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User interface and method for adapting a view on a display unit

  • US 10,061,508 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2015
  • Issued: 08/28/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for enabling a user to customize a home screen displayed on a graphical user interface in a vehicle, the method comprising:

  • in response to user input on the graphical user interface, entering a configuration mode for receiving user input selecting a displayed tile to allocate with a range of vehicle functions, wherein the selected, displayed tile is one tile of a plurality of displayed tiles displayed on the graphical user interface;

    while in the configuration mode, displaying a plurality of first operating areas, each of the first operating areas representing a respective range of vehicle functions;

    while in the configuration mode, receiving a first user input in relationship to the plurality of first operating areas selecting one of the plurality of first operating areas and, in response thereto,while in the configuration mode, displaying a plurality of second operating areas each being thematically associated with the selected first operating area and the associated range of vehicle functions, andwhile in the configuration mode, the selection of the one of the plurality of first operating areas triggers input focus wherein current setting for the ranges of vehicle functions associated with the selected first operating area are displayed in at least one of the plurality of second operating areas,whereby, the selected, displayed tile is associated with the range of vehicle functions associated with the selected first operating area and at least one second operating area of the plurality of operating areas following exit of configuration mode,wherein the method further comprises receiving, while in the configuration mode, a second user input selecting a first operating area or a second operating area and, in response thereto, allocating a range of vehicle functions associated with the selected first operating area or second operating area to the one tile.

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