A method for operating a human machine interface for a vehicle includes a vehicle component, a control unit and a touch-sensitive surface that is provided in the vehicle component. The method includes recognizing a touch on an arbitrary contact point of the touch-sensitive surface, and assigning to the contact point a button, by means of which an input is possible, wherein a function is assigned to the button. Moreover, a human machine interface is shown.

In an aspect, a driver anti-distraction device (DADD) is disclosed. The DADD includes: a memory; at least one communications interface; and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one communications interface. The at least one processor, memory and at least one communications interface are configured to: monitor, via one or more sensors, a driver's hand position and grip on a steering wheel of a vehicle; detect that at least one hand of the driver is off the steering wheel; start a timer based on the detection; and transmit a message indicating a hands off violation, if the timer exceeds a preconfigured time.

A display and voice output control system of a vehicle on which automated driving is performed includes a display device, a voice output device and a controller. The controller controls a notification of a recommended behavior by the display device and the voice output device. In the notification control, it is judged whether or not a notification condition of the recommended behavior is satisfied. If it is judged that the notification condition is satisfied, it is judged whether a notification relaxation condition of the recommended behavior is satisfied based on a status of a driver and a driving status of the vehicle. If it is judged that the notification relaxation conditions is satisfied, relaxation notification processing is executed. Otherwise, normal notification processing is executed. In the relaxation notification processing, an output status of the recommended behavior in the voice output device is controlled to an inactive state.

A method for a situation-controlled display of an actuation element for a function in a vehicle on a touch-sensitive display surface operable by a person using the vehicle involves the actuation element as a blocking element for a window lifter of the vehicle. The actuation element is always displayed if a child is detected on a seat in the vehicle, and a window lifter associated with the seat is actuated, if a contradicting actuation of window lifters for the same window is carried out, the window lifters being accessible to different people in the vehicle, and/or if the occurring actuation of the window lifters deviates from the conventional actuation type.

Systems, methods and computer program products that facilitate driver assist interface in a vehicle. A system can include a memory and a processor that executes computer executable components. The computer executable components can include: a monitoring component that monitors driver operation of a vehicle, an analysis component that analyzes the driver operation of the vehicle, a recommendation component that generates real-time recommendations regarding improving at least one of driver turning, accelerating or braking of the vehicle, and an interactive display component that generates a real-time graphical user interface that visually represents the real-time recommendations relative to the driver's current operation of the vehicle.

An electronic device includes a housing, a display at least partially within the housing, a cover positioned over the display and defining an input surface of the electronic device, a motion sensing system configured to detect a motