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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Ulrich Kabatek, Babenhausen, DE;
Kai Hohmann, Babenhausen, DE;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
A method for operating a display unit of vehicle, wherein the display unit displays at least one display, comprises ascertaining the viewing direction of a driver using a gaze-tracking device; checking whether the viewing direction of the driver is directed at the display unit; checking whether traffic-relevant data are present; operating the display unit in an energy-saving mode when the view of the driver is not directed at the display unit and/or when no traffic-relevant data is present; and operating the display unit in a display mode when the view of the driver is directed at the display unit and/or when traffic-relevant data is present for display. A display unit is also disclosed.