TW201404641A - Steering wheel with remote control capabilities - Google Patents

Abstract

Integrated touch sense controls installed at a steering wheel, steering wheel cover or decorative pieces installed at the steering wheel in order to capture the hands movements interpreter the finger gestures and control various devices in the car without distracting the driver while operating the vehicle. The steering wheel controls may also incorporate one or multiple displays for feedback and driver assistance. The display is located such that is always at the direct line of sight of the driver.

Description

Steering wheel with remote control

The invention can be applied to vehicles operating through a steering wheel, such as automatic vehicles, boats, recreational vehicles and related mechanical devices, especially a remote control touch panel that can be directly disposed on the steering wheel.

In the daily life, with the general level of smart phones, some security problems may arise, especially when driving the steering wheel of the vehicle, and the smart phone is not properly used. It often causes the driver's attention to be transferred to the incoming call or screen of the smart phone, rather than focusing on the road, which may cause the driver to violate the relevant laws and increase the chance of accidents.
Even today's most popular hands-free devices require strict designation of function control keys. These hands-free devices are often buried in debris or in locations where the driver cannot take them smoothly, so that the driver needs to be distracted or Use a hands-free device. For example, these controls may be placed around the head unit, dashboard or armrest.
The above-mentioned conventional device cannot effectively solve the convenience and safety of the driver using the smart phone during driving. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the safety mechanism of operating the smart phone in the vehicle. For this reason, the present invention further sets the control button on the steering wheel, so that the driver will not have to distract to take or operate the control button, and in addition, the driver can A set or a display unit is provided on the direct view line of the driving vehicle, so that the driver only needs to control or operate the smart phone through the control keys provided on the steering wheel.

Cross-Reference-Related Applications: This application claims the benefit of the provisional patent application number filed on May 25, 2012 in the U.S.
A simplified summary of the invention is set forth below to provide a basic understanding of the invention. The summary of the present invention is not intended to be exhaustive or to be construed as a limitation of the scope of the invention. The basis of the description.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control system that is easily mounted on the steering wheel of a vehicle that overcomes the problems presented by the prior art. The remote controller located at the rear side of the steering wheel has a hand position sensing unit, and if necessary, the sensing unit can be disposed on the front side of the steering wheel, and the remote controller can communicate with the smart phone. The sensing unit can be a touch panel rather than a physical button, such as a capacitive sensor or related touch recognition technology.
The sensing plate is positioned to follow the natural position and motion of the finger, and the sensing plate can be gripped along the entire steering wheel, taking into account that the finger slides along different positions along or across the steering wheel. A sliding plate is disposed on the front side of the steering wheel, and a sensitive sensing plate can be disposed on the rear side of the steering wheel for sensing the position of the driver's hand on the steering wheel.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a set of display units that remain in the driver's line of sight, such as a top display unit that directly faces the driver, two or three display units in a group, and can be placed along the steering wheel. . The steering wheel can also use a gravity sensor or other equivalent to sense where the one display unit is above and illuminate the display unit with the appropriate description and/or features.
The invention can be placed in the steering wheel of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM, Original Equipment Manufacturer), in a steering wheel cover or in a decorative cover block. The sensitive sensing board and the display unit circuit are connected to electronic components having a control circuit and a power supply circuit, and can be powered by a vehicle or a battery.
The control circuit, which may also be referred to as an analysis unit, analyzes the feedback of the sensing unit located on the front or rear side of the steering wheel in accordance with the present invention and may drive one or more display units.
The control circuit of the invention also provides a wireless transmission interface and can be connected and communicated with the mobile phone. The invention can also be connected and communicated with other external control units, such as the media center of the present invention.
The invention provides the following objects: providing a beautiful touch sensing control unit on the steering wheel, the cover plate or the decoration; the smart finger gesture control of the mobile phone makes the driver not distracted; the driver's hand position is on the steering wheel To improve safety; provide ergonomic natural touch and finger sliding sensing; the display unit remains on the driver's line of sight; there is no need to distract the smart media device or mobile phone; it can be connected to a smart phone, and Communicate and obtain traffic information; and monitor the position of your hands on the steering wheel.
Further accompanying features will be more readily understood by reference to the following detailed description in conjunction with the description.

