STORAGE DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE WITH AN IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE
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Abstract
A storage device for a vehicle which has a plurality of compartments for storing objects is provided. The device comprises a receptacle space with a removal opening, at least one storage unit which is accommodated inside the receptacle space and has at least one compartment, an adjustment device by means of which the at least one storage unit can be adjusted within the receptacle space, with the result that whether a specific compartment of the storage device is accessible to a user via the removal opening depends on the position of the storage unit, an electronic memory, an image-capturing device by means of which at least one image of contents of one of the compartments can be produced and stored in the memory and a control unit by means of which an image produced by the image-capturing device and stored in the memory can be displayed on a display device.
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29 Claims
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16. A storage device for a vehicle which has a plurality of compartments for storing objects and comprises at least the following:
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a receptacle space with a removal opening, at least one storage unit which is accommodated inside the receptacle space and has at least one compartment, an adjustment device by means of which the at least one storage unit can be adjusted within the receptacle space, with the result that whether a specific compartment of the storage device is accessible to a user via the removal opening depends on the position of the storage unit, an electronic memory and an image-capturing device by means of which at least one image of contents of one of the compartments can be produced and stored in the memory, and a control unit by means of which an image which is produced by the image-capturing device and stored in the memory can be displayed on a display device, and by means of which a specific compartment which is selected by a user can be made accessible to the user via the removal opening with the aid of the adjustment device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for making available at least one of a plurality of compartments of a storage device for a vehicle, with the result that said compartment is accessible to a user, wherein the storage device comprises at least the following:
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a receptacle space with a removal opening, at least one storage unit which is accommodated inside the receptacle space and has at least one compartment, and an adjustment device by means of which the at least one storage unit can be adjusted within the receptacle space, with the result that whether a specific compartment of the storage device is accessible to a user via the removal opening depends on the position of the storage unit, wherein at least one image of contents of each compartment is produced and stored, and the stored images are displayed on a display device, with the result that the user can select a specific compartment on the basis of a displayed image, and a compartment which is selected by the user is made accessible via the removal opening by means of the adjustment device.
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Specification