Patent ID: 7595722

Claim:
A multifunctional operating device arranged to at least one of preselect and select function groups and functions within a menu structure representable on a display device, comprising: at least one bidirectional rotary element configured to at least one of preselect and select at least one of function groups and functions within a menu level, the bidirectional rotary element arranged in the form of a rotary manipulation roll having an axis of rotation horizontal with respect to a surface of a component that accommodates the rotary manipulation roll; and at least one second operation device configured to at least one of preselect and select subordinate and superordinate menu levels; wherein the at least one second operation device includes at least a part that is movable in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the bidirectional rotary element; and wherein the second operation device includes a rocker of the bidirectional rotary element in a direction of the axis of rotation.