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Vehicle having an operator control and display device and method for operating such a vehicle

US10960762B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Joris Mertens · Ingolstadt, DE
Georg Haslinger · Ingolstadt, DE
Edwin OLLEFERS · Ingolstadt, DE
Markus Klug · Ingolstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2017
Grant date	Mar 30, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 15, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG09G2354/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle having a detection device for detecting a property of a vehicle occupant and an operator control and display device which is coupled to the detection device, has a display region and is configured to display information in the display region and by means of which a symbol can be displayed in the display region as a function of the sensed property. It is provided here that the property which is detected by means of the detection device is a position of the vehicle occupant, and the operator control and display device is configured to display the symbol in a partial region of the display region which is determined as a function of the detected position, and to assign the symbol to the vehicle occupant in such a way that when there is a change in position of the vehicle occupant that the symbol follows the vehicle occupant. The invention also relates to a method for operating such a vehicle. The invention makes particularly flexible use of the vehicle possible.

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