Vehicle multimedia system
First Claim
1. A method for controlling the display of hierarchically structured menus on a display of a vehicle multimedia system, where each menu includes at least one menu item for being selected and activated, the method comprising:
- displaying a menu on the display, wherein a first type of menu items provides for jumping to a submenu of the menu, wherein a second type of the menu items performs a function;
selectively storing information identifying a given menu item in response to an activation of the given menu item, in dependence of the type of the given menu item;
reading information in response to an operation of an operating element; and
displaying the read information as selectable and activatable menu items on the display.
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Abstract
A vehicle multimedia system includes a display that displays a hierarchically structured menu. The hierarchically structured menu may have a main menu, a plurality of submenus, and menu items. The multimedia system provides a memory for storing information identifying a menu or menu item, and a memory control unit for writing information related to a menu item upon a user'"'"'s selection of the menu by an operating element or by automatic return to a main menu, and displaying the information as selectable menu items identified by the information.
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1. A method for controlling the display of hierarchically structured menus on a display of a vehicle multimedia system, where each menu includes at least one menu item for being selected and activated, the method comprising:
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displaying a menu on the display, wherein a first type of menu items provides for jumping to a submenu of the menu, wherein a second type of the menu items performs a function; selectively storing information identifying a given menu item in response to an activation of the given menu item, in dependence of the type of the given menu item; reading information in response to an operation of an operating element; and displaying the read information as selectable and activatable menu items on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle multimedia system comprising:
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a display for displaying information including hierarchically structured menus with menu items, where the menu items are located within the hierarchically structured menus, wherein a first type of menu items provides for jumping to a submenu of a menu, and wherein a second type of the menu items performs a function; an operating element for selecting one of the menu items from within the hierarchically structured menus; a memory element configured to store a reference to a menu item; and a memory control unit configured to selectively store, in the memory element, the reference to a given menu item in dependence of the type of the given menu item and in response to a selection of the given menu item, wherein the memory control unit is further configured to read information from the memory element in response to an operation of an operating element; and a control unit configured to display the read information as selectable and activatable menu items on the display. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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