Patent ID: 9043042
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a vehicle system of a vehicle, comprising: receiving, by a computer processor, image data that is captured from an occupant of the vehicle; determining a focus of the occupant with respect to one of a plurality of vehicle systems of the vehicle, the focus determined from the image data; visually representing, via a two-dimensional coordinate system, control options corresponding to the one of the plurality of vehicle systems subject to the focus; mapping functions corresponding to the control options to the two-dimensional coordinate system and a user interface, the functions configured to control operation of the vehicle system subject to the focus through a corresponding vehicle control module that is communicatively coupled to the computer processor over a vehicle network of the vehicle, the vehicle system integrally embedded in the vehicle; displaying the user interface including the function mapped to the two-dimensional coordinate system via a display device that is integrally embedded in the vehicle, the display device communicatively coupled to the computer processor; determining a selection of one of the functions by the occupant based on coordinates associated with the focus information; and generating, via the computer processor, a user command to perform the one of the functions with respect to the vehicle system.