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US 7,017,970 B2Granted
Input device on a sun-visor
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorMarkus Weinberger
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Abstract
An input device is proposed in a vehicle, the input device having a plurality of keys, being connected to a processing unit and being arranged in the sun visor of the vehicle. The input of text via the input device is simplified, the input device being available in the vehicle without space being necessary, for example, in the center console.
Claims22
An input device in a vehicle in which a sun visor is disposed, comprising:
- a plurality of keys including a subset of keys representing alphabetical letters, each key in the subset representing only a respective one of the alphabetical letters;
- and
- a connection for connecting to a processing unit, wherein:
- the input device is capable of being arranged on the sun visor,
- the sun visor is capable of being coupled to a holding device connected to a body of the vehicle, and
- for an input using the input device, the sun visor is capable of being completely moved away from the body of the vehicle by being uncoupled from the holding device.
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A sun visor, comprising:
- a body capable of receiving an input device that includes:
- a plurality of keys including a subset of keys representing alphabetical letters, each key in the subset representing only a respective one of the alphabetical letters, and
- a connection for connecting to a processing unit, wherein:
- the input device is capable of being arranged on the sun visor,
- the sun visor is capable of being coupled to a holding device connected to a body of a vehicle, and
- for an input using the input device, the sun visor is capable of being completely moved away from the body of the vehicle by being uncoupled from the holding device.
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A computer keyboard for mounting on a sun visor of a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of keys corresponding to all of the letters of the alphabet and to the whole numbers from zero to nine, the plurality of keys including a subset of keys representing the letters of the alphabet, each key in the subset representing only a respective one of the letters of the alphabet;
- and
- a connection for connecting to a processing unit, wherein:
- the computer keyboard is capable of being arranged on the sun visor,
- the sun visor is capable of being coupled to a holding device, and
- for an input using the input device, the sun visor is removable from the holding device.
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A sun visor, comprising:
- a body capable of receiving a computer keyboard and including:
- a coupling element integrally formed on the body and for removably coupling the body to the computer keyboard.
A computer keyboard for mounting on a sun visor of a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing including a grip for permitting a user to grasp the housing in order to release the housing from the sun visor;
- a plurality of keys arranged in the housing and corresponding to all of the letters of the alphabet and to the whole numbers from zero to nine;
- and
- a connection arranged in the housing and for connecting to a processing unit, wherein:
- the computer keyboard is capable of being arranged on the sun visor,
- the sun visor is capable of being coupled to a holding device, and
- for an input using the input device, the sun visor is removable from the holding device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.