Device and method for displaying pictograms in a vehicle

Details Device and method for displaying pictograms in a vehicle Device and method for displaying pictograms in a vehicle

2005-06-21

2005-06-21

Wu, Xiao (Department: 2674)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Image superposition by optical means

C345S173000, C345S156000, C345S157000, C345S008000, C345S009000, C715S841000, C715S856000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06909407

ABSTRACT:
A device for displaying pictograms in a vehicle wherein the device comprises a control unit and a display unit, in particular an LCD display unit, the control unit controlling the display unit, and a method for operating the device, whereina) the display unit is divided into symbol fields (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) which are arranged one next to the other in a row, the control unit only ever displaying one pictogram in each symbol field simultaneously,b) the control unit always displays in a specific symbol field (2) each new pictogram which is to be displayed in the symbol fields (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) which are arranged one next to the other in a row, and displaces by one symbol field the pictograms which have already been displayed, without changing their order,c) a control element (13) is provided with which a coherent section of the pictograms which are arranged one next to the other in a row can be displayed in the symbol fields of the display unit if more pictograms are to be displayed simultaneously than symbol fields which are present on the display unit.The method includes proposals for operating this device.

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