Patent ID: 9014753
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B60R,H04M

Abstract:
1. A communication system for a motor vehicle, comprising: an interface adapted to exchange data between the communication system and at least one of (a) a mobile telephone, (b) a mobile data memory or (c) a mobile computer, the communication system being positioned in the motor vehicle; a display including an assigned control system adapted to simultaneously display at least two of (a) an image, including at least one operating element, of at least one of (a) the mobile telephone, (b) the mobile data memory or (c) the mobile computer or (b) a portion of the image, including at least one operating element, of at least one of (a) the mobile telephone, (b) the mobile data memory or (c) the mobile computer on the display such that the at least one operating element of the at least two of (a) the image or (b) the portion of the image are simultaneously operable via the display; and a touch screen, arranged above the display, adapted to operate at least one of (a) the mobile telephone, (b) the mobile data memory or (c) the mobile computer by at least one of (a) touch of the touch screen in a region of the displayed operating element or (b) press on the touch screen in the region of the displayed operating element; wherein the display of the communication system is also utilized by at least one of a climate-control device, an infotainment system, and/or a navigation system of the motor vehicle; and wherein the control system is adapted to query whether the at least one of (a) the mobile telephone, (b) the mobile data memory, or (c) the mobile computer is to be operated by the display or the touch screen when the display is utilized by the at least one of the climate-control device, the infotainment system, and/or the navigation system of the motor vehicle; wherein the control system is further adapted, based on a result of the query, to determine whether the display is to continue to show the at least one of the climate-control device, the infotainment system, and/or the navigation system of the motor vehicle, or the display is to show the display of the at least two of (a) an image, including at least one operating element, of at least one of (a) the mobile telephone, (b) the mobile data memory or (c) the mobile computer or (b) a portion of the image, including at least one operating element, of at least one of (a) the mobile telephone, (b) the mobile data memory or (c) the mobile computer.