Patent · US Expired

Method of adapting an operating device to user behavior and adaptive operating device

US6858821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 21, 2003
Grant dateFeb 22, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/2643
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An operating device for an electrical and/or electronic apparatus is adapted to the operating behavior of a user. The apparatus has a plurality of operating states which can be chosen or set by way of the operating device. The selection and/or setting, by the user, of the operating states is stored in a memory. A number of how often a given user input is implemented is ascertained and, for the next selection and/or setting of an operating state, that one which is implemented most frequently is suggested. An operating device for carrying out the method has a memory for storage of the implemented selections and/or settings of operating states, a counter for ascertaining the number of how often a selection and/or a setting is implemented, a calculator for ascertaining the frequency of a selection and/or setting and a comparator for ascertaining the most frequently implemented selection and/or settings.

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