Patent ID: 8909414

Claim:
A three-dimensional corporal figure for communicating with a passenger in a motor vehicle, the figure comprising: a portable three-dimensional body including a rounded housing having three-dimensional contours, a touch-sensitive area of the portable three-dimensional body for identifying a contact with the three-dimensional body of the figure via a haptic control, the touch-sensitive area arranged on a flattened portion of the rounded housing; a display, separate from the touch-sensitive area; a wireless interface device configured to wirelessly receive motor vehicle data from a corresponding wireless interface device of the motor vehicle, the motor vehicle data comprising data detected by the motor vehicle regarding operating conditions of the vehicle, and a control device configured to: dynamically select a facial expression based at least on motor vehicle data wirelessly received from the motor vehicle, and display the dynamically selected facial expressions on the display; and wherein the portable three-dimensional corporal figure maintains a constant shape during operation and comprises autonomously unmoveable extremities.