Patent ID: 9315196
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B60K,B60W,G06F,G06K

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling a functional unit of a vehicle, comprising: detecting a gesture of a vehicle passenger; controlling a functional unit depending on the detected gesture if a first predetermined condition is fulfilled, wherein the first predetermined condition is that a movement sequence of the detected gesture coincides with a predetermined movement pattern that is similar to a movement of the functional unit to be controlled or is analogous to a manipulation of the functional unit to be controlled; generating a first predetermined processing signal in response to a first predetermined speech input of the vehicle passenger, if a second predetermined condition is fulfilled; and stopping or reversing controlling the functional unit to be controlled in response to the first predetermined processing signal, wherein the second predetermined condition is that recognition reliability of the detected gesture is above a first predetermined threshold.