Patent ID: 11880525
Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for selecting input fields displayed on a screen and for activating input content displayed in a selected input field on the screen by manual inputs into an input area of an input interface, wherein the input interface is configured for haptic input of gestures into the input area in order to control the selection of an input field, and for the activation of input content of a selected input field by triggering an electrical switching function of the input interface by exerting a predefined minimum force on the input area, the method comprising the following steps:
determining a displacement vector V(POS(t1),POS(t2)) from determined input positions POS(t1),POS(t2) of a manual, continuous input of gestures into the input area at a first point in time t1 and a second point in time t2, where t=time and t1<t2;
determining an absolute value |F(t)| of a surface area F(t) with which the manual, continuous input of the gesture acts on the input area;
provided that |F(t2)|<|F(t1)|, selecting the input field that is adjacent or at least closest to a position POSSCREEN(POS(t1)) associated with the position POS(t1) on the screen as seen in a direction of the displacement vector V(POS(t1),POS(t2)), wherein upon triggering the electrical switching function at the point in time t2 a function associated with the input content of the selected input field is activated; and
provided that |F(t2)|>|F(t1)|, the displacement vector V(POS(t1),POS(t2)) is disregarded and a function associated with the position POSSCREEN(POS(t1)) is activated,
wherein the preceding method steps are only performed for one or more predefined directions of the displacement vector V(POS(t1), POS(t2)).