Viewing direction and acoustic command based operating device for a motor vehicle

US9108513B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9108513-B2
Application numberUS-26827208-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 10, 2008
Priority dateNov 10, 2008
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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In a method for the operator control of a motor vehicle having a display for displaying variable information and having a microphone, the viewing direction of an operator of the motor vehicle is ascertained, it is checked whether the viewing direction of the operator is aimed toward the display, and information assigned to an acoustic command is shown on the display when a corresponding acoustic command is given while the viewing direction of the operator is aimed toward the display.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for operator control of a motor vehicle having a plurality of displays for displaying variable information and having a microphone, comprising: ascertaining a viewing direction of an operator of the motor vehicle; determining whether the viewing direction of the operator is aimed toward one of the plurality of displays; identifying toward which of the plurality of displays the viewing direction of the operator is aimed; evaluating an output si…

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  • B60K35/10Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9108513B2 cover?
In a method for the operator control of a motor vehicle having a display for displaying variable information and having a microphone, the viewing direction of an operator of the motor vehicle is ascertained, it is checked whether the viewing direction of the operator is aimed toward the display, and information assigned to an acoustic command is shown on the display when a corresponding acousti…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seitz Gordon, Neugebauer Moritz, Oel Peter, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60K35/10. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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