Dynamic vehicle head unit lockout system
AssigneeToyota Motor North America, Inc.
InventorBrandon Salahat
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for controlling subsystems of a vehicle. The system comprises a control unit, a speedometer or vehicle speed unit, a sensor in communication with the control unit that is configured to detect at least one of a first activation stimulus or a second activation stimulus; and a control panel in communication with the control unit. The control panel displays a plurality of selectable vehicle control options. When the vehicle is moving above a threshold velocity, at least one vehicle control option is disabled for the first activation stimulus and enabled for the second activation stimulus.
Claims20
A system for controlling subsystems of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a control unit;
- a vehicle speed unit;
- a sensor in communication with the control unit, wherein the sensor is configured to detect at least one of a first activation stimulus or a second activation stimulus;
- and
- a control panel in communication with the control unit, the control panel displaying a plurality of selectable vehicle control options,
- wherein when the vehicle speed unit determines that the vehicle is moving above a threshold velocity, at least one vehicle control option of the plurality of selectable vehicle control options is disabled for the first activation stimulus and enabled for the second activation stimulus,
- such that the first activation stimulus is not able to select the at least one vehicle control option, and
- such that the second activation stimulus is able to select the at least one vehicle control option.
A method for controlling subsystems of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a control panel, a plurality of selectable vehicle control options;
- receiving, at a control unit in communication with the control panel, speed data from a speedometer and sensor data from a sensor,
- detecting, with the control unit and based on the sensor data, at least one of a first activation stimulus or a second activation stimulus;
- and
- when the speedometer indicates the vehicle is moving above a threshold velocity:
- disabling at least one vehicle control option of the plurality of selectable vehicle control options when the first activation stimulus is detecting;
- and
- enabling the at least one vehicle control option of the plurality of selectable vehicle control options when the second activation stimulus is detected,
- such that the first activation stimulus is not able to select the at least one vehicle control option, and
- such that the second activation stimulus is able to select the at least one vehicle control option.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.