# US 9,518,653 B2 · Apparatus and method for shift perception > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,518,653 B2 - Document ID: US9518653B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/656,499 - Filed: 2015-03-12 - Published: 2016-04-28 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2014-10-22 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company - Inventors: Ki-Young Song; Chang-Hyun Lee; Han-Gil Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9518653B2 ## CPC - F16H 61/0204: {for gearshift control, e.g. control functions for performing shifting or generation of shift signal} - F16H 63/42: Ratio indicator devices - F16H 2063/423: {Range indicators for automatic transmissions, e.g. showing selected range or mode} - F16H 2306/00: Shifting - F16H: GEARING ## Abstract An apparatus for shift perception includes a transmission and a vehicle shift controller configured to perform shifting of the transmission. An electronic shift operator is configured to generate shift stage information by checking a state of a present shift stage or shift planning stage information by a shifting operation of a driver. An electronic braille module is configured to output the shift stage information or the shift planning stage information in braille information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for shift perception comprising: a transmission; a vehicle shift controller configured to perform shifting of the transmission; an electronic shift operator, which communicates with the vehicle shift controller, configured to generate shift stage information by checking a state of a present shift stage; and an electronic braille module, which communicates with the electronic shift operator, configured to output the shift stage information in braille information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus for shift perception of claim 1, further comprising bone conduction earphones configured to output the shift stage information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus for shift perception of claim 1, further comprising a cluster configured to output the shift stage information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus for shift perception of claim 1, wherein the shift stage information is converted into the braille information only in a start-up state of a vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus for shift perception of claim 1, wherein the shift stage information is converted into the braille information only to generate final shift stage information during a predefined time after a vehicle stops. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus for shift perception of claim 1, wherein the vehicle shift controller and the electronic shift operator communicate using a controller area network (CAN). ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The apparatus for shift perception of claim 2, wherein the electronic shift operator transmits the present shift stage in the shift stage information to the bone conduction earphones. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus for shift perception of claim 1, wherein the electronic shift operator generates the shift stage information of the driver by operating one of a lever and a button. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus for shift perception of claim 1, wherein the electronic shift operator is a Shift-By-Wire system. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus for shift perception of claim 1, wherein the electronic braille module further outputs risk factor information. ### Claim 11 A method for shift perception comprising steps of: shifting, by a vehicle shift controller, of a transmission; generating shift stage information, by an electronic shift operator which communicates with the vehicle shift controller, by checking a state of a present shift stage of the transmission; and outputting the shift stage information, by an electronic braille module which communicates with the electronic shift operator, in braille information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method for shift perception of claim 11, wherein the step of outputting the shift stage information further comprises outputting the shift stage information to bone conduction earphones. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method for shift perception of claim 11, wherein the step of outputting the shift stage information further comprises outputting the shift stage information to a cluster. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method for shift perception of claim 11, wherein the shift stage information is converted into the braille information only in a start-up state of a vehicle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method for shift perception of claim 11, wherein the shift stage information is converted into the braille information only to produce final shift stage information during a predetermined time after a vehicle is off. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method for shift perception of claim 11, wherein communication between the vehicle shift controller and the electronic shift operator is controller area network (CAN) communication. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method for shift perception of claim 12, wherein the step of outputting the shift stage information comprises the electronic shift operator transmitting a present shift stage of the shift stage information to the bone conduction earphones. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method for shift perception of claim 11, wherein the electronic shift operator generates the shift stage information of the driver by operating one of a lever and a button. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method for shift perception of claim 11, wherein the electronic shift operator is a shift-by-wire system. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The method for shift perception of claim 11, wherein the electronic braille module additionally outputs risk factor information.