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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2010
Applicant:
Uwe Bonne, Büttelborn, DE;
Inventor:
Uwe Bonne, Büttelborn, DE;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); H01H 13/70 (2006.01); H01H 25/00 (2006.01); H01H 25/04 (2006.01); H01H 19/00 (2006.01); H01H 19/58 (2006.01); H01H 21/00 (2006.01); H01H 9/00 (2006.01); H01H 19/62 (2006.01); H01H 27/00 (2006.01); H01H 3/00 (2006.01); H01H 15/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An operating and display device is provided for a vehicle having a display unit and having a rotary knob for selecting a function and/or for selecting a menu within a hierarchical menu structure shown using the display unit. The rotary knob forming an operating unit is movable in both directions of its rotational axis, and pressing of the operating unit causing navigation between two menu levels in a first hierarchy direction and pulling of the operating unit causing navigation between two menu levels in a second, opposing hierarchy direction of the menu.