Method and device for operating a user interface for displaying the travel range of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for operating a user interface in a vehicle, comprising:
- detecting an operator action, by which an operation of an electrical consumer arranged in the vehicle is modified;
determining a change in energy consumption of the electrical consumer caused by the operator action;
calculating a change in a travel range of the vehicle caused by the modified operation of the electrical consumer from the determined energy consumption; and
directly displaying the calculated change in travel range;
wherein the displaying includes displaying the change in travel range on the operator element via which the operator action is detected.
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Abstract
In a method and a device for operating a user interface in a vehicle, in particular for determining and displaying information in connection with electrical consumers, an operator action is detected, by which the operation of an electrical consumer disposed in the vehicle is modified, and a change in the energy consumption of the electrical consumer caused by the operator action is determined. Using the determined energy consumption, a change in the travel range of the vehicle caused by the modified operation of the electrical consumer is calculated, and the calculated change in travel range is displayed directly. The method and the device are especially suitable for a vehicle driven by an electric motor.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for operating a user interface in a vehicle, comprising:
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detecting an operator action, by which an operation of an electrical consumer arranged in the vehicle is modified; determining a change in energy consumption of the electrical consumer caused by the operator action; calculating a change in a travel range of the vehicle caused by the modified operation of the electrical consumer from the determined energy consumption; and directly displaying the calculated change in travel range; wherein the displaying includes displaying the change in travel range on the operator element via which the operator action is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for operating a user interface in a vehicle, comprising:
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a device adapted to determine an energy consumption of an electrical consumer arranged in the vehicle; an operator element adapted to modify an operation of the electrical consumer by an operator action; a display device adapted to display information; and a control unit, which is coupled to the device adapted to determine the energy consumption and to the display device, the control unit adapted to control the display device and to calculate a change in travel range of the vehicle based on the determined energy consumption; wherein the control unit is adapted to control the display device to directly display a change in travel range expected at least one of (a) during or (b) after completion of the operator action as a result of the operator action; and wherein the control unit is adapted to directly display the change in travel range on the operator element via which the operator action is detected. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A vehicle, comprising:
a device adapted to operate a user interface in the vehicle, comprising; a device adapted to determine an energy consumption of an electrical consumer arranged in the vehicle; an operator element adapted to modify an operation of the electrical consumer by an operator action; a display device adapted to display information; and a control unit, which is coupled to the device adapted to determine the energy consumption and to the display device, the control unit adapted to control the display device and to calculate a change in travel range of the vehicle based on the determined energy consumption; wherein the control unit is adapted to control the display device to directly display a change in travel range expected at least one of (a) during or (b) after completion of the operator action as a result of the operator action; and wherein the control unit is adapted to directly display the change in travel range on the operator element via which the operator action is detected.
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