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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 30, 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 an input device for a vehicle, includes a display for optical display of information, a touchscreen arranged above the display for input of commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen and a control for optical display of additional or other information on the display during at least a second simultaneously occurring touching of the operating surface.