Patent ID: 9688148
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60W,G06F

Claim:
1. A device to control a plurality of different functions of a motor vehicle, comprising: an operator control element configured to actuate and adjust a first function from among the plurality of different functions; a display device provided on the operator control element or in a direct vicinity of the operator control element; and a touch-sensitive field configured to have a plurality of sections arranged adjacent to one another and aligned in a single straight-line fashion along a first direction, each of which is at least temporarily assigned one of the plurality of different functions, each section being provided with a selector symbol corresponding to a respective assigned function, wherein a selection of a selected function from among the plurality of different functions in the touch-sensitive field consists of selecting one of the sections and subsequently performing a touch-sensitive sliding of the selector symbol corresponding to the selected function, in the single straight-line fashion along the first direction, toward the operator control element, to thereby transfer the selected function into the operator control element, wherein by transferring the selected function into the operator control element, the operator control element is changed from being configured to adjust the first function to being configured to adjust the selected function by a subsequent adjustment of the operator control element, wherein the selected function is displayed on the display device using an actuator symbol, wherein the operator control element is arranged adjacent to at least one of the plurality of sections and is aligned in the single straight-line fashion along the first direction with the plurality of sections, wherein the operator control element and touch-sensitive field are installed in a console of the motor vehicle, and wherein the operator control element is embodied as one of a control knob or a rocker switch.