Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100286867 | VEHICLE SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ASSISTANCE FUNCTIONALITY - The vehicle system, controlled by control inputs, provides functionalities in the motor vehicle ( | 11-11-2010 |
20110022393 | MULTIMODE USER INTERFACE OF A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR INPUTTING AND PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION - In a method for multimode information input and/or adaptation of the display of a display and control device, input signals of different modality are detected which are supplied via the device to a voice recognition unit, thus initiating a desired function and/or display as an output signal, which are displayed on the device and/or output by voice output. Touch and/or gesture input signals are provided on or to the device for selection of an object intended for interaction and activation of the voice recognition unit and for the vocabulary which is provided for interaction to be restricted with the selection of the object and/or activation of the voice recognition unit as a function of the selected object, on the basis of which a voice command from the restricted vocabulary is added to the selected object as an information input and/or for adaptation of the display, via the voice recognition unit. | 01-27-2011 |
20110109578 | DISPLAY AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A display device ( | 05-12-2011 |
20130047112 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A USER INTERFACE - A method for operating a user interface, wherein at least one flat graphics object is shown on a display surface in a first view showing a first side of the object and in a second view showing the second side of the object. On different sides of the object, different information is shown and the view of the graphics object is varied such that, in a perspective view on the display surface, the graphics object rotates from the first side to the second side when a first or a second control signal has been triggered. Different information is shown on the second side after a rotation from the first side to the second side depending on whether the first or the second control signal has been triggered. Also disclosed is a device for providing such a user interface. | 02-21-2013 |
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20140095000 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE IN A VEHICLE - A method and system for providing a user interface in a vehicle, wherein a wireless data link is formed between the vehicle and a mobile playback device which is releasably connected in the vehicle or is held freely by a user. Operating parameters relevant for the operation of the vehicle are detected on the vehicle and information relating to detected operating parameters is displayed by a display and control unit installed in the vehicle and which can be read from the driver's seat position. A wireless data link is formed between the vehicle and a mobile playback device which is releasably connected in the vehicle or is held freely by a user. Data for generating display content are transmitted via the wireless data link from the vehicle to the playback device, and on the basis of the transmitted data display content is generated on the playback device. | 04-03-2014 |
20140300561 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR AN APPLICATION, AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS - Methods for the operator control of electronic appliances and appropriately set-up electronic appliances in which an input of at least one letter is captured independently of an input request, and a volume of data is displayed on a screen of the electronic appliance on the basis of the captured letter. The input may be made by handwriting or by voice input, for example. | 10-09-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100286867 | VEHICLE SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ASSISTANCE FUNCTIONALITY - The vehicle system, controlled by control inputs, provides functionalities in the motor vehicle ( | 11-11-2010 |
20110022393 | MULTIMODE USER INTERFACE OF A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR INPUTTING AND PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION - In a method for multimode information input and/or adaptation of the display of a display and control device, input signals of different modality are detected which are supplied via the device to a voice recognition unit, thus initiating a desired function and/or display as an output signal, which are displayed on the device and/or output by voice output. Touch and/or gesture input signals are provided on or to the device for selection of an object intended for interaction and activation of the voice recognition unit and for the vocabulary which is provided for interaction to be restricted with the selection of the object and/or activation of the voice recognition unit as a function of the selected object, on the basis of which a voice command from the restricted vocabulary is added to the selected object as an information input and/or for adaptation of the display, via the voice recognition unit. | 01-27-2011 |
20110109578 | DISPLAY AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A display device ( | 05-12-2011 |
20110121958 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A USER RECOGNITION SIGNAL - In a device and a method to produce a user recognition signal upon an actuation by a user in a vehicle using a control unit linked with a transmitter and receiver which are disposed relative to one another to set up a user-specific high frequency transmission path therebetween upon actuation by the the user, at least one HF signal is provided and transferred through the body of the user, the HF transfer is evaluated to determine the user-specific transmission path to identify the user, and a user recognition signal is produced that identifies the user, wherein using at least one detection unit an action of the user is detected or an action presence is monitored, and in the detection of the action an action signal is produced, and the transmitter only provides the one HF transmission signal after or upon the existence of an action signal. | 05-26-2011 |
20110148799 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A method for operating an operator control system ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110175843 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN ACTUATION ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR A FINGER OF A USER IN A MOTOR VEHICLE AND POSITION DETERMINATION DEVICE - A method for determining the position of an actuation element, e.g. a finger of a user, in a motor vehicle when the element approaches a surface and to a position determination device, has the following steps: generating an HF signal; coupling the HF signal into the user; transmitting the HF signal via the body of the user; receiving the HF signal that has been transmitted via the body and the actuation element, using several sensors and determining the position of the actuation element using sensor signals of the sensors, the sensor signals forming a measurement for the received signal intensity of the HF signal and are used to first calculate the position of the centre of gravity of the approaching object, in particular the approaching body part comprising the actuation element, and the position of the actuation element is calculated, taking into consideration the position of the centre of gravity. | 07-21-2011 |
20110205162 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN A VEHICLE AND DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - In a method for displaying information in a motor vehicle, a plurality of objects are represented graphically with the aid of a display mounted in a motor vehicle. A user-interface device generates graphics data which control the display such that the graphical objects are shown disposed on a virtual, perspectively displayed ring, and that in response to an input with the aid of an input device, an arithmetic logic unit of the user-interface device alters the graphics data such that the graphical objects on the virtual ring rotate like a carousel. A corresponding display device is provided. | 08-25-2011 |
20110221696 | OPERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OPERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED APPROACH SENSING - The invention relates to an operator control apparatus and to a method for operating an operator control apparatus which comprises at least one operator control element for capturing user inputs and an approach recognition device which is designed to sense an approach by an actuating element, in particular a body part, of a user to the operator control element before the at least one operator control element is touched, wherein the approach recognition device comprises a reflection light barrier, which has at least one lamp ( | 09-15-2011 |
20110227718 | MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY AND OPERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH A SYSTEM HAVING OPTIMIZED GRAPHICAL OPERATING DISPLAY - The invention relates to a multi-function display and operating system ( | 09-22-2011 |
20120098768 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND OPERATING DEVICE FOR A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A method for controlling a graphical user interface, wherein a menu is defined, in which several objects of the menu are each associated with a function, and a global input gesture is associated with at least a part of the objects, wherein the input gesture can be executed on a touch-sensitive surface of an input device and different display contents can be displayed on a display surface. In the method, a global input gesture executed on the touch-sensitive surface is captured and, independently of the currently rendered display content on the display surface, a function is executed, which is associated with the object that is associated with the captured input gesture. Further disclosed is an operating device for executing the method. | 04-26-2012 |
20130047112 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A USER INTERFACE - A method for operating a user interface, wherein at least one flat graphics object is shown on a display surface in a first view showing a first side of the object and in a second view showing the second side of the object. On different sides of the object, different information is shown and the view of the graphics object is varied such that, in a perspective view on the display surface, the graphics object rotates from the first side to the second side when a first or a second control signal has been triggered. Different information is shown on the second side after a rotation from the first side to the second side depending on whether the first or the second control signal has been triggered. Also disclosed is a device for providing such a user interface. | 02-21-2013 |