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Method for controlling a display device of a motor vehicle

US9221384B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19References

19Claims

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Assignee

AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Björn Giesler · Ingolstadt, DE
Patrick Heinemann · Winningen, DE
Michael Schadeck · Ingolstadt, DE
Stefan Stümper · Annaberg-Buchholz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2012
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K2360/338
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a method for controlling a display device of a motor vehicle for displaying an environmental information relating to an environment of the motor vehicle, the environmental information is assigned at least one directional information which describes a detection direction of a detection device used for determining the environmental information or a direction to an object described by the environmental information based on a reference point, in particular a sitting position of the driver inside the motor vehicle, wherein the display device for displaying the environmental information which covers at least one angular range which lies in a horizontal plane is activated in a sub-range of the angular range which is assigned to the directional information.

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