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Vehicle with a compartment, an operating device and an electronic control unit

US11820231B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Daniel LOTTES · Ihrlerstein, DE
Christian Wall · Hitzhofen, DE
Romain Diboine · Seoul, KR
Doh Yeon Kim · Seoul, KR
Seonghwan Kim · Incheon, KR

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 16, 2019
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 25, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/80
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A compartment in a vehicle can be loaded by an object and an operating device having a user interface configured to output at least one output signal on a part of the user interface. The operating device is designed to cover the compartment. The compartment includes a sensing unit configured to detect the presence of the object when at least a part of the object is loaded into the compartment and the operating device includes control circuitry configured to display a digital image of the object on a part of the user interface.

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