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US 2011/0239161 A1Published application
Method and Device for Displaying Information, in Particular in a Vehicle
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsMathias Kuhn, Rainer Dehmann, Frank Hauschild
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Abstract
In a method for displaying information, in particular in a vehicle, a list of multiple graphic objects is graphically represented on a display, a display area of the display being associated with each represented graphic object and the objects being selectable for executing a function. Prior to the selection of one of the objects, an animation runs in the display area of at least one graphic object, which illustrates the function associated with the graphic object.
Claims15
1-10. (canceled)
A method for displaying information, comprising:
- graphically displaying in a display a list of multiple graphic objects, a display area of the display being associated with each represented graphic object and the objects being selectable for executing a function;
- prior to selecting one of the objects, running an animation in the display area of at least one graphic object to illustrate the function associated with the graphic object.
A device for displaying information, comprising:
- a display adapted for graphical representation of information;
- a control unit adapted to produce graphics data, which graphically represent at least one list of multiple graphic objects on the display, a display area of the display and a function being associated with the represented graphic object;
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- an input device adapted to select an object shown on the display;
- wherein the control unit is adapted to produce, prior to selection of one of the objects, an animation in the display area of at least one graphic object to illustrate the function associated with the graphic object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.