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Method for controlling a display surface of an operator control device and operator control device in a vehicle

US10235015B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

Heino Wengelnik · Wolfsburg, DE
Andreas Medler · Lengede, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 29, 2014
Grant date	Mar 19, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 10, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K2360/1438
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for controlling a display surface of an operator control device in a vehicle, wherein data for a menu structure having menus in different levels is stored in a memory and the presence of an actuating object in a detection region is detected and the menus of the menu structure include a subsurface for displaying vehicle-specific information, wherein the subsurface having the vehicle-specific information is displayed or modified in the associated menu on the display surface only if it is detected that the actuating object enters into the detection region or exits from the detection region. Also disclosed is a corresponding operator control device in the vehicle for performing the method.

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