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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2005
Carsten Bergmann, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhaoxia Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Will Specks, Wolfbsurg, DE;
Klaus Schaaf, Braunschweig, DE;
Carsten Bergmann, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhaoxia Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Will Specks, Wolfbsurg, DE;
Klaus Schaaf, Braunschweig, DE;
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
In a communications system for a motor vehicle, the communications system includes: an interface for exchanging data between the communications system and a mobile telephone; a display with an assigned controller for displaying an image of the mobile telephone, the image including at least one control element, or for displaying a portion of an image of the mobile telephone, the portion of the image also having at least one control element; and a touch screen, which is located above the display and serves to operate the mobile telephone by touching the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element or by pressing upon the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element.