1. A method of adjusting an automobile rearview mirror system having both a driver side exterior mirror and a passenger side exterior mirror, comprising the steps of:
receiving a mirror position input signal from a user-activated mirror position switch;
adjusting the position of the driver side exterior mirror using the input signal;
determining the horizontal angle of the adjusted driver side exterior mirror relative to a reference position;
determining a desired angle for the passenger side exterior mirror using the horizontal angle and distance data related to the position of an inboard edge of each of the exterior mirrors, the distance data comprising first and second distance data, with the first distance data being indicative of the distance along a lateral axis of the automobile between a driver position and the inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror and the second distance data being indicative of the distance along the lateral axis between the driver position and the inboard edge of the passenger side exterior mirror; and
adjusting the position of the passenger side exterior mirror using the desired angle.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first distance is determined using the horizontal angle.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the driver side exterior mirror is adjustable by pivoting it about a center of rotation, and wherein the first distance is determined using:
(a) the distance along the lateral axis between the driver position and the center of rotation;
(b) the horizontal angle;
(c) a second angle formed between (i) a centerline of the driver side exterior mirror and (ii) an edge line that intersects the inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror and meets the centerline at the center of rotation; and
(d) the distance from the center of rotation to the inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the passenger side exterior mirror is adjustable in two dimensions by pivoting it about a center of rotation, and wherein said step of determining a desired angle further comprises determining the desired angle using data related to the center of rotation of each of the exterior mirrors.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the desired angle \u03b2 is determined according to the equation:
\u03b2
=
1
2
\u2062
tan
–
1
\u2061
(
w
RH
–
t
RH
w
LH
–
t
LH
\u2062
tan
\u2062
\u2003
\u2062
2
\u2062
\u03b1
)
where:
\u03b1 is the horizontal angle;
wRH is the distance along the lateral axis between the driver position and the center of rotation of the passenger side exterior mirror;
wLH is the distance along the lateral axis between the driver position and the center of rotation of the driver side exterior mirror;
tRH is the distance between the center of rotation of the passenger side exterior mirror and the inboard edge of the passenger side exterior mirror; and
tLH is the distance between the center of rotation of the driver side exterior mirror and the inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein tRH is approximated using the value of tLH, and wherein tLH is determined using the equation tLH=\u03bdsin (\u03b1+\u03c4), where:
\u03c4 is the second angle; and
\u03bd is the distance from the center of rotation of the driver side exterior mirror to the inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror.
7. The method of claim 4, wherein the desired angle \u03b2 is approximated according to the equation:
\u03b2
=
1
2
\u2062
tan
–
1
\u2061
(
w
RH
–
t
LH
w
LH
–
t
LH
\u2062
tan
\u2062
\u2003
\u2062
2
\u2062
\u03b1
)
where:
\u03b1 is the horizontal angle;
wRH is the distance along the lateral axis between the driver position and the center of rotation of the passenger side exterior mirror;
wLH is the distance along the lateral axis between the driver position and the center of rotation of the passenger side exterior mirror; and
tLH is the distance between the center of rotation of the driver side exterior mirror and the inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror.
8. The method of claim 2, wherein the second distance is approximated using data related to both the driver side and passenger side exterior mirrors.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the driver side and passenger side exterior mirrors are each adjustable in two dimensions by pivoting them about a center of rotation, and wherein said step of determining a desired angle further comprises determining the desired angle using data related to the center of rotation of each of the exterior mirrors.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of determining a vertical angle of the adjusted driver side exterior mirror relative to a reference position, and adjusting the passenger side exterior mirror to the same vertical angle.
