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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2006
Christoph Waeller, Braunschweig, DE;
Yongmei Wu, Braunschweig, DE;
Thorsten Bohnenberger, Braunschweig, DE;
Christoph Waeller, Braunschweig, DE;
Yongmei Wu, Braunschweig, DE;
Thorsten Bohnenberger, Braunschweig, DE;
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
An information device, e.g., inside a motor vehicle, includes at least one output device and a processing device, to which a memory device is assigned in which all types of vehicle data, in particular data of vehicle functions and/or vehicle elements, their operation, display or manipulation, and/or data of vehicle states, are stored, and a method is for supplying information about the mentioned vehicle data. The corresponding vehicle data, in particular vehicle functions and their operation or manipulation, and/or vehicle elements and/or their function and/or manipulation, and/or vehicle states and/or their change are displayed in animated fashion on the at least one output device.