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US 2021/0229554 A1Published application
Vehicle Component, Vehicle and Method for Communication Between a Vehicle and a User
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsTobias GLOHR, Thomas TILLE
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Abstract
Please substitute the new Abstract submitted herewith for the original Abstract: A vehicle component includes a display element and/or operating element integrated into a vehicle component surface. The display element and/or operating element has a light source, a base support, a mask and a surface layer. The surface layer is made of a material that becomes transparent when activated.
Claims12
-11. (canceled)
A vehicle component, comprising:
- a display element and/or control element integrated into a vehicle component surface, wherein
- the display element and/or control element has a light source, a base support, a mask and a surface layer, and
- the surface layer comprises a material which becomes transparent through activation.
A method for communication between a vehicle and a user of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- detecting a user approaching a surface layer or the user touching the surface layer, and in response thereto:
- activating a display element and/or control element integrated into a vehicle component surface, wherein
- the display element and/or control element has a light source, a base support, a mask and the surface layer, and
- the surface layer becomes transparent in response to the activation of the display element and/or control element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.