Patent ID: 6697721
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B60K,B60R,G02B,H04M

Abstract:
A safety device for use with at least one driver operable device deployable in a motor vehicle, said at least one driver operable device having a manually operable control panel, and a display window, the safety device comprising:(a) a memory for storing a graphical near exact replica image of a driver operable device's control panel; (b) a head-up display for projecting a head-up display image of said graphical near exact replica image; and (c) a plurality of finger position detection sensors deployed around at least a portion of the periphery of the driver operable device's control panel for continuously tracking the instantaneous position of a driver's fingertip with respect thereto for displaying a graphical icon representative of the position of the driver's fingertip with respect to the driver operable device's control panel on said graphical near exact replica image.