted to be passed to the software application, whereby the touch sensor controller system is adapted to prevent types of touch gestures which are unwanted or unintended during certain operating conditions of the vehicle from being communicated to the application software during those certain operating conditions, wherein the operating conditions include vehicular conditions and environmental conditions, and wherein when the operating conditions indicate movement of the vehicle, the types of touch gestures permitted to be passed to the software application are limited to tap and/or tap and hold gestures.