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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Heino Wengelnik, Wolfsburg, DE;
Holger Wild, Berlin, DE;
Volkswagen AG, , DE;
Abstract
A method for operating a control device in a vehicle, wherein the control device includes a control element having a user interface. In the method, menus are simultaneously displayed on a display surface. Furthermore, a detection region is formed, which is divided into detection zones, wherein each detection zone is associated with a respective menu. The position of an actuation object in the detection region is detected and associated with a detection zone. The menu that is associated with the detection zone in which the actuation object was detected is enlarged and the menus that are associated with the other detection zones are reduced in size. Also disclosed is a control device in a vehicle.