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AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsDavid Bruce Auner, Earnee Yasha Jones
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A system and method for cycling through and selectively choosing one of a number of predetermined modes of a vehicle function. The system includes an interface. The predetermined number of modes are arranged in a cyclic arrangement, wherein each mode is in a fixed relationship with the others. The interface is operable to index through the cyclic arrangement to return to the initial mode. The interface includes an interface body and a display. The display includes a plurality of indicators which indicate which vehicle system is being actuated. The interface is operable to cycle through and selectively choose one of a number of predetermined modes of the vehicle's ventilation system using the same motion. In a preferred embodiment, the interface is a button, which upon pressing indexes through a predetermined cyclic arrangement of predetermined modes and actuates the selected predetermined mode.
An interface for operating a vehicle system, wherein the system is operable to function in one of a plurality of predetermined modes, the interface comprising:
An interface for cycling through and selectively choosing one of a predetermined modes of a vehicle's ventilation system, the interface comprising:
A vehicle ventilation system control module for a vehicle instrument panel, the control module operable to selectively choose one of a predetermined modes of airflow, wherein the predetermined modes of airflow are arranged in a predetermined cyclic arrangement, said control module having a first interface for controlling the intensity of the fan and a second interface for controlling the temperature of the air, said control module comprising:
A method of selectively choosing a particular mode of a vehicle system using the same motion, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.