Patent ID: 7489238

Claim:
A configuration for controlling at least one electronic device, the configuration comprising: a memory unit, an operator control device including an actuator, a display device, and a computing unit that is connected to the memory unit, the operator control device, and the display device; the computing unit configured to: read a first operator control display out from the memory unit, the first operator control display including at least a first display element; display the first operator control display on the display device; evaluate an operator control operation that is performed with the actuator of the operator control device; read out a second operator control display, which is assigned to the operator control operation, from the memory device; the second operator control display including at least the first display element of the first operator control display; gradually change the display device from displaying the first operator control display to displaying the second operator control display; and gradually transform at least one display property of at least the first display element when changing from the first operator control display to the second operator control display; wherein the first display element graphically represents a geometric shape of the actuator of the operator control device.