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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Dav, Créteil, FR;
Anthony Aubry, Creteil, FR;
Other;
Abstract
The invention relates to a man/machine interface () that can be used to control at least two functions of a motor vehicle, said man/machine interface comprising: a capacitive touch pad () including at least two control areas (), each control area being configured to receive a command for at least one function; a haptic feedback device () configured to supply feedback to the user of the man/machine interface as acknowledgement of the command; and a control device () configured to receive a signal from the touch pad that is representative of a command from the user on the touch pad and to accept the command when the level of the signal received is greater than or equal to a threshold value. The invention is characterised in that the control device is configured to include different threshold values for at least two control areas of the touch pad.