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Operator control device for individually operating a motor vehicle device

US7467037B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Vera Donk · Babenhausen, DE
Guido Meier-Arendt · Langen, DE
Thomas Sulzbach · Cologne, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 23, 2005
Grant date	Dec 16, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 13, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K2360/11
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An operator control device for operating at least one electronic device in a motor vehicle contains a display panel for displaying at least one predefined operator control menu of the electronic device compiled of selectable operator control functions, a turn and press switch for selecting and setting one of the operator control functions and a first menu switch for calling a first user-specific operator control menu. The user-specific operator control menu can be compiled by a user on an individual basis according to his wishes from a subset of the selectable operator control functions and the subset of the selectable operator control functions is indicated graphically on the display panel.

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