Patent application number | Description | Published |
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20140005895 | Method for Detecting an Actuating Motion for an Actuator of a Motor Vehicle Equipment Element and Actuator of a Motor Vehicle Equipment Element | 01-02-2014 |
20140210795 | Control Assembly for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Operating the Control Assembly for a Motor Vehicle - A control assembly for a motor vehicle is arranged so that a control action carried out by a finger is able to be detected. The control assembly includes a control device and a selection element, on which a finger is able to be positioned to make a selection. The selection element is arranged in a predetermined spatial way with respect to the control device either next to or directly next to the control device. The control device is formed to detect a position of the finger on the selection element and to differentiate the control action depending on the detected position. | 07-31-2014 |
20140236454 | Control Device for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Operating the Control Device for a Motor Vehicle - A control device for a motor vehicle, with which a control input carried out by at least one finger can be detected, includes a transmitter unit to transmit a signal to the finger, a receiving unit to receive a signal reflected from the finger, a control surface element, which is able to be spatially positioned in relation to the finger to carry out an operational entry, and an evaluation unit to determine a spatial position of the finger in relation to the control surface element using the received signal. | 08-21-2014 |
20140358368 | Method and Device for Operating Functions Displayed on a Display Unit of a Vehicle Using Gestures Which are Carried Out in a Three-Dimensional Space, and Corresponding Computer Program Product - A method to control functions displayed on a display unit of a vehicle uses gestures carried out in three-dimensional space. When a first gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected it is determined whether the detected first gesture is allocated to an activation of an operation of a function. If it is determined that the detected first gesture is the gesture allocated to the activation of the operation of the function, then the function is activated. Next a second gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected and it is determined whether the detected second gesture is a gesture allocated to the operation of the function. If it is determined that the detected second gesture is the gesture allocated to the operation of the function then the operation of the function is performed. | 12-04-2014 |
20140361989 | Method and Device for Operating Functions in a Vehicle Using Gestures Performed in Three-Dimensional Space, and Related Computer Program Product - A method to control functions in a vehicle using gestures carried out in three-dimensional space. When it is determined that a first gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected using an image-based detection procedure it is determined whether the first gesture is a gesture allocated to an activation of an operation of a function. If it is that the detected first gesture is the gesture allocated to the activation of the function, then the function is activated. Next, a second a second gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected using the image-based detection procedure and it is determined whether the detected second gesture is a gesture allocated to the operation of the function. If it is determined that the second gesture has been detected, an operation of the function is performed. | 12-11-2014 |
20150353118 | STEERING WHEEL WITH OPTICAL FINGER NAVIGATION MODULE - A steering wheel for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The steering wheel has a first control module and a second control module. The first control module has an optical finger navigation module as a first control element and the second control module has a second control element. The first control element has an operating surface in a first plane and the second control element has an operating surface in a second plane, where the first plane is different from the second plane. | 12-10-2015 |
20150355737 | Steering Wheel with Improved Interface to a Finger Navigation Module - A steering wheel for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The steering wheel includes an optical finger navigation module, a steering wheel electronics unit, and a communication device for data transmission between the optical finger navigation module and the steering wheel electronics unit. The communication device is a data bus with two lines for data transmission and one line for clock pulse transmission. | 12-10-2015 |