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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Michael Prados, Redwood City, CA (US);
Philippe Alessandrini, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Wolfgang Bloehs, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Michael Prados, Redwood City, CA (US);
Philippe Alessandrini, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Wolfgang Bloehs, Ingolstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input device, especially for a vehicle, comprises a touchscreen to enter commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen or by pressing on the operating surface, an actuator to move the touchscreen in at least one direction, and a control module to control the actuator as a function of the speed of a touching movement over the operating surface.