US 2026/0227858 A1 · CUSTOMIZABLE HAPTIC BUTTON INTERFACE

Abstract

A customizable haptic interface for a vehicle having a plurality of systems. An outer surface of the customized haptic interface is configured to be raised to form at least one haptic button that is mapped for input by a user to at least one system of the plurality of systems of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the haptic interface includes a plurality of pins and a frame element configured to hold each pin within a respective opening. The haptic interface also includes an actuator to move the pins within their respective openings in the frame element between a retracted position and a raised position to form the at least one haptic button on the outer surface. The at least one haptic button configured to provide a user input to at least one system of the vehicle.

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Dependent claims

A customizable haptic interface for a vehicle having a plurality of systems comprising:

an outer surface;
an actuator;
wherein the actuator is operable to cause a portion of the outer surface of the customized haptic interface to be raised to form at least one haptic button that is mapped for input by a user to at least one system of the plurality of systems of the vehicle;
wherein the outer surface is configured to transition between at least a first button arrangement including the at least one haptic button and a second button arrangement including two or more haptic buttons, wherein the first button arrangement is different from the second button arrangement;
wherein the first button arrangement and the second button arrangement are associated with different driving modes of the vehicle;
and
wherein the first button arrangement includes a fewer number of haptic buttons than the second button arrangement.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Customizable haptic button interface

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Abstract

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