MOTOR VEHICLE
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1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a steering wheel;
a first touchpad integrated into the steering wheel adapted to input commands;
a second touchpad adapted to input commands integrated into the steering wheel and spatially separated from the first touchpad; and
a coordination module adapted to generate a command to operate a function of the motor vehicle as a function of a touch motion over the first touchpad and a simultaneously-occurring touch motion over the second touchpad.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle includes a steering wheel, a first touchpad integrated into the steering wheel adapted to input commands, a second touchpad integrated into the steering wheel and spatially separated from the first touchpad adapted to input commands, and a coordination module adapted to generate a command to operate a function of the motor vehicle as a function of a touch motion over the first touchpad and a simultaneously-occurring touch motion over the second touchpad.
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25 Claims
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1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
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a steering wheel; a first touchpad integrated into the steering wheel adapted to input commands; a second touchpad adapted to input commands integrated into the steering wheel and spatially separated from the first touchpad; and a coordination module adapted to generate a command to operate a function of the motor vehicle as a function of a touch motion over the first touchpad and a simultaneously-occurring touch motion over the second touchpad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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16. The motor vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the map detail is shiftable upward as a function of an upwardly-directed touch motion over the first touchpad and a simultaneously-occurring upwardly-directed touch motion over the second touchpad.
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18. A method for operating a motor vehicle having a steering wheel, a first touchpad integrated into the steering wheel adapted to input commands, and a second touchpad integrated into the steering wheel and spatially separated from the first touchpad adapted to input commands, comprising:
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detecting a touch motion over the first touchpad; detecting a simultaneously-occurring touch motion over the second touchpad; and generating a command to operate a function of the motor vehicle as a function of the touch motion over the first touchpad and the simultaneously-occurring touch motion over the second touchpad.
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19. A method for operating a motor vehicle having a display, a steering wheel, a first touchpad integrated into the steering wheel adapted to input commands, and a second touchpad integrated into the steering wheel and spatially separated from the first touchpad adapted to input commands, comprising:
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detecting a touch motion over the first touchpad; detecting a simultaneously-occurring touch motion over the second touchpad; and scaling a map detail represented by the display as a function of the touch motion over the first touchpad and the simultaneously-occurring touch motion over the second touchpad. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for operating a motor vehicle having a display, a steering wheel, a first touchpad integrated into the steering wheel adapted to input commands, and a second touchpad integrated into the steering wheel and spatially separated from the first touchpad adapted to input commands, comprising:
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detecting a touch motion over the first touchpad; detecting a simultaneously-occurring touch motion over the second touchpad; and shifting a map detail represented by the display as a function of the touch motion over the first touchpad and the simultaneously-occurring touch motion over the second touchpad. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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