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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2007
Gitta Rüscher, Planegg, DE;
Claude Toussaint, München, DE;
Gitta Rüscher, Planegg, DE;
Claude Toussaint, München, DE;
Unify GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
At least one additional menu layer can be selected in a menu layer and be displayed on a display unit by means of at least one control element. The additional menu layer selected via the control element is displayed in the display unit as a preview when an object approaches the control element that is equipped with a proximity sensor or when an object touches the control element that is fitted with a tactile sensor. The additional menu layer disappears again when the object, e.g. a person's finger, is removed, and the originally represented menu layer is automatically displayed again. This prevents the control elements from being repeatedly actuated, thus significantly increasing user friendliness and improving customer acceptance.