The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2016
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Alexander Kirilenko, Diepholz, DE;
Vitali Fribus, QuakenbrĂĽck, DE;
Karsten Strassburg, Hannover, DE;
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
Operating device for a shift by wire assembly in an automobile comprising a touch sensitive display for selecting selectable operation modes of an automatic and/or automatized transmission of the automobile and having an essentially flat surface, wherein the surface of the touch sensitive display comprises a recess and in that a start position program of the operating device is configured to issue instructions to the touch sensitive display to display a shift pattern when contact with the touch sensitive display is detected at the location of the recess for a predetermined period of time, wherein a start position of the shift pattern is located at the location of the recess.