US 11,921,927 B1
Dynamic and context aware cabin touch-screen control module
Anthony D. Kuker, Cedar Rapids, IA (US); Christopher M. Avgenackis, North Liberty, IA (US); and Stephanie L. Cooper, Marion, IA (US)
Assigned to Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Filed by Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/965,465.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/255,515, filed on Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/255,552, filed on Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/255,476, filed on Oct. 14, 2021.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/016 (2013.01) [B64D 11/00155 (2014.12); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cabin control apparatus, comprising:
a housing at least partially mountable within a cabin surface of a vehicle, the cabin surface in or proximate to a seat assigned to a passenger of the vehicle;
and
one or more haptic display devices disposed within the housing, each haptic display device operatively coupled to at least one cabin system of the vehicle via a physical network connection and at least one vehicle network, each haptic display device comprising:
a touch-sensitive display surface configured:
to receive control input via engagement by the passenger; and
to display system status information to the passenger, the system status information indicative of at least one of 1) an identifier of the current cabin system to be controlled by the control input or 2) a status of the current cabin system, the current cabin system based on operating context received from the at least one vehicle network;
a display bezel disposed proximate to the touch-sensitive display surface;
and
an actuation layer disposed proximate to the display bezel and comprising one or more actuators configured to provide haptic feedback to the passenger in response to the engagement;
wherein the current cabin system is selected from a group including:
an inflight entertainment (IFE) system;
a cabin light associated with the passenger;
or
a call system configured for notifying a crewmember of the vehicle.