Operating device of a motor vehicle and method for recording user inputs
First Claim
1. An operating device of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a control unit;
at least one operating element coupled to the control unit and configured to record a user input; and
an approach sensor system coupled to the control unit and configured to record an approach of an actuating element to the operating element before operation of the operating element;
wherein the control unit is configured to output information to a user, in response to a recorded approach of the actuating element to the operating element, in connection with an operation of the operating element before operation of the operating element occurs.
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Abstract
In an operating device of a motor vehicle and a method for recording user inputs in a motor vehicle, the operating device includes a control unit and at least one operating element coupled to the control unit, via whose operation a user input is able to be recorded, an approach sensor system being coupled to the control unit, using which an approach of an actuating element, e.g., of a body part, for example, of a finger of a user to the at least one operating element is able to be recorded before the operation of the at least one operating element occurs. The control unit is adapted to, in response to a recorded approach of the actuating element to the at least one operating element, output information in connection with an operation of the operating element before an operation of the operating element occurs.
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20 Claims
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1. An operating device of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a control unit; at least one operating element coupled to the control unit and configured to record a user input; and an approach sensor system coupled to the control unit and configured to record an approach of an actuating element to the operating element before operation of the operating element; wherein the control unit is configured to output information to a user, in response to a recorded approach of the actuating element to the operating element, in connection with an operation of the operating element before operation of the operating element occurs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for recording user inputs in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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recording an operation of at least one operating element and generating control signals by a control unit coupled to the operating element for triggering at least one of (a) a function and (b) an operating action; recording an approach of an actuating element to the operating element before an operation of the operating element occurs using an approach sensor system linked to the control unit; and outputting, to a user, as a result of the recorded approach to the operating element, information in connection with an operation of the operating element before an operation of the operating element occurs. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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