11. A method of adjusting an automobile rearview mirror system having both a driver side exterior mirror and a passenger side exterior mirror, comprising the steps of:
receiving a mirror position input signal from a user-activated mirror position switch;
adjusting the position of the driver side exterior mirror in accordance with the input signal using a driver side mirror controller;
obtaining feedback position data related to the position of the driver side exterior mirror using one or more position sensors;
generating a passenger side control signal using the feedback position data and distance data, the distance data comprising first and second distance data, with the first distance data being indicative of the distance along a lateral axis of the automobile between a driver position and an inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror and the second distance data being indicative of the distance along the lateral axis between the driver position and an inboard edge of the passenger side exterior mirror;
supplying the control signal to a passenger side mirror controller; and
adjusting the position of the passenger side exterior mirror in accordance with the control signal using the passenger side mirror controller.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein said generating step further comprises determining the horizontal angle of the driver side exterior mirror using the position data, calculating a desired angle for the passenger side exterior mirror using the horizontal angle, and generating the control signal using the desired angle.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein said generating step further comprises supplying the position data to a control circuit which produces the control signal using the following steps:
determining the horizontal angle of the adjusted driver side exterior mirror relative to a reference position; and
determining a desired angle for the passenger side exterior mirror using the horizontal angle and distance data related to the position of an inboard edge of each of the exterior mirrors.
14. An automobile exterior rearview mirror system, comprising:
a first exterior mirror assembly having a driver side exterior mirror, at least one motor for adjusting the position of the driver side exterior mirror, and one or more position sensors for determining the orientation of the driver side exterior mirror;
a second exterior mirror assembly having a passenger side exterior mirror, at least one motor for adjusting the position of the passenger side exterior mirror, and one or more position sensors for determining the orientation of the passenger side exterior mirror;
a mirror position switch for adjusting the position of at least the driver side exterior mirror using its associated motor; and
one or more control circuits electrically coupled to the motors an mirror position switch, the control circuit(s) being operable in response to adjustments of the driver side exterior mirror using the mirror position switch to generate a control signal that actuates the motor associated with the passenger side exterior mirror to make corresponding adjustments to the passenger side exterior mirror;
wherein the control circuit(s) is operable to generate the control signal using a mathematical relationship that utilizes position data from the first exterior mirror assembly position sensor(s) and distance data related to the position of an inboard edge of each of the exterior mirrors, the distance data comprising first and second distance data, with the first distance data being indicative of the distance along a lateral axis of the automobile between a driver position and the inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror and the second distance data being indicative of the distance along the lateral axis between the driver position and the inboard edge of the passenger side exterior mirror.
15. The rearview mirror system set forth in claim 14, wherein the position data is used to determine the horizontal angle of the driver side exterior mirror relative to a reference position, and wherein the horizontal angle is used along with the distance data to generate the control signal.
16. The rearview mirror system set forth in claim 15, wherein the first distance is determined using the horizontal angle.
17. The rearview mirror system set forth in claim 14, wherein the control circuit(s) comprises a driver side mirror controller, a passenger side mirror controller, and a central controller, and wherein the control signal is generated by the central controller.
18. An automobile exterior rearview mirror system, comprising:
a first exterior mirror assembly having a driver side exterior mirror, at least one motor for pivoting the driver side exterior mirror about a center of rotation, and one or more position sensors for determining the orientation of the driver side exterior mirror;
a second exterior mirror assembly having a passenger side exterior mirror, at least one motor for pivoting the passenger side exterior mirror about a center of rotation, and one or more position sensors for determining the orientation of the passenger side exterior mirror;
a mirror position switch for adjusting the position of at least the driver side exterior mirror using its associated motor; and
one or more control circuits electrically coupled to the motors and mirror position switch, the control circuit(s) being operable in response to adjustments the driver side exterior mirror via the mirror position switch to generate a control signal that actuates the motor associated with the passenger side exterior mirror to make corresponding adjustments to the passenger side exterior mirror;
wherein the control signal represents a desired angle \u03b2 for the passenger side exterior mirror, with the control signal being generated using a horizontal angle \u03b1 of the driver side exterior mirror that is determined using position data from the first exterior mirror assembly position sensor(s); and
wherein the desired angle \u03b2 is determined according to the equation:
\u03b2
=
1
2
\u2062
tan
–
1
\u2061
(
w
RH
–
t
RH
w
LH
–
t
LH
\u2062
tan
\u2062
\u2003
\u2062
2
\u2062
\u03b1
)
where:
wRH is the distance along a lateral axis between the driver position and the center of rotation of the passenger side exterior mirror;
wLH is the distance along a lateral axis between the driver position and the center of rotation of the driver side exterior mirror;
tRH is the distance between the center of rotation of the passenger side exterior mirror and an inboard edge of the passenger side exterior mirror; and
tLH is the distance between the center of rotation of the driver side exterior mirror and an inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror;
and wherein tRH is approximated using the value of tLH with tLH being determined using the equation tLH=\u03bdsin (\u03b1+\u03c4), where:
\u03c4 is a second angle formed between (i) a centerline of the driver side exterior mirror and (ii) an edge line that intersects the inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror and meets the centerline at the center of rotation of the driver side exterior mirror; and
\u03c4 is the distance from the center of rotation of the driver side exterior mirror to the inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A display device equipped with a touch panel, comprising:
a display panel;
a capacitive touch panel provided on the display panel; and
a front panel arranged above the capacitive touch panel at a predetermined distance away therefrom, wherein:
the capacitive touch panel includes a plurality of X electrodes and a plurality of Y electrodes,
one electrodes of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes being sequentially applied with pulse signals, and another one electrodes of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes receiving the pulse signals; and
when an arbitrary point on the front panel is touched, a touched point on the capacitive touch panel is computed by using both the received pulse signals obtained from the another one electrodes of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes in a case where the front panel is not deformed and the received pulse signals obtained from the another one electrodes of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes in a case where the front panel is deformed.
2. A display device equipped with a touch panel, comprising:
a display panel;
a capacitive touch panel provided on the display panel; and
a front panel arranged above the capacitive touch panel at a predetermined distance therefrom,
wherein the capacitive touch panel includes:
a plurality of X electrodes;
a plurality of Y electrodes;
a measurement unit for sequentially applying pulse signals to one electrodes of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes and receiving the pulse signals from another one electrodes of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes so as to measure intensity of each of the received pulse signals; and
a control unit for detecting an intersection at which the measured intensity of the received pulse signal is larger than a first threshold value and an intersection at which the measured intensity of the received pulse signal is smaller than a second threshold value among intersections of the plurality of X electrodes and the plurality of Y electrodes so as to compute a touched position on the capacitive touch panel.
3. The display device equipped with a touch panel according to claim 2, wherein:
the measured intensity of the received pulse signal becomes larger than the first threshold value when the front panel is touched so that the front panel is not deformed;
the measured intensity of the received pulse signal becomes smaller than the second threshold value when the front panel is touched so that the front panel is deformed toward the capacitive touch panel; and
the first threshold value is larger than the second threshold value.
4. The display device equipped with a touch panel according to claim 3, wherein:
the first threshold value is set on a side on which the intensity of the received pulse signal increases from a reference value; and
the second threshold value is set on a side on which the intensity of the received pulse signal decreases from the reference value.
5. The display device equipped with a touch panel according to claim 4, wherein the reference value is set based on a state in which the capacitive touch panel is not touched.
6. The display device equipped with a touch panel according to claim 4, further comprising a storage unit for storing the measured intensity of the received pulse signal and the reference value for each of the intersections of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes.
7. The display device equipped with a touch panel according to claim 6, wherein the storage unit stores a touch-state management table for managing the touched position.
8. The display device equipped with a touch panel according to claim 2, wherein the control unit reverses polarity of the measured received pulse signal when the measured intensity of the received pulse signal is smaller than the second threshold value.
9. The display device equipped with a touch panel according to claim 1, wherein the front panel is arranged above the capacitive touch panel at the predetermined distance away therefrom by a spacer provided in a peripheral portion of the capacitive touch panel.
10. The display device equipped with a touch panel according to claim 1, wherein the X electrodes and the Y electrodes cross each other via a first insulating layer, each of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes has a pad portion and a thin-line portion that are formed to be alternately arranged in each electrode-extending direction, and the pad portions of the X electrodes and the pad portions of the Y electrodes are arranged without overlapping each other as viewed planarly.
11. The display device equipped with a touch panel according to claim 1, wherein the X electrodes and the Y electrodes cross each other at the intersections via a first insulating layer, each of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes has a pad portion and a thin-line portion that are formed to be alternately arranged in each electrode-extending direction, and the pad portions of the X electrodes and the pad portions of the Y electrodes are arranged without overlapping each other as viewed planarly.