10. . . Front steering wheel

11. . . Liquid crystal display unit

12. . . Touch sensor board

13. . . region

14. . . Touch panel

20. . . Rear steering wheel

twenty one. . . Touch sensor board

30. . . Cover

31. . . Steering wheel body

32. . . Insulating layer

33. . . Flexible circuit board

34. . . Upper cover

35. . . Circuit board

36. . . Power supply circuit

37. . . Wireless transmission interface

40. . . Media center

41. . . Display unit

42. . . Button

43. . . Connection

44. . . Power connection

50. . . Steering wheel cover

51. . . Display unit

52. . . Touch sensing unit

60. . . Cover

61. . . Display unit

62. . . Sensing strip

70. . . Finger position

71. . . Touch and slide action

72. . . Touch sensor board

80. . . remote control

82. . . Touch panel pattern

90. . . figure

91. . . steering wheel

92. . . Adhesive fixing pad

93. . . Flexible circuit board

94. . . Decorative cover

95. . . Circuit board

96. . . Power supply unit

97. . . Wireless transmission interface

98. . . Front display unit

100. . . Touch sensor board

101. . . Slide structure

102. . . Slide structure

103. . . Slide structure

104. . . Touch panel

105. . . Button

106. . . Slide

107. . . Touch panel

110. . . remote control

111. . . Display unit

112. . . microphone

113. . . Touch panel

114. . . Battery opening

120. . . remote control

121. . . Central clamping

122. . . Side clamping

123. . . Battery opening

130. . . remote control

131. . . Solar panels

132. . . Top right

133. . . Top left

134. . . Screen

135. . . microphone

136. . . Button

140. . . remote control

141. . . Rear side sensing board

142. . . Solar panels

143. . . Right side speaker

144. . . USB socket

145. . . Left speaker

146. . . Rear side sensing board

147. . . Soft rubber

148. . . Bottom opening

1500. . . Block connection diagram

1501. . . Front side sensing unit

1502. . . Rear side sensing unit

1503. . . processor

1504. . . Display unit

1505. . . power supply

1506. . . Wireless transmission interface

1507. . . Smart phone

1508. . . horn

1509. . . remote control

1600. . . Block connection diagram

1602. . . Vehicle horn

1603. . . FM channel

1604. . . Bluetooth

1605. . . Mobile phone

1606. . . Sensing unit

1607. . . Sensing unit

1608. . . Processing unit

1609. . . Display unit

1610. . . Power Supplier

1612. . . Wireless transmission interface

1613. . . remote control

1700. . . Block connection diagram

1702. . . remote control

1703. . . Smart phone

1704. . . radio

1705. . . Wireless pairing

1706. . . Wireless pairing

1707. . . Processing unit

1708. . . Touch sensing unit

1709. . . Touch sensing unit

1710. . . Display unit

1712. . . battery

1713. . . Wireless connection interface

The contents of the present invention will be further understood from the following detailed description in conjunction with the description.
1 is a schematic front view showing an embodiment of a steering wheel having a touch sensing panel and a display unit according to the present invention;
2 is a schematic view showing the rear side structure of an embodiment of a steering wheel having a touch sensing plate located at a driver's hand position;
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a steering wheel provided with a printed circuit board according to the present invention;
Figure 4 is a schematic view showing a media center unit of the cigarette lighter insertable in the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a steering wheel upper cover block provided with an LCD display unit and a touch sensing unit according to the present invention; FIG.
Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the structure of a steering wheel having a complete cover of three LCD display units and a touch sensing unit;
Figure 7: Schematic diagram of the driver touching the sensor panel and performing touch and slide actions;
Figure 8 is a schematic view showing the construction of an embodiment of a remote controller that can be connected to a smart phone;
Figure 9 is a schematic view showing the configuration of a second embodiment of a remote controller that can be wirelessly connected to a smart phone and a radio;
Figure 10: Schematic diagram of the construction of various types of touch panels;
11 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a decorative remote controller of the present invention;
Figure 12 is a rear side view of an embodiment of the remote controller of the present invention;
Figure 13 is a schematic view showing the configuration of another embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 14 is a schematic view showing the structure of the rear side and the bottom of the embodiment shown in Figure 13;
Figure 15 is a block diagram showing the connection of the first embodiment of the connection between the remote controller and the smart phone;
Figure 16 is a block diagram showing the connection of the second embodiment of the remote control for wirelessly connecting the smart phone and the radio; and Figure 17: the third embodiment of the remote control for wirelessly connecting the smart phone and the radio. Connection diagram.
The same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the same parts are indicated.

The contents and the drawings described below are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not the only embodiments of the present invention, and the contents and drawings of the present invention may be reproduced or utilized. The following embodiments of the invention describe the steps and sequences of functions, constructions and operations, but the same or equivalent functions and sequences may be performed in different embodiments.
The following embodiments describe a remote control system. Although the embodiments and the drawings of the present invention mainly illustrate the contents of the steering wheel, the described content is an implementation manner and is not a limitation of the present invention. Embodiments of the present invention can be applied to a variety of different forms of remote control systems to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.
The present invention relates to a device in the field of automobiles, boats, recreational vehicles, and related machinery, and is capable of manipulating the above-described vehicles through a steering wheel. In one embodiment, a touch-type remote control panel is disclosed, which can be placed on the steering wheel via a cover or decorative add-on and/or a liquid crystal display unit, and can be used to capture the position, movement and fingers of the driver's hand. Touch. In another embodiment, the steering wheel can also be combined into a single component. These touches or movements will be analyzed or processed and used to remotely control other devices, such as cell phones, media players or smart accessories. In addition, visual feedback can be provided to the driver through the LCD display, allowing the driver to interact with the secure multimedia device and obtain relevant information via the Internet, mobile phone or vehicle.
Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a front view of an embodiment of a steering wheel having a touch sensing board and a display unit according to the present invention. The figure is a front side steering wheel 10 including a liquid crystal display unit 11 and a touch sensing board 12 for sensing a finger. The touch sensing plate can be placed in the area 13 and the user's thumb or other fingers can easily move or naturally oscillate on the area 13. The touchpad is ergonomically designed and can be easily slid along the finger when placed on the steering wheel. In an embodiment of the invention, the touch panel 12 is located at the top of the steering wheel and is disposed radially or at an angle. The touch panel 14 at the bottom of the steering wheel can be axial and disposed along the steering wheel. The touchpad may or may not be exposed to the surface of the steering wheel. Even if the touch panel is not exposed to the outside, the position of the touch panel can be marked or decorated to improve the convenience of use.
Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a schematic diagram of a rear side structure of an embodiment of a steering wheel with a touch sensing plate according to the present invention, and the touch sensing plate is located at the driver's hand. The rear side steering wheel 20 includes a plurality of evenly distributed touch sensing plates 21 for sensing the hand position on the steering wheel. The rear side touch sensing board is mainly used to integrate the process of recognizing a finger gesture and trigger a sliding touch panel at the hand position.
The touch panel, the trackpad or the touch sensing unit is a pointing device with tactile sensing function, and can convert the action and position of the user's finger to the relative position of the screen or other devices. The touchpad can be constructed in a number of ways, including a capacitive sensing unit, a conductive sensing unit, or other similar device.
There are some examples of the formation of a touch panel, which can be implemented by a person having ordinary skill in the art by implementing a touch panel. Arranged in a matrix manner, the continuous conductors are arranged in a series of parallel lines on two layers, and the two layers of the conductors are separated by an insulating unit, wherein the two layers of the conductors are perpendicular The ways are intertwined and form a mesh structure. A continuous high frequency signal can be provided to a pair of two dimensional mesh array configurations, and the current flowing between the two nodes tends to be proportional to the capacitance. When a virtual ground, such as a finger, is placed at one of the intersections between the conductive layers, a portion of the electric field is shunted to ground and causes a significant change in the capacitance at that location. In the capacitive shunt method, the sensing of the action can be performed mainly by sensing the change in the capacitance value between the transmitting end and the receiving end at the relative position.
The touch panels shown in Figures 1 and 2 can be placed in the inner layer of the steering wheel of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM, Original Equipment Manufacturer) through the technology of multi-layer capacitive touch film, for example, screen printing or capacitive The touch technology is placed on a flexible circuit board and used in conjunction with a cover or decorative panel.
Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a steering wheel provided with a printed circuit board or an equivalent printed circuit board. The touch panel is disposed on the steering wheel 30, wherein the cover of the steering wheel can be designed in a plurality of layers and can cover the entire or most of the steering wheel body 31. In one embodiment, the embedded structure 30 can be a three-layer construction to provide durability, comfort, and durability. The upper layer 34 of the steering wheel cover can be made of plastic material, leather, rubber or cloth. The second layer can be a flexible printed circuit board 33 or film and includes a touch sensitive panel and its attached rigid, flexible printed circuit board 35 or other equivalent components. The insulating adhesive layer 32 can be used to isolate the contact of the cover and the steering wheel center portion 31. The film or flexible circuit layer 33 can surround the wheel body or be located in the front or back layer of the wheel body and can be used to carry the touch sensing panel of the present invention. In this embodiment, the power supply circuit 36 and the wireless circuit 37 may be disposed. However, in different embodiments, the power supply circuit 36 and the wireless circuit 37 may not be provided for remote operation, but the circuit of the steering wheel may be directly connected by a physical line.
In various embodiments, the touch panel can be embedded in the cover 30, wherein the cover 30 is disposed on the steering wheel 31. The steering wheel cover can be designed in a plurality of layers and completely enclose the steering wheel body 31. For example, the cover 30 can be provided in three layers to provide durability, comfort and durability. The upper cover 34 of the steering wheel cover may be microfiber, memory sponge, leather, rubber or cloth. The second layer can use a flexible circuit board 33 and includes a touch sensing board that is electrically connected to a hard or flexible circuit board 35. A plastic liner or barrier layer 32 of viscous material prevents the cover from sliding or dislodging relative to the steering wheel. The flexible circuit board layer 33 can surround the wheel body or be located in the front or rear layer of the wheel body and can be used to carry the touch sensing board of the present invention. The circuitry of the battery or solar panel 36 can be embedded in the rear or top of the steering wheel cover and can be used to power the circuit board 35. In addition, the wireless transmission interface 37 can be used to connect the remote controller to other devices. The RF connection interface 37 can be disposed on the circuit board 35 and connected to a base station of a smart phone or a media center.
Referring to FIG. 4, a schematic diagram of a cigarette lighter or power outlet media center unit 40 can be inserted via the power connection portion 44 of the present invention. The media center 40 can be plugged into a cigarette lighter to obtain power, or directly connected to a vehicle radio (radio) or line (terminal) for power or audio signals. The media center 40 can also be provided with LEDs or other equivalent display units 41, buttons 42 and USB plugs or sockets 43. In this embodiment, the connecting portion 43 can be a USB connecting portion. However, in different embodiments, the connecting portion can also be a device equal to the USB connecting portion, including various serial or parallel interfaces. USB 43 can be used to charge the phone and/or play multimedia.
The media center 40 can be provided with an internal FM radio connection (not shown) that is internally connected to the car's radio (not shown), thereby providing an audio signal through the FM radio tuning audio circuit. The media center can directly connect the radio line (terminal) via FM/AM regulator and/or line to send audio signals to the vehicle's speakers. The Media Center can be paired with a smartphone and automatically search for FM stations when the radio is turned on.
The media center can also be wirelessly connected to the steering wheel remote control, for example using pairs of receivers and transmitters (not shown), industrial technology medical band interfaces using low power short distances or other equivalent devices.
Media centers can also be paired with smart phones, such as pairing and connecting via USB serial interconnects and/or wireless Bluetooth connectivity.
The button 42 provides a function of pressing and holding, for example, pressing a button to switch the function, and pressing to agree is an instruction. Use a uniform sequence of instructions or multiple buttons, toggles, dials, or other devices.
Please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a schematic structural view of a steering wheel upper cover 50 provided with an LCD display unit (or other equal device) 51 and a touch sensing unit 52 according to the present invention. A detachable remote control unit can be used as a partially or decorative steering wheel cover 50 and can be placed over the existing steering wheel or the top of the steering wheel by clamping or other retraction. In one embodiment, the cover 50 can be fabricated as a plastic trim, and the cover is provided with an LED display unit 51 and a plurality of, for example, four or more touch sensing strips 52.
The interior of the decorative cover 50 may include a battery and a circuit board, wherein the battery and/or the circuit board may be located on the rear side of the cover and located behind the LCD display unit shown in FIG. In another embodiment, if the cover is not used in conjunction with a media center (such as FIG. 4, FIG. 4), it may include a microphone, a speaker, and a stand-alone computer free interface, and may be compatible with a smart phone or other portable type. Device connection.
Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic structural view of a steering wheel having a control device and a complete cover 60 according to the present invention. The cover plate 60 may include, for example, three liquid crystal display units 61 and a touch sensing unit 62 disposed on the circumference of the steering wheel.
The steering wheel remote control can be provided with a plurality of display units 61, such as three display units as shown. In the embodiment, three display units 61 are disposed on the steering wheel cover 60, and the angle between the display units is about 120 degrees. During the process of turning the steering wheel, one of the display units is located above the steering wheel. It is located on the driver's line of sight.
In an embodiment, the touch sensing strips 62 can be disposed in seven regions, and each region has a set of three sensing plates and can be used to sense the forward or backward sliding of the fingers. In different embodiments, more sensing boards can also be provided.
Please refer to FIG. 7 for a schematic diagram of the driver crossing the touch panel 72 and performing a touch and slide action 71. The position or geometry of the sliding plate is designed to conform to the ergonomics of most finger positions 70, and the touch sensing strips on the steering wheel can be designed to have different angles and positions depending on the advantages.
The appropriate touchpad can be selected based on the level of control and the various captured fingers and gestures. For example, when it is desired to sense an action of zooming in or out, it may be necessary to increase the number of horizontal or vertical sensing plates, and replace the simple slider with two or more touch pad patterns.
Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a remote controller that can be connected to the smart phone 80 . As shown, a plurality of layers of touchpad patterns 82 can be used to analyze two finger touches, similar actions, or a greater number of finger gestures, and through an analysis unit (not shown) and/or in the handset. The application analyzes. The remote controller 80 can be designed like a hand cover, can be clamped to an existing steering wheel, and can be removed when the vehicle is replaced, to improve the range and convenience of the remote controller.
Please refer to Figure 9 for a cross-sectional view of a remote control that can be connected to a smart phone and a radio via a wireless signal. The figure 90 shows a plurality of layers of the decorative cover 94 including a front side display unit 98, a flexible multilayer circuit board 93, and an adhesive fixing pad 92, wherein the adhesive fixing pad 92 is disposed around the steering wheel 91. The circuit controller or analysis unit is disposed on a hard or flexible circuit board 95, wherein the circuit board 95 further includes a wireless transmission interface 97 and a power supply unit or battery 96.
Referring to Figure 10, there is shown a schematic view of the construction of various forms of touch panels and can be utilized in various embodiments of the present invention. The flexible circuit board (such as 33 of FIG. 3 and 93 of FIG. 9) is a multilayer film or printed circuit board construction, and various types of touch panels described in the present embodiment or related thereto may be disposed thereon. The most basic configuration is a two-layer button 105 configuration that can be triggered after a touch action. There are a number of different types of button structures, including a centerline, a round button, or a button 105 with a slider 106. The circuit may be provided with only a slider structure 101 for recording the action of the finger, and the slider structure may comprise plates of various geometric shapes and appearances such as 101/102/103. The touch sensing layer can utilize the touch pad 104/107 of the cross layer of the capacitive touch pad to sense the motion of the two fingers for zooming in, zooming in, dragging in or dragging out.
Referring to Fig. 11, there is shown a schematic configuration of a further embodiment of a remote controller 110 designed to hold a steering wheel. The front side of the remote controller is provided with a display unit 111 and a microphone 112, and the touch panel 113 is disposed on both sides of the screen, and the battery can be charged by the battery opening 114.
Please refer to Fig. 12, which is a schematic view of the rear side of the remote controller shown in Fig. 11. The remote controller 120 is a rear view of (as shown in FIG. 11), and the remote controller is stably disposed on the steering wheel through the central clamping portion 121 and the side clamping portion 122. The battery can be accessed and used by the battery opening 123.
Please refer to FIG. 13 , which is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of the present invention. A solar panel 131 is disposed in the remote controller 130. A sensing plate (not shown) is disposed at the upper right side 132 and the upper left side 133, and is located below the cover of the plastic (or its equivalent), wherein the plastic cover forms an accommodation space of the remote controller 130. A liquid crystal screen (or its equivalent) 134, a microphone 135 and a button 136, a switching unit or the like are disposed in front. The solar panel 131 can provide energy directly or can charge an internal battery (not shown). The display unit 134 can transmit information to the driver, and the driver can input signals through the button and the sensing board.
Please refer to Fig. 14, which is a schematic structural view of the rear side and the bottom of the remote controller shown in Fig. 13. The rear side sensing plates 141 and 146 are disposed under the plastic, and the second solar panel 142 is located above the rear side to increase charging. The rear side is provided with a right side speaker 143 and a left side speaker 145. The USB socket 144 is disposed in the accommodating space and can be used for charging and data transmission of the internal circuit. The bottom opening 148 is shaped to be easy to install, while the soft rubber 147 is disposed internally and provides a secure connection between the housing space and the steering wheel (not shown).
Please refer to FIG. 15 , which is a block diagram 1500 of the first embodiment of the connection between the remote controller and the smart phone. The front side sensing unit group 1501 and the rear side sensing unit group 1502 provide an output to connect to a microcontroller or processor 1503, where the microcontroller or processor 1503 is analyzed with a program. The analysis unit can be coupled to one or more display units 1504 and to a power source 1505 provided by the vehicle or battery. The wireless transmission interface 1506 is preferably a Bluetooth transmission interface (or other equal transmission interface) and is paired and controlled with a smart phone or an equal wireless device 1507. In this way, the remote controller can use the built-in speaker 1508 or the speaker of the mobile phone to output an audio signal.
Referring to FIG. 16, the remote control connects the block connection diagram 1600 of the second embodiment of the smart phone and the radio via the above-mentioned media center 40 and wirelessly. The block diagram depicts the construction of a remote control in which an audio signal is transmitted to the vehicular horn 1602 via FM channel 1603. In this embodiment media center 40 provides FM adjustment capabilities and Bluetooth 1604 (and/or Wi-Fi or other equivalent) paired with handset 1605. The sensing unit 1606/1607 is connected to the processing unit 1608 and provides a function of analysis and interpretation, and the function of the display unit 1609 may be performed, and the wireless transmission interface 1612 between the remote controller and the media center 40 is low power and low range. The connection is used to save battery usage. The power supply 1610 is coupled to the processing unit 1608.
Referring to FIG. 17, the remote control 1702 connects the smart phone 1703 and the radio 1704 to the block connection diagram 1700 of the third embodiment via the wireless pairing 1705/1706. All features of the system are shown in this embodiment. In the present embodiment, the processing unit 1707 or the analyzing unit can detect the touch sensing unit 1708/1709 of the above embodiment and control the display unit 1710. The vehicle or battery 1712 can provide energy to the remote control 1702, and the remote control 1702 connects to the media center via a low power narrow bandwidth wireless connection interface 1713 (infrared or radio frequency). The Media Center 40 is designed as an automotive accessory and can be mounted behind the dashboard or at other convenient locations and uses the radio's circuitry. The power line and audio signal line are connected via a line, and the USB socket is placed on the vehicle's instrument panel (not shown) to provide accessory charging and wired connection operation.
The analyzing unit is configured to analyze the finger motion, provide the touch sensing of the finger sliding by monitoring the rear sensing unit, and determine the touch sensing of the finger sliding only by the front sensing board that is touched near the rear hand.
In addition, the analysis unit can also develop a gesture language to improve the touch and slide operation. Increasing the number of front side radial sensing plates can add new gestures, such as zooming in or out of the control map or traffic problem solution.
The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, that is, the variations, modifications, and modifications of the shapes, structures, features, and spirits described in the claims of the present invention. All should be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

