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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Etienne Iliffe-Moon, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0447 (2019.05); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1438 (2024.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2540/043 (2020.02);
Abstract
A method operates a user interface with a deformable touch sensitive display device for a vehicle. The method includes acquiring user input and determining user-related information based on the user input. The method also includes outputting, based on the user-related information, an actuation signal to conditionally drive an actuation device to physically deform the display device to transition from a first display state into a second display state that is different from the first display state.