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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Continental Automotive France, Toulouse, FR;
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Pascal Clochard, Chevreuse, FR;
Jerome Wroblewski, Mainvilliers, FR;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, Toulouse, FR;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for automotive vehicle including a steering wheel, an instrument cluster, the steering wheel including sensors which are arranged on the rim and configured to detect the presence of fingers () of a hand () of the driver in contact with the rim (), situated one after the other in the circumferential direction, the method including the following steps: a) defining first and second zones of activation on the rim of the steering wheel, b) defining first and second interaction entities in the digital display zone, which are situated in positional correspondence with the activation zones, c) detecting a movement of fingers including at least one closing or gripping of a hand on an activation zone, d) undertaking an action in conjunction with the first interaction entity.