Volkswagen Ag

Carsten Temming

Michael Wittkämper

Johannes Rhede

Johannes Tümler

Helge Schäfer

Mark Bennemann

Jannes Menck

Paul Leiber

An operating device for a transportation vehicle for operating a function of a transportation vehicle, wherein the operating device includes LEDs arranged adjacent to one another forming a matrix, wherein a processing unit ascertains whether light of at least one first LED is reflected and/or radiated because of an operating action at least into a second LED.

Operating device having plurality LED and a fiber optical unit for a transportation vehicle

A device including a touch-sensitive free-form surface, the free-form surface having an outer surface and a position detection unit having a sensor surface. The sensor surface and the free-form surface have different geometric shapes, and switching elements are arranged between the sensor surface and the free-form surface, each having a first end and an opposing second end. The first ends are assigned to different detection positions on the free-form surface, and the second ends are assigned to different sensor positions on the sensor surface of the position detection unit so that touches of the free-form surface are transmitted to the sensor surface via the switching elements and are spatially detected by the position detection unit. Also disclosed is a method for producing such a device.

Device having a touch-sensitive free-form surface and method for the production thereof

A method which presents icons corresponding to applications, wherein each icon functions as an identifier for an application and the individual applications in this display cannot be operated by the user; detects a user input for selecting some of the applications identified by the icons; presents enlarged icons for the selected applications, wherein no comprehensive user functionality of the selected applications is available but a user action is performed for at least one application; detects an additional user input for selecting one of the applications identified by the enlarged icons; and presents the content of the selected application, wherein a comprehensive user functionality of the application can be accessed.

Method for adapting the presentation and use of a graphical user interface

Image contents are displayed with a spatial impression of depth for interaction with image contents displayed on a display device in a transportation vehicle, the image contents having control elements in more than one depth plane. An operating action by a user is detected by at least one sensor provided in the transportation vehicle, and it is determined in which depth plane an operating element should be operated. An interaction with a displayed operating element takes place in the determined depth plane according to the detected operating action. A touch screen is provided for the operating action of the user wherein the level of pressure exerted by the user is detected and the user interacts with operating elements in different depth planes based on the detected pressure level. Alternatively, a gesture sensor is provided for the operating action by the user.

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Braunschweig, Germany

Carsten Temming