Patent ID: 8694201

Claim:
A method for controlling the display of hierarchically structured menus where each menu includes at least one menu item for being selected and activated comprising: displaying a menu on a display of a vehicle multimedia system; determining, with a control unit, whether a predetermined criterion corresponding to a displayed menu or menu item is satisfied; the control unit storing information identifying the displayed menu or menu item in response to an activation of a menu item or in response to an automatically caused return to a predetermined menu; reading, with the control unit, information stored in response to an operation of an operating element; and the control unit displaying the read information as selectable and activatable menu items on the display, where the selection and activation of the menu item allows the display of the menu or menu item identified by the information; wherein the information identifying the displayed menu or menu item is selectively stored based on the predetermined criterion such that the information is stored if the criterion is satisfied and the information is not stored if the criterion is not satisfied.