Patent · US Active

Input device

US7920126B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by

15References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

Michael Prados · Berkeley, US
Philippe Alessandrini · Palo Alto, US
Wolfgang Bloehs · Ingolstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2005
Grant date	Apr 5, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/03547
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An input device, especially for a vehicle, comprises a touchscreen to enter commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen or by pressing on the operating surface, an actuator to move the touchscreen in at least one direction, and a control module to control the actuator as a function of the speed of a touching movement over the operating surface.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.