Patent ID: 9552088
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B60K,G06F

Claim:
1. A combined display and input device for a vehicle, comprising: a virtual first input unit, which is in the form of a contact-sensitive monitor for operating multiple functions in a main menu and for displaying information; and a physical second input unit including a combined control and at least one of at least one button, a rotary control, or a slide control; wherein the physical second input unit is provided adjacent to the virtual first input unit; wherein the combined control is a combination of a rotary control with at least one of a press switch and a pull switch; wherein the contact-sensitive monitor is configured to display at least one of the functions and target values; wherein the contact-sensitive monitor is configured to display virtual control elements as part of the virtual first input unit; wherein the virtual control elements comprise at least one of buttons, slide controls and rotary controls; wherein the rotary control of the combined control is configured to select a function from the multiple functions; wherein the press switch of the combined control is configured to choose the function; wherein at least one of the rotary control and the press switch is configured to set at least one target value of the function in a submenu; and wherein the contact-sensitive monitor is configured to form a visual illustration imitating a shape of the physical second input unit on the contact-sensitive monitor such that the visual illustration appears as part of the physical second input unit.