Three-dimensional corporeal figure for communication with a passenger in a motor vehicle
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1. A three-dimensional corporal figure for communicating with a passenger in a motor vehicle, the figure comprising:
- a portable three-dimensional body including a rounded housing having three-dimensional contours,a touch-sensitive area of the portable three-dimensional body for identifying a contact with the three-dimensional body of the figure via a haptic control, the touch-sensitive area arranged on a flattened portion of the rounded housing;
a display, separate from the touch-sensitive area;
a wireless interface device configured to wirelessly receive motor vehicle data from a corresponding wireless interface device of the motor vehicle, the motor vehicle data comprising data detected by the motor vehicle regarding operating conditions of the vehicle, anda control device configured to;
dynamically select a facial expression based at least on motor vehicle data wirelessly received from the motor vehicle, anddisplay the dynamically selected facial expressions on the display; and
wherein the portable three-dimensional corporal figure maintains a constant shape during operation and comprises autonomously unmoveable extremities.
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Abstract
For a three-dimensional corporal figure for communicating with a passenger in a motor vehicle, wherein the three-dimensional corporal figure may be locked in place in the motor vehicle, it is in particular provided that a communication from a passenger and a driver of the motor vehicle, respectively, to the three-dimensional corporal figure is carried out acoustically and/or haptic, and that a communication from the three-dimensional corporal figure to a driver or a passenger of the motor vehicle is carried out optically and/or acoustically.
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1. A three-dimensional corporal figure for communicating with a passenger in a motor vehicle, the figure comprising:
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a portable three-dimensional body including a rounded housing having three-dimensional contours, a touch-sensitive area of the portable three-dimensional body for identifying a contact with the three-dimensional body of the figure via a haptic control, the touch-sensitive area arranged on a flattened portion of the rounded housing; a display, separate from the touch-sensitive area; a wireless interface device configured to wirelessly receive motor vehicle data from a corresponding wireless interface device of the motor vehicle, the motor vehicle data comprising data detected by the motor vehicle regarding operating conditions of the vehicle, and a control device configured to; dynamically select a facial expression based at least on motor vehicle data wirelessly received from the motor vehicle, and display the dynamically selected facial expressions on the display; and wherein the portable three-dimensional corporal figure maintains a constant shape during operation and comprises autonomously unmoveable extremities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A motor vehicle, the motor vehicle comprising:
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a sensor for measuring an operational state of the motor vehicle; a portable three-dimensional corporal figure including a rounded housing for communicating with a passenger in the motor vehicle via a haptic control, wherein the figure is detachably mounted in the motor vehicle; a touch-sensitive area of the portable three-dimensional corporal figure for identifying a contact with the three-dimensional body of the figure, the touch-sensitive area arranged on a flattened portion of the rounded housing; and a wireless communications link between a wireless interface device of the motor vehicle and a wireless interface device of the figure for transmitting the operational state of the motor vehicle measured by the sensor to the figure; wherein the figure comprises; a display separate from the touch-sensitive area; and a control device configured to; dynamically select a facial expression based at least on the operational state of the motor vehicle received from the motor vehicle via the wireless communications link; and display the dynamically selected facial expressions on the display; and wherein the portable three-dimensional corporal figure maintains a constant shape during operation and comprises autonomously unmoveable extremities. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable three-dimensional corporal figure for communicating with a passenger in a motor vehicle, the figure comprising:
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a portable three-dimensional body including a rounded housing having three-dimensional contours and configured for mounting in the motor vehicle, a touch-sensitive area of the portable three-dimensional body for identifying a contact with the three-dimensional body of the figure, the touch-sensitive area arranged on a flattened portion of the rounded housing; a display separate from the touch-sensitive area of the portable three-dimensional body configured to dynamically display a variety of different facial expressions based on at least one of user input and detected data regarding operating conditions of the vehicle, wherein the user input comprises a haptic input, and a wireless interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with other portable three-dimensional corporal figures.
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12. A portable three-dimensional corporal figure for communicating with a passenger in a motor vehicle, the figure comprising:
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a portable three-dimensional body including a rounded housing having three-dimensional contours and configured for mounting in the motor vehicle, a touch-sensitive area of the portable three-dimensional body for identifying a contact with the three-dimensional body of the figure, the touch-sensitive area arranged on a flattened portion of the rounded housing; a display separate from the touch-sensitive area of the portable three-dimensional body configured to dynamically display a variety of different facial expressions based on at least one of user input and detected data regarding operating conditions of the vehicle, wherein the user input comprises a haptic input, and a wireless interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with other wireless mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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