US 12,461,604 B2
Customizable and reconfigurable virtual instrument panel
Bran Ferren, Beverly Hills, CA (US); W. Daniel Hillis, Cambridge, MA (US); Randall Adam Yates, Ventura, CA (US); Ira M. Lichtman, Simi Valley, CA (US); and Clint Blake Hope, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Applied Minds, LLC, Burbank, CA (US)
Filed by Applied Minds, LLC, Burbank, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/444,318.
Application 16/412,184 is a division of application No. 15/785,006, filed on Oct. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,310,627, issued on Jun. 4, 2019.
Application 15/785,006 is a division of application No. 14/841,144, filed on Aug. 31, 2015, granted, now 9,829,993, issued on Nov. 28, 2017.
Application 14/841,144 is a division of application No. 13/761,064, filed on Feb. 6, 2013, granted, now 9,122,306, issued on Sep. 1, 2015.
Application 13/462,687 is a division of application No. 12/422,793, filed on Apr. 13, 2009, granted, now 8,198,994, issued on Jun. 12, 2012.
Application 18/444,318 is a continuation of application No. 17/658,423, filed on Apr. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,907,439.
Application 17/658,423 is a continuation of application No. 17/129,471, filed on Dec. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,320,915, issued on May 3, 2022.
Application 17/129,471 is a continuation of application No. 16/412,184, filed on May 14, 2019, granted, now 10,871,831, issued on Dec. 22, 2020.
Application 13/761,064 is a continuation of application No. 13/462,687, filed on May 2, 2012, granted, now 8,384,536, issued on Feb. 26, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0192787 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/041 (2006.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 37/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0227 (2013.01) [B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 37/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G09G 5/00 (2013.01); B60K 2360/11 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1442 (2024.01); B60K 2360/145 (2024.01); B60K 2360/148 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A control apparatus comprising:
an interface surface, wherein the interface surface is further configured to automatically display information associated with a controllable function, controllable through the interface surface;
at least one removable interface component coupled to a first portion of the interface surface; and
a location sensing mechanism, configured to determine a location on the interface surface to which the interface component is coupled, wherein the display information is displayed, at a proximate location with respect to the determined location, on the interface surface.