Operating Device for a Motor Vehicle

• US 20080024457A1
• Filed: 08/06/2005
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Ebert, Andreas, Fliegner, Jens
• Granted Patent: US 9,644,984 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3652 Guidance using non-audiovisual output, e.g. tactile, haptic or electric stimuli

Abstract

An operating device is for operating a computing device, e.g., an operating device is for operating a computing device for controlling functions in a motor vehicle, the operating device including a display for optically displaying information, a touch screen situated above the display, for the input of commands by touching the touch screen and/or by pressing on the touch screen, and an actuator for setting the touch screen in motion, and the operating device having an internal control system for controlling the actuator for setting in motion the touch screen in response to a touching of the touch screen and/or in response to a pressing on the touch screen, in an area of the touch screen that is provided for haptic feedback.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. An operating device for operating a computing device, comprising:

a display configured to optically display information;

a touch screen arranged above the display configured to input commands by at least one of (a) a touch of the touch screen and (b) a press on the touch screen;

an actuator configured to set the touch screen in motion; and

an internal control system configured to control the actuator to set in motion the touch screen in response to at least one of (a) a touch of the touch screen and (b) a press on the touch screen in an area of the touch screen provided for haptic feedback.

13. The operating device according to claim 12, wherein the operating device is adapted to operate a computing device to control functions in a motor vehicle.

14. The operating device according to claim 12, wherein the internal control system is configured to control the actuator in different manners for generating different haptic feedbacks.

15. The operating device according to claim 12, further comprising an interface configure to read in at least one of:

(a) geographical details to specify at least one of (a) a point and (b) an area on the touch screen; and

(b) an output instruction assigned to the geographical details to state whether, in response to at least one of (a) a touch of the touch screen and (b) a press on the touch screen at a location on the touch screen that corresponds to the geographical details, a message is to be output by the operating device relating to the at least one of (a) the touch of the touch screen and (b) the press on the touch screen.

16. The operating device according to claim 15, wherein the interface is configured to transmit, to the operating device, a haptic indication, assigned to the geographical details, to indicate a type of the haptic reaction in response to the at least one of (a) the touch of touch screen and (b) the press on the touch screen.

17. The operating device according to claim 15, wherein the interface is configured to output a message, assigned to the geographical details, relating to the at least one of (a) the touch of the touch screen and (b) the press on the touch screen.

18. A motor vehicle, comprising:

an operating device configured to operate a computation device, the operating device including;

a display configured to optically display information;

a touch screen arranged above the display configured to input commands by at least one of (a) a touch of the touch screen and (b) a press on the touch screen;

an actuator configured to set the touch screen in motion; and

an internal control system configured to control the actuator to set in motion the touch screen in response to at least one of (a) a touch of the touch screen and (b) a press on the touch screen in an area of the touch screen provided for haptic feedback.

19. The motor vehicle according to claim 18, wherein the computation device includes at least one of (a) a control system configured to control an air conditioning system of the motor vehicle, (b) a control system configured to control a navigation system of the motor vehicle, (c) a control system configured to control an infotainment system of the motor vehicle, (d) a control system configured to control a telephone in the motor vehicle and (e) a control system configured to control another component.

20. The motor vehicle according to claim 18, wherein the operating device is configured to operate at least one of (a) an air conditioning system of the motor vehicle, (b) a navigation system of the motor vehicle, (c) an infotainment system of the motor vehicle and (d) a telephone in the motor vehicle.

21. An operating device, comprising:

a display configured to optically display information;

a touch screen arranged above the display configured to input commands by at least one of (a) a touch of the touch screen and (b) a press on the touch screen;

an actuator configured to set the touch screen in motion;

an interface configured to for read in at least one of;

(a) geographical details configured to specify at least one of (a) a point and (b) an area on the touch screen; and

(b) an output instruction assigned to the geographical details to state whether, in response to at least one of (a) a touch of the touch screen and (b) a press on the touch screen at a location on the touch screen that corresponds to the geographical details, a message is to be output by the operating device relating to the at least one of (a) the touch of the touch screen and (b) the press on the touch screen.

22. The operating device according to claim 21, wherein the operating device is arranged as an operating device for a motor vehicle.

23. The operating device according to claim 21, wherein the interface is configured to transmit to the operating device, a haptic indication, assigned to the geographical details, to indicate a type of haptic reaction in response to the at least one of (a) the touch of the touch screen and (b) the press on the touch screen.

24. The operating device according to claim 21, wherein the interface is configured to output a message, assigned to the geographical details, relating to the at least one of (a) the touch of the touch screen and (b) the press on the touch screen.