Information system for providing explanatory information on functional elements or controls in motor vehicles
First Claim
1. An information system for providing explanatory information concerning functional elements or controls in motor vehicles, wherein one of the functional elements or controls which is of interest is selected by means of a hand-held computer-supported pointer located near said selected functional element or control and wherein locating data indicating a position represented by said pointer are determined and said locating data are transferred to a computer-supported control and output unit in which a stored information text is selected as a function of said locating data and is output to a user via a voice response system.
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Abstract
An information system for providing explanatory information on functional elements or controls in motor vehicles. The respective functional element or control which is of interest is located with a hand-held computer-supported pointer and the locating data are transferred to a computer-supported controlled and output unit in which a stored information text is selected, using this locating data, and is output to the user via a voice response system.
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- 1. An information system for providing explanatory information concerning functional elements or controls in motor vehicles, wherein one of the functional elements or controls which is of interest is selected by means of a hand-held computer-supported pointer located near said selected functional element or control and wherein locating data indicating a position represented by said pointer are determined and said locating data are transferred to a computer-supported control and output unit in which a stored information text is selected as a function of said locating data and is output to a user via a voice response system.
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8. A system for providing details concerning functional elements or controls of a motor vehicle, said system comprising:
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hand-held means for providing position data concerning the selection of a particular one of said functional elements or controls;
means for transferring said position data to a device storing a plurality of information text;
means for selecting one of said plurality of information text as a function of said position data; and
means for outputting said selected text to a user of said hand-held means.
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Specification