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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Holger Weyer, Mainz, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/03548 (2013.01); B60K 2350/102 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1024 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input/output device for a motor vehicle includes a base area and at least one local elevation adjoining the same. The base area is preferably enclosed by and/or integrally formed with the local elevation(s). The local elevation(s) includes a touch-sensitive surface for inputting control element actuating information for the motor vehicle by touching, (e.g., manually sliding) the fixed surface.