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Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 12, 2019
Applicant:

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;

Inventors:

Daniel Zach, Wolfsburg, DE;

Dominik Ulrich, Wolfsburg, DE;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G08B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/962 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01); H03K 2217/96062 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01);
Abstract

Technologies and techniques for operating an appliance. A command button of an operating part is actuated, the actuation of the command button being detected by a microcontroller using measuring instruments. The read-in measured values are evaluated such that it is determined whether the measuring signal has a regular form for actuating the command button, or an irregular form. A function associated with the actuated command button is implemented if it is established that the measuring signal has a regular form. When a regular form is identified, optionally an acoustic, haptic or optical acknowledgement signal is emitted, and when an irregular form is identified, an acoustic, haptic or optical fault signal is emitted.


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