DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A display device for a vehicle having a plurality of comfort systems that are configured to be turned on or off, the display device comprising:
- a display area configured to display at least one graphical object; and
a control unit configured to control the display area, the control unit being configured to receive data based on a consumption of at least one comfort system and to produce graphical data for the graphical object representing the consumption for the display area from the data,wherein the graphical object of a turned-on comfort system is configured as a segment of a circular figure.
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Abstract
A display device for a vehicle equipped with a plurality of comfort systems that can be switched on or off is provided. The display device has a display area for displaying graphical objects and a control unit for controlling the display area. The control unit is designed to receive data about consumptions of the comfort systems and to produce graphical data for graphical objects representing the consumptions for the display area from said data. The consumption due to comfort systems is indicated to the driver in an intuitive manner if the graphical object of a switched-on comfort system is designed as a segment of an annular figure.
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10 Claims
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1. A display device for a vehicle having a plurality of comfort systems that are configured to be turned on or off, the display device comprising:
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a display area configured to display at least one graphical object; and a control unit configured to control the display area, the control unit being configured to receive data based on a consumption of at least one comfort system and to produce graphical data for the graphical object representing the consumption for the display area from the data, wherein the graphical object of a turned-on comfort system is configured as a segment of a circular figure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for displaying graphical objects on a display area in a vehicle equipped with a plurality of comfort systems that can be turned on or off, the method comprising:
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receiving data related to a consumption of a comfort system; generating, based on the data, graphical data for graphical objects representing the consumption; and selecting the graphical data to be displayed in the display area, wherein the graphical object of a turned-on comfort system is configured as a segment of a circular figure. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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