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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2007
Christoph Waeller, Braunschweig, DE;
Katharina Bachfischer, Düsseldorf, DE;
Joerg Lilienthal, Gifhorn, DE;
Christoph Waeller, Braunschweig, DE;
Katharina Bachfischer, Düsseldorf, DE;
Joerg Lilienthal, Gifhorn, DE;
VOLKSWAGEN AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
In a method for operating vehicle devices in which different information is shown for different viewing angles on a display of a display device, seating positions of users are assigned to the viewing angles, the position of an object in a switching zone is detected and a switching signal assigned to the switching zone is generated, the seating position of a user assigned to the object is identified, and a control signal for the vehicle devices and/or the display device is generated as a function of the switching signal and of the seating position of the user who triggered the switching signal. Furthermore, an operating device for vehicle devices includes an input unit and a display unit having a display with which different information is able to be displayed for different viewing angles, seating positions of users being assigned to the respective viewing angles. The operating device includes a device for detecting the position of an object in a switching zone, a device for identifying the seating position of a user assigned to the object, and a control device, with which a control signal is able to be generated for the vehicle devices and/or the display device as a function of the detected position of the object and of the seating position of the user.