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Production of a graphic user and/or display surface for a motor vehicle

US8850336B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Karl Strenzl · Germering, DE
Ralf Decke · Unterhaching, DE
Klaus Ries · Munich, DE
Frank Althoff · Lehrte, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 24, 2006
Grant date	Sep 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/38
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for producing a graphic user and/or display surface on a display for a man/machine interface of a motor vehicle is provided, whereby the user surface includes graphic elements that are arranged in a menu-type manner. A main group and at least one subgroup below the main group is produced and every graphic element is associated with the main group, for example the domain “com.bmw” or one of the subgroups, for example “com.bmw.entertainment”, “com.bmw.enterainment.cd” or “com.bmwentertainment.radio”, and the main group and the at least one subgroup indicate respective properties of the graphic elements associated therewith, for example their color. A graphic element of a subgroup has, in addition to the properties indicated in the subgroup, at least one for the most part also the properties indicated in the main group.

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