US 12,552,249 B2Granted

Advanced gated shifter for vehicle manual and automatic transmission emulation

AssigneeAdeia Guides Inc.

InventorsChristopher Phillips, Charles Dasher

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Abstract

Systems and methods are presented herein for providing haptic feedback by a shifter assembly in an electric vehicle based on a data structure corresponding to a vehicle architecture that is different from the electric vehicle. The shifter assembly is determined by processing circuitry to be in communication with at least one control unit of the electric vehicle. Using the processing circuitry, a shifter haptic feedback data structure is retrieved from a server. A configuration of the shifter assembly, that indicates a number of slots of the shifter assembly, is identified using the processing circuitry. The shifter haptic feedback data structure is compared to the shifter assembly. Based on the comparing, the processing circuitry determines is made that the configuration of the shifter assembly includes a same number of slots as the shifter haptic feedback data structure. Haptic feedback is generated via the shifter assembly.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method of transmission shifting emulation in one or more of end user devices or an electric vehicle, the method comprising:

determining, using processing circuitry, a shifter assembly is communicatively coupled to at least one control unit of a vehicle;
retrieving, using the processing circuitry, a shifter haptic feedback data structure from a server communicatively accessible via the vehicle;
identifying, using the processing circuitry, a configuration of the shifter assembly, wherein the configuration indicates a number of shifting slots of the shifter assembly;
comparing, using the processing circuitry, the shifter haptic feedback data structure to the configuration of the shifter assembly;
determining, based on the comparing and using the processing circuitry, that the configuration of the shifter assembly indicates the shifter assembly includes at least a same number of slots as the shifter haptic feedback data structure;
and
causing, based on instructions from the at least one control unit, one or more gates of the shifter assembly to at least partially mechanically block one or more slots of the shifter assembly resulting in haptic feedback to be transmitted through a shifter knob of the shifter assembly.

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A system comprising:

a data store;
a vehicle comprising at least one control unit communicatively coupled to the data store;
processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the vehicle, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
determine a shifter assembly is communicatively coupled to the at least one control unit of the vehicle;
retrieve a shifter haptic feedback data structure from the data store;
identify a configuration of the shifter assembly, wherein the configuration indicates a number of shifting slots of the shifter assembly;
compare the shifter haptic feedback data structure to the configuration of the shifter assembly;
determine, based on the comparing, that the configuration of the shifter assembly indicates the shifter assembly includes at least a same number of slots as the shifter haptic feedback data structure;
and
cause, based on instructions from the at least one control unit, one or more gates of the shifter assembly to at least partially mechanically block one or more slots of the shifter assembly resulting in haptic feedback to be transmitted through a shifter knob of the shifter assembly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/621,707Filed 29 Mar 2024
Published: US 2025/0303856 A12 Oct 2025
Granted: 17 Feb 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

B60K 26/021
Of initiating means or elements: with means for providing feel, e.g. by changing pedal force characteristics
B60K 35/212
Using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays: displaying on manual operation elements, e.g. on a knob
B60K 35/25
Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor: using haptic output
B60K 35/28
Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor: characterised by the type of the…