Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Christopher Roelle

Markus Strassberger

Sonja Ruemelin

Lenja Sorokin

Gunnar Franz

Karl-Ernst Steinberg

Tomas Hejda

Tamas Gellert Bokor

Benjamin Weyl

Sadzida Kratz

Bernhard Niedermaier

Markus Steidle

Timo Kosch

Anton Sifferlinger

A reflection display system for displaying a display image for a vehicle occupant of a motor vehicle by reflecting the display image on a windshield is provided. The system includes a display unit which is designed to display the display image on a display surface, a detection sensor system for detecting the displayed display image on the display surface, and a control unit which is designed to actuate the display unit for displaying purposes, ascertain detection information on the basis of the detected displayed display image, ascertain the presence of a foreign object on the display surface of the display unit on the basis of the displayed display image and on the basis of the detection information, and signal a disruption of the display if the presence of a foreign object on the display surface of the display unit has been ascertained.

Method and device for operating a windshield display system with a covered display detection, and windshield display system

A motor vehicle has a plurality of control devices which are designed to provide a particular vehicle function in the motor vehicle. The vehicle functions of the control devices differ. The control devices are connected by a common bus line which is led successively through a respective communications circuit of the control devices, wiring the control devices successively into a daisy-chain circuit. Each of the vehicle functions is implemented in each of the control devices. A processor circuit is designed to determine a position specification which specifies a position of the particular control device within the daisy-chain circuit and, according to the determined position specification, to select a vehicle function allocated to the position from the implemented vehicle functions and to provide the selected vehicle function in the motor vehicle for activation.

Motor vehicle having a plurality of control devices which provide different vehicle functions in the motor vehicle and method for configuring the control devices and control device

A sensor device is provided for a system for protecting an occupant, in particular a driver, of a vehicle from glare from light sources outside the vehicle. The device includes a projection surface, a shadow-casting object, which is arranged and/or designed such that upon an illumination of an object by a light source located outside the vehicle, at least one shadow of the object is cast onto the projection surface, an image capturing unit that is designed to capture an image of the shadow of the object cast onto the projection surface, and a control unit that is designed to detect at least one property of the at least one light source based on the captured image of the shadow of the object cast onto the projection surface.

Sensor device, system, and method for protecting an occupant, in particular a driver, of a vehicle from a glare, and motor vehicle

A display and operating device for a motor vehicle includes a display area, and an operating element that is disposed on the display area. The operating element for detecting an operating action is movable on the display area within a region of movement. The operating element is movable in a translatory manner on the display area.

Display and operating device for a motor vehicle, operating element, and motor vehicle

A vehicle assistance device includes a control device for controlling the display of information and a display for displaying the information. When the control device has determined a state of the vehicle and/or a position of the vehicle, the control device takes the determined state of the vehicle and/or the determined position of the vehicle as a basis for providing information for the driver on the display device. When changing between mobility sections in which different information may be of interest to the driver, the vehicle assistance device can provide a driver with the necessary information for each of the mobility sections.

Vehicle assistance device

A method is provided for making available an assistance suggestion for a user of a motor vehicle. The method determines information on the availability of helpers and displays the available helpers based on that information. After selecting a helper by the user, the method sets up a communication link between the user and the selected helper, makes available assistance information to the selected helper, and receives an assistance suggestion which is based on the assistance information made available.

Method and system for making available an assistance suggestion for a user of a motor vehicle

A method is provided for receiving an input on a touch-sensitive field, wherein the field is set up to determine the location of a touch of the field by a user's finger, wherein the touch-sensitive field includes a tactile threshold. The threshold is arranged such that at least one area of the touch-sensitive field lies on each side thereof. The method detects a movement of the user's finger on the touch-sensitive field which crosses the threshold, and activates a function in response to the detection.

Method for receiving an input on a touch-sensitive panel

An assignment of at least one state variable to a respective graphic object is carried out as a function of a user input. An assignment of a respective vehicle parameter or personal characteristic to one state variable respectively, which is assigned to the respective graphic object, is carried out as a function of a user input. This takes place with the inclusion of a respective assignment function, which represents an imaging rule of the respective vehicle parameter or personal characteristic onto the respective state variable. The computer program product is generated in an automated manner, specifically such that it is designed for generating a signalizing signal during its run, which signalizing signal is a function of the respective currently provided value of the respective vehicle parameter or personal characteristic, which is assigned to the respective graphic object, and which signalizing signal is designed for signalizing the graphic object or objects corresponding to the respective assignment function relative to the respective currently provided value of the respective vehicle parameter or personal characteristic on an imaging system.

Method and device for producing a computer program product for a mobility device and mobility device

The invention relates to a method for operating a navigation system of a motor vehicle by receiving an input by means of an input device of the navigation system, a destination being indicated by way of the input; as well as by determining at least one conceivable route from a starting position to the destination by an arithmetic device of the navigation system by means of filed map data, wherein, for at least one route section of the at least one conceivable route, at least one parameter of at least one wireless communication network is determined by the arithmetic device.

Method for operating a navigation system of a motor vehicle, navigation system and motor vehicle

A vehicle assistance device for a driver includes a control unit for generating data that indicates information with respect to the temporal occurrence of an event along a route of a vehicle. A display unit displays a map of the route of the vehicle between a starting point and a destination point of the route. The control unit controls the display unit with data, wherein the control unit generates the data in such a way that the information characterizing the temporal occurrence of an event is displayed on the display unit along the map of the route as a function of the point-in-time of occurrence of the event.

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Groebenzell, Germany

Christopher Roelle