Patent ID: 8681114
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: B60K,G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying information with the aid of a display mounted in a motor vehicle, comprising: generating, by a user interface device, graphic data which actuate at least a subregion of the display such that in an operating state, information which is assigned to at least one operator step executable by an input device is displayed, and in a display state, information which is not assigned to any operator steps is displayed, and it is detected when an object enters an operator control zone assigned to the input device and when it leaves the operator zone; switching the operator interface device from the operating state to the display state when the object leaves the operator control zone and the object does not reenter the operator control zone within a time interval; detecting a speed of the vehicle; and determining a length of the time interval as a function of the vehicle speed; wherein the function provides for a greater determined length of the time interval for higher vehicle speeds and a shorter determined length of the time interval for lower vehicle speeds.