Dialogue System for a Motor Vehicle

• US 20100194691A1
• Filed: 04/15/2010
• Published: 08/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Original Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Inventors: Kuenzner, Hermann
• Application Number:
  US12/761,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20100194691A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/172
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/122 Instrument input devices with reconfigurable control functions, e.g. reconfigurable menus
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0238 Programmable keyboards key guide holders G06F3/0224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof

Abstract

In a dialog system, which is intended for a motor vehicle and comprises a plurality of control keys, at least one of which can be assigned a function from a predefined set of functions in such a manner that this function is executed upon actuation of this control key, and the control key can be assigned to have one setting profile that is effective for the execution of a plurality of different functions.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle dialog system comprising a plurality of control keys, where the plurality of control keys includes a control key assigned a function from a predefined set of functions such that the function is executed upon actuation of the control key, and wherein the control key can be selectively assigned a particular setting profile that is effective for the execution of a plurality of different functions.

2. A motor vehicle dialog system of claim 1, wherein the setting profile comprises at least one setting value for a sound reproduction.

3. A motor vehicle dialog system of claim 1, wherein the setting profile comprises at least one setting value for a screen display.

4. A motor vehicle dialog system of claim 1, wherein the setting profile comprises at least one setting value for the volume of the sound reproduction.

5. A motor vehicle dialog system of claim 1, wherein the setting profile comprises at least one setting value for a muting of the sound reproduction.

6. A motor vehicle dialog system of claim 1, wherein the current assignment of the control key is displayed in response to a request operation of an operator.

7. A motor vehicle dialog system of claim 6, wherein when the control key is assigned a setting profile,

a pointer to the assignment of a setting profile is displayed in response to a first request operation, and

at least one setting value, contained in the setting profile, is displayed in response to a second request operation of an operator.

8. A method for assigning a control key for a dialog system comprising an assignment operation of the operator during the display of a setting menu by means of an optical display unit of the dialog system, wherein at least one setting value, contained in the setting menu, is assigned to the control key.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising assigning a setting value, that is visually highlighted in the setting menu, to the control key.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising assigning all of the setting values contained in the setting menu to the control key.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

leaving at least one setting value, which was already contained beforehand in the setting profile assigned to the control key; and

adding at least one setting value, which was newly assigned to the control key, to the setting profile.

12. A method comprising the acts of:

assigning a control key, from a plurality of control keys, a particular function from a predefined set of functions;

assigning a setting profile to the control key, wherein the setting profile is applicable to a plurality of different functions; and

executing the function in response to actuation of the control key and in accordance with the setting profile.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a current assignment of the control key is displayed in response to a request from an operator.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein assigning the setting profile to the control key further comprises:

displaying a pointer to the assignment of the setting profile in response to a first request operation; and

displaying at least one setting value, contained in the setting profile, in response to a second request operation.