Patent ID: 9073433
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B60K,G06F

Abstract:
1. A vehicle control system for a vehicle, the system comprising: a control device attached to an instrument panel of the vehicle and having a plurality of user-selectable positions, the control device configured to transmit data regarding a first position of the control device when a hand is proximate to the control device, the control device being additionally configured to control the operation of a corresponding vehicle device by a user's selection of at least one position; a vehicle device, configured to be controlled by a person's manipulation of the control device; a camera configured to capture an image that includes the control device and a user's hand proximate to the control device, the camera being additionally configured to transmit captured image data, the captured image data comprising image data of the control device and image data of the user's hand proximate to the control device; a processing device coupled to the control device, the camera, a plurality of other user-operable control devices attached to a plurality of other interior portions, and coupled to the vehicle device, wherein the processing device is configured to: a touch-sensitive display device coupled to the processing device, wherein the display device is configured to: