MULTITOUCH CHORDING LANGUAGE

摘要

A multitouch interface application provides a user with access to a multitouch chording language for controlling auxiliary components within a vehicle, where a particular command for a given auxiliary component is specified by a combination of a left-hand gesture and a right-hand gesture. The multitouch interface application receives left-hand gestures from a left-hand touch sensing surface, where a given left-hand gesture corresponds to a selection of mode associated within a given auxiliary component. The multitouch interface application also receives right-hand gestures from a right-hand touch sensing surface, where a given right-hand gesture, in conjunction with a left-hand gesture, corresponds to a command for the given auxiliary component. Upon receiving both a left-hand gesture and a right-hand gesture, the multitouch interface application issues the command to the auxiliary component associated with the selected mode.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to control the operation of a plurality of auxiliary components within a vehicle, by performing the steps of:
receiving, via a first touch sensing surface, a first input gesture; translating, based on a mode map, the first input gesture into a selection of a first mode corresponding to a first auxiliary component included in the plurality of auxiliary components; receiving, via a second touch sensing surface, a second input gesture; and translating, based on a command mapping, the second input gesture into a first command that relates to the operation of the first auxiliary component, wherein the first command is transmitted to the first auxiliary component.