Production of a graphic user and/or display surface for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of producing at least one of a graphic user and display surface on a display for a man/machine interface of a motor vehicle, the user surface having graphic elements arranged in a menu-type manner, the method comprising the acts of:
- forming a main group and at least one subgroup below the main group or below a subgroup ranking below the main group;
assigning each of the graphic elements to the main group, or to one of the subgroups; and
wherein the main group and the at least one subgroup each indicate properties of the graphic elements assigned thereto, a graphic element of a subgroup, in addition to the properties indicated in the subgroup, at least predominantly also having the properties indicated in the main group.
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Abstract
A method for producing a graphic user and/or display surface on a display for a man/machine interface of a motor vehicle is provided, whereby the user surface includes graphic elements that are arranged in a menu-type manner. A main group and at least one subgroup below the main group is produced and every graphic element is associated with the main group, for example the domain “com.bmw” or one of the subgroups, for example “com.bmw.entertainment”, “com.bmw.enterainment.cd” or “com.bmwentertainment.radio”, and the main group and the at least one subgroup indicate respective properties of the graphic elements associated therewith, for example their color. A graphic element of a subgroup has, in addition to the properties indicated in the subgroup, at least one for the most part also the properties indicated in the main group.
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1. A method of producing at least one of a graphic user and display surface on a display for a man/machine interface of a motor vehicle, the user surface having graphic elements arranged in a menu-type manner, the method comprising the acts of:
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forming a main group and at least one subgroup below the main group or below a subgroup ranking below the main group; assigning each of the graphic elements to the main group, or to one of the subgroups; and wherein the main group and the at least one subgroup each indicate properties of the graphic elements assigned thereto, a graphic element of a subgroup, in addition to the properties indicated in the subgroup, at least predominantly also having the properties indicated in the main group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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