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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Applicant:
Paul Heisterkamp, Erbach, DE;
Inventor:
Paul Heisterkamp, Erbach, DE;
Assignee:
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/08 (2012.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); B60W 50/10 (2012.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/08 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1052 (2013.01); B60W 50/10 (2013.01); G06K 9/00355 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a functional unit of a vehicle involves detecting a gesture of a vehicle passenger and controlling the functional unit depending on the detected gesture, if a first predetermined condition is fulfilled. The first predetermined condition is that a movement sequence of a detected gesture coincides with a predetermined movement pattern that is similar to a movement of a functional unit to be controlled or is analogous to a manipulation of the functional unit to be controlled.