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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2011
Oliver Michaelis, San Diego, CA (US);
Oliver Michaelis, San Diego, CA (US);
HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH, Karlsbad, DE;
Abstract
An I/O device for a vehicle includes at least one touch-sensitive I/O display unit DT, at least one output display unit DI and a control unit CU connecting the I/O display unit DT and the output display unit DI with an information exchange unit IEU. The touch-sensitive I/O display unit DT is located in a readily reachable position for a driver and the output display unit DI is located in a readily discernible position for a driver, and the control unit CU communicates output data DD-I/O related to an interactive I/O communication to the I/O display unit DT, receives touchscreen input data TI from the I/O display unit DT and communicates output data DD-O to the output display unit DI in relation with the input data TI. An I/O method using the above mentioned I/O device for a vehicle is also provided.