Patent ID: 9205745
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B60K,G06F

Abstract:
1. A control device for an automobile, comprising: a touch-sensitive control surface configured to detect a gesture of a user exerted on said touch-sensitive surface; a unit for interpreting said detected gesture to generate a command associated with said detected gesture, wherein the unit for interpreting comprises a plurality of gesture interpretation databases; and at least one processing unit configured to alternate the operating mode of said control device between an applied operating mode and a basic operating mode, based on at least one input parameter for alternating the operating mode; at least one motion sensor of said automobile configured to transmit vehicle stoppage or movement information; and wherein the at least one processing unit is configured to change one of the plurality of gesture interpretation databases of the unit for interpreting according to the operating mode, and wherein, when said basic operating mode is engaged, said at least one processing unit transmits a signal to said unit for interpreting to select a first gesture interpretation database when said automobile is stopped, and a second gesture interpretation database when said automobile is moving.