Patent ID: 9103691
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G01C,G06F,G10L

Abstract:
1. A method for multimode information input for a touchscreen device in a motor vehicle, the method comprising: detecting, by the touchscreen device, an input motion of a user, the input motion comprising a physical gesture of the user that is (a) a contactless physical gesture with respect to a surface of the touchscreen device or (b) a touching of the surface of the touchscreen device, automatically activating a voice recognition means associated with the touchscreen device in response to a detection of the input motion performed during the input motion and prior to completion of the input motion, and after the activation of the voice recognition means and after completion of the input motion, determining, by the touchscreen device, a selection of one or more objects that are displayed by the touchscreen device, wherein the determination is based on an evaluation of the completed input motion, in response to the one or more displayed objects or in response to the activation of the voice recognition means, automatically implementing a restriction of a vocabulary, which vocabulary is provided for interaction, wherein the restriction is based on the selected one or more displayed objects, receiving, by the voice recognition means, a voice command associated with the selected one or more displayed objects and defined by the restricted vocabulary, wherein the voice recognition means is configured to receive the voice command as an information input or for adapting a display of the touchscreen device.