Interactive control device and method for operating the interactive control device
First Claim
1. A method for operating an interactive control device, the control device including a display device configured to represent information including control elements, comprising:
- ascertaining a control probability based on an ascertained control intention for each of a plurality of control elements represented on the display device, from a movement of a user'"'"'s body part in relation to the plurality of control elements that does not activate the control elements, wherein the control intention is ascertained based on the movement of the user'"'"'s body part in relation to a respective control element;
ascertaining a control spotlight region corresponding to a portion of the display device encompassing an expected touch position of the user'"'"'s body part on the display device, wherein the location and size of the control spotlight region is ascertained based on the ascertained control probability for each control element, the size of the control spotlight region being greater than the user'"'"'s body part and smaller than the display device; and
selectively adapting display of the control elements such that (i) each control element which is at least partially within the control spotlight region is proportionally optimized for activation according to the respective ascertained control probability, and (ii) control elements outside the control spotlight region are not proportionally optimized for activation;
wherein the control probability for each control element is ascertained prior to activating a control action;
wherein each control element which is at least partially within the control spotlight region is scaled as a function of at least one of (i) distance from the center of the control spotlight region and (ii) amount of planar overlap with the control spotlight region.
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Abstract
An interactive control device includes a display device, and a method is for operating the interactive control device. The method includes: displaying graphical information on the display device; receiving sensor information; activating a control action if on the basis of the sensor information it is ascertained that a body part of a user is located within an activation region that is spatially defined relative to a display region of a control element on the display device with which the control action is associated; the received sensor information including user information that is evaluated prior to an activation of the control action in order to ascertain a control intention for the at least one control element; and the information represented on the display device being adapted as a function of the ascertained control intention such that the at least one control element is represented in a manner optimized for the activation of the control action associated with the control element. The control device may be arranged as a component of a motor vehicle console so as to be able to implement the control method.
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1. A method for operating an interactive control device, the control device including a display device configured to represent information including control elements, comprising:
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ascertaining a control probability based on an ascertained control intention for each of a plurality of control elements represented on the display device, from a movement of a user'"'"'s body part in relation to the plurality of control elements that does not activate the control elements, wherein the control intention is ascertained based on the movement of the user'"'"'s body part in relation to a respective control element; ascertaining a control spotlight region corresponding to a portion of the display device encompassing an expected touch position of the user'"'"'s body part on the display device, wherein the location and size of the control spotlight region is ascertained based on the ascertained control probability for each control element, the size of the control spotlight region being greater than the user'"'"'s body part and smaller than the display device; and selectively adapting display of the control elements such that (i) each control element which is at least partially within the control spotlight region is proportionally optimized for activation according to the respective ascertained control probability, and (ii) control elements outside the control spotlight region are not proportionally optimized for activation; wherein the control probability for each control element is ascertained prior to activating a control action; wherein each control element which is at least partially within the control spotlight region is scaled as a function of at least one of (i) distance from the center of the control spotlight region and (ii) amount of planar overlap with the control spotlight region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An interactive control device, comprising:
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a display device adapted to represent information that includes control elements; and a control device having at least one processor adapted to ascertain a control probability based on an ascertained control intention for each of a plurality of control elements represented on the display device, from a movement of a user'"'"'s body part in relation to the plurality of control elements that does not activate the control elements, the control intention ascertained based on the movement of the user'"'"'s body part, ascertain a control spotlight region corresponding to a portion of the display device encompassing an expected touch position of the user'"'"'s body part on the display device, wherein the location and size of the control spotlight region is ascertained based on the ascertained control probability for each control element, the size of the control spotlight region being greater than the user'"'"'s body part and smaller than the display device, and to selectively adapt display of the control elements such that (i) each control element which is at least partially within the control spotlight region is proportionally optimized for activation according to the respective ascertained control probability, and (ii) control elements outside the control spotlight region are not proportionally optimized for activation; wherein the control probability for each control element is ascertained prior to activating a control action; wherein each control element which is at least partially within the control spotlight region is scaled as a function of at least one of (i) distance from the center of the control spotlight region and (ii) amount of planar overlap with the control spotlight region. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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