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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Peter Schusser, Mammendorf, DE;
Inventor:
Peter Schusser, Mammendorf, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motor vehicle, is provided with a plurality of operator control units which can be operated individually by an occupant in order to initiate functions of the motor vehicle, a plurality of display units that can be illuminated, and a display control logic unit. In response to operator activation of a first function associated with a second function in a specified operating sequence, a first display unit can be controlled in such a way that the first display unit displays a directional pointer in the spatial direction of a second operator control unit, which on being actuated can initiate the second function.