Patent · US Active

Display device of a motor vehicle and method for operating a display device of this type

US9358888B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

17Claims

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Assignee

AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Stephan Schwantner · Beilngries, DE
Christian Wall · Hitzhofen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 9, 2013
Grant date	Jun 7, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K2217/94106
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A display apparatus in a motor vehicle has at least one display element, which can be used to display at least one value and which has at least one light-emitting element for adjusting a display brightness for the display element. A sensing device has, a sensing element for sensing an ambient brightness for surroundings of the display element. The display brightness can be adjusted by the light-emitting element on the basis of the sensed ambient brightness. The sensing device is designed to prompt at least one function of the motor vehicle that is different than the adjustment of the display brightness when a change in the ambient brightness is sensed. A method operates such a display apparatus.

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