10. . . Front steering wheel

11. . . Liquid crystal display unit

12. . . Touch sensor board

13. . . region

14. . . Touch panel

Claims (1)

A steering wheel remote control device comprising: a plurality of direct posture sensing units disposed on a steering wheel; and a control unit; wherein the control unit analyzes information of at least one of the touch sensing units to determine and provide A device is connected and controls a smart phone.
2. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of direct posture sensing units and the control unit are integrated into an original equipment manufacturer steering wheel.
3. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of direct posture sensing units and the control unit are integrated into a complete cover plate and substantially cover all of the steering wheel.
4. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of direct posture sensing units and the control unit are integrated into a decorative cover and cover a partial area of the steering wheel.
5. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensing units are disposed on a front side and/or a rear side of the steering wheel for sensing a position and movement of the hand.
6. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the direct posture sensing unit provides an appropriate output for performing two-dimensional information of the touch sensing signal and processing of the three-dimensional information generated by the gesture signal.
7. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, comprising at least one display unit disposed on the steering wheel and controlling the display unit through the control unit.
8. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 7, wherein the display unit is a liquid crystal display unit.
9. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit and the control unit circuit are disposed on a steering wheel cover.
10. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit and the control unit circuit are disposed on a steering wheel cover block.
11. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the control unit circuit comprises a wireless transmission interface and is communicable with a wireless device.
12. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the control unit circuit is powered by a battery, and the solar panel disposed above or behind the steering wheel charges the battery.
13. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission interface is connected to a second control unit line of a media center, and the media center is connected to a mobile phone.
14. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, further comprising a wireless transmission interface, connected to a second control unit of a media center, and the media center is connected to a mobile phone.
15. The steering wheel remote control of claim 1, wherein the media center device is disposed on the radio device.
16. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensing units of the plurality of sensing units are located above the steering wheel and are disposed at an angle or in a radial direction.
17. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit may or may not be exposed on a surface of the steering wheel.
18. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensing units of the plurality of sensing units are evenly disposed on a rear side of the steering wheel for sensing a position of the hand on the steering wheel. And the step of recognizing the finger gesture is coordinated by the touch sensing board on the back side, and the touch panel sliding on the hand position is triggered.
19. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 18, wherein the rear side sensing unit is monitored, input only by a front sensing unit that is in contact with the rear hand, and the rear sensing unit senses the rear hand. Touched.
20. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensing units of the plurality of sensing units are set by a plurality of layers of capacitive touch film technology.
twenty one. A steering wheel remote control device includes: a cover plate disposed at a periphery of a steering wheel; a plurality of front side and rear side touch sensing units; a control unit connected to the touch sensing unit; and a power supply unit disposed at the a cover plate connected to the control unit; and a wireless transmission interface connecting the control unit and one of the controlled wireless remote control devices.
twenty two. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 21, wherein the wireless remote control device is a smart phone.
twenty three. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 21, wherein the cover plate has a plurality of layers, and comprises a flexible circuit board disposed in the intermediate layer, and is connected to the control unit and the plurality of front side and rear side sensing unit.
twenty four. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 21, wherein a layer contacting the steering wheel is insulated and is used to protect the sensing unit from contact with the steering wheel.
25. A method for remotely controlling a wireless device, comprising the steps of: determining a hand position on a steering wheel; receiving an input signal from a determining hand position to a control unit; and controlling the movement of the finger on the hand position Wireless device.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein the signal is input to the control unit only by the front sensing unit that is in contact with the rear hand, and the rear hand is sensed by the rear sensing unit.
27. The steering wheel remote control device of claim 1, wherein a device for controlling a smart phone is connected by wire to connect the steering wheel.