Input device
US8269726B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An input device, especially for a motor vehicle, has a display, a touch screen arranged above the display and an operating surface, an actuator for moving the touch screen in at least one direction, and a control unit for visually representing changeable operating information and operating elements on the display for detecting a position of a touching of the operating surface and for the haptic feedback by controlling the actuator, wherein a file or a data set is stored in the control unit or in a memory assigned to the control unit, the file or data set comprising graphical information for representing at least operating information or at least one operating element and also control information for a haptic feedback assigned to the operating information or to the operating element.
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