User interface and method for assisting a user in the operation of an operator control unit
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1. A method of operating a touch-sensitive operator control unit, comprising:
- displaying a graphical symbol on the operator control unit, configured to execute a primary function associated with the graphical symbol;
detecting a presence of input means in a predefined first area in front of the operator control unit in an area of the displayed graphical symbol, wherein the predefined first area comprises an area parallel above a surface of the operator control unit;
executing a timer comprising a predetermined time segment in response to the detected presence of the input means;
executing the primary function to activate a function associated with the operator control unit if the presence of the input means is detected during a first portion of the predetermined time segment; and
executing a secondary function associated with the graphical symbol on the operating unit if the presence of the input means is still detected after a second portion of the predetermined time segment has expired, wherein the secondary function activates another function associated with the operator control unit.
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Abstract
User interfaces and processes to support a user during the operation of a touch-sensitive control unit. A presence of an input means, such as a finger of the user, is detected in a predefined first area in front of a button displayed on the control unit. In response to the detection a timer is started having a predetermined time segment. When the timer elapses, a secondary function in the control unit is executed relative to the button in which the input means is detected.
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1. A method of operating a touch-sensitive operator control unit, comprising:
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displaying a graphical symbol on the operator control unit, configured to execute a primary function associated with the graphical symbol; detecting a presence of input means in a predefined first area in front of the operator control unit in an area of the displayed graphical symbol, wherein the predefined first area comprises an area parallel above a surface of the operator control unit; executing a timer comprising a predetermined time segment in response to the detected presence of the input means; executing the primary function to activate a function associated with the operator control unit if the presence of the input means is detected during a first portion of the predetermined time segment; and executing a secondary function associated with the graphical symbol on the operating unit if the presence of the input means is still detected after a second portion of the predetermined time segment has expired, wherein the secondary function activates another function associated with the operator control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A Human Machine Interface installed in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive operator control unit configured to display a graphical symbol associated with a primary function on the operator control unit; a detection device configured to detect a presence of input means in a predefined first area in front of the operator control unit in an area of the displayed graphical symbol, wherein the predefined first area comprises an area parallel above a surface of the operator control unit; and a processing device, operatively coupled to the detection device and the operator control unit, wherein the processing device is configured to execute a timer comprising a predetermined time segment in response to the detected presence of the input means, execute the primary function to activate a function associated with the operator control unit if the presence of the input means is detected during a first portion of the predetermined time segment, and execute a secondary function associated with the graphical symbol on the operating unit if the presence of the input means is still detected after a portion of the predetermined time segment has expired. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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