Vehicle point and select
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorsOrlando Javier Avila, Michael Young-kuei Pan, Vincent David Skibicki, JR.
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Abstract
A point and select method, apparatus and system are disclosed. The method comprises capturing a pointing direction of a user, obtaining geopositioning information, communicating the pointing direction and the geopositioning information to a database, the database configured to analyze the pointing direction and the geopositioning information to arrive at at least one of context dependent options and context dependent information, receiving and communicating to the user the at least one of context dependent options and context dependent information, and upon a user requesting one of the at least one context dependent option, receiving and fulfilling the requested option.
Claims20
A point and select apparatus comprising:
- a controller configured to communicatively couple to a kinetic motion sensor;
- the motion sensor configured to capture a pointing direction of a user;
- the controller configured to communicate the pointing direction to a first database;
- the first database configured to analyze the pointing direction to arrive at a set of at least one of context dependent options and context dependent information.
A point and select infotainment system comprising:
- a controller and a kinetic motion sensor mounted in a vehicle;
- the controller communicatively coupled to the kinetic motion sensor;
- the motion sensor configured to capture a pointing direction of a user;
- the controller further configured to obtain geopositioning information;
- the controller further configured to communicate the pointing direction and the geopositioning information to a first database;
- the first database configured to analyze the pointing direction and the geopositioning information to arrive at a set of at least one of context dependent options and context dependent information;
- wherein the controller is further configured to receive and communicate to the user the at least one of context dependent options and context dependent information.
A point and select method comprising:
- capturing a pointing direction of a user;
- obtaining geopositioning information;
- communicating the pointing direction and the geopositioning information to a first database, the first database configured to analyze the pointing direction and the geopositioning information to arrive at at least one of context dependent options and context dependent information;
- receiving and communicating to the user the at least one of context dependent options and context dependent information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.