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Motor vehicle operating device

US9895973B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Hermann Kuenzner · Freising, DE
Armin Distler · Munich, DE
Michael Herrler · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 3, 2011
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/048
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle operating device has a display device, an operating element and a control device, which are mutually coupled and set up such that an operating element symbol that corresponds to the operating element with respect to its outline shape is displayed on the display device. Navigation through a hierarchical menu structure displayed on the display device can take place or takes place by use of the operating element. The operating element can be operated corresponding to a plurality of operating degrees of freedom. Different groups of operating degrees of freedom are enabled for the navigation at different locations of the hierarchical menu structure. Those operating degrees of freedom enabled at the current location of the menu structure are displayed on or at the operating element symbol.

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