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US 9,070,209 B2Granted
Moving control console
AssigneesVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Audi AG
InventorsBrian Ng, Maria Esther Mejia Gonzalez, William Brian Lathrop
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Abstract
A moving control console having a touchscreen, a motor connected to the digital display unit and a housing in which the digital display unit is movable in different stages. The user interface graphics animations on the digital display are matched to the movement of the digital display.
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A moving control console comprising:
- a digital display unit implemented as a touchscreen;
- a motor connected to the digital display unit;
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- a housing in which the digital display unit is movable to different positions to move in and out of the housing, wherein user interface graphics animations displayed on the digital display are aligned relative to the digital display based on the position of the digital display as the digital display moves relative to the housing, such that the user interface graphics remain in a same position relative to the visible portion of the digital display while the digital display is in motion and while the digital display is stationary.
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A method for operation of a moving control console, the method comprising:
- displaying graphics animations on a digital display unit including a touchscreen that displays user interface graphics animations;
- receiving at least one command to move the digital display unit;
- moving the digital display unit in relationship to a housing in which the digital display unit is provided at different positions;
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- matching the user interface graphics animations displayed on the touch screen to movement of the digital display in and out of the housing, such that the user interface graphics animations displayed on the digital display are aligned relative to the digital display based on the position of the digital display as the digital display moves relative to the housing, such that the user interface graphics remain in a same position relative to a visible portion of the digital display while the digital display is in motion and while the digital display is stationary.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.