Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Transmission control
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-03
2010-06-29
Tran, Khoi (Department: 3664)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Transmission control
C701S001000, C701S051000, C701S053000, C701S054000, C701S059000, C074S335000, C074S336001, C074S473180, C477S107000, C477S109000, C477S110000, C477S111000, C477S154000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07747372
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for user control of vehicular transmission shift points. In one embodiment, a user may control a transmission shift point by adjusting a selector having non-discrete selectable positions. Such selector may generate a signal indicative of its position to a transmission controller. The transmission controller may receive the signal from the selector and determine at least one transmission shift point based upon the selector position. The transmission controller may thereby control the transmission to effectuate a gear change when the shift point is achieved. In some embodiments, the selector may comprise a rotary potentiometer, a rotary encoder, an inline potentiometer, an inline encoder or the like.
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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
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Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc
Tran Khoi
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