Multifunction input device

US9321348B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Maria Peissner · Stuttgart, DE
• Barbara Metternich-Heider · Echterdingen, DE
• Peter Roessger · Neckartenzlingen, DE
• Olaf Preissner · Kirchheim unter Teck, DE
• Sandra Kretzler · Echterdingen, DE
• Ulrike Johannsen · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 23, 2007
• Grant date: Apr 26, 2016
• Expiry date: Dec 25, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05G2009/04781
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A multifunction input device may be used to operate in-vehicle systems. The multifunction input device includes a main part having a touch surface and a rotating element. The rotating element rotates around the main part. The rotating element includes a touch surface that may select and activate programs, files, and options.