Operating element
First Claim
1. An operating element which is cylindrical or elliptical and has two discrete touch panels with touch-sensitive surfaces, the touch panels being arranged on two outer sides of the operating element which face away from one another, an operating command being able to be input by simultaneously touching the surfaces of both touch panels, wherein no operating command can be input if only one of the touch panels of the two discrete touch panels is touched, a first focal point for touch being able to be detected on a first touch panel and a second focal point for touch being able to be detected on the second touch panel, and a single direction associated with the operating command being able to be dynamically determined by comparing the detected focal points of the two touch panels resulting from the simultaneous touching of the surfaces of the two touch panels,wherein the operating element is configured to be arranged in a motor vehicle for which a forward direction of travel is provided,wherein a virtual main axis of the operating element, which runs through a center of the operating element, is positioned parallel to the forward direction of travel.
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An operating element which is cylindrical and has two touch panels with touch-sensitive surfaces, the touch panels being arranged on two outer sides of the operating element which face away from one another, an operating command being able to be input by touching the surfaces of both touch panels, a first focal point for touch being able to be detected on a first touch panel and a second focal point for touch being able to be detected on the second touch panel, and a direction associated with the operating command being able to be dynamically determined by the focal points of the touching of the surfaces of the two touch panels.
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1. An operating element which is cylindrical or elliptical and has two discrete touch panels with touch-sensitive surfaces, the touch panels being arranged on two outer sides of the operating element which face away from one another, an operating command being able to be input by simultaneously touching the surfaces of both touch panels, wherein no operating command can be input if only one of the touch panels of the two discrete touch panels is touched, a first focal point for touch being able to be detected on a first touch panel and a second focal point for touch being able to be detected on the second touch panel, and a single direction associated with the operating command being able to be dynamically determined by comparing the detected focal points of the two touch panels resulting from the simultaneous touching of the surfaces of the two touch panels,
wherein the operating element is configured to be arranged in a motor vehicle for which a forward direction of travel is provided, wherein a virtual main axis of the operating element, which runs through a center of the operating element, is positioned parallel to the forward direction of travel.
- 10. A method for inputting an operating command using a cylindrical or elliptical operating element which has two discrete touch panels with touch-sensitive surfaces, the touch panels being arranged on two outer sides of the operating element which face away from one another, the operating command being input by simultaneously touching the surfaces of both touch panels, a first focal point for touch being detected on a first touch panel and a second focal point for touch being detected on the second touch panel, and a single direction associated with the operating command being dynamically determined by comparing the detected focal points of the two touch panels resulting from the simultaneous touching of the surfaces of the two touch panels, and any operating command being rejected if only one touch panel of the two discrete touch panels is touched, the method further comprising determining a direction associated with the operating command relative to a forward direction of travel of a motor vehicle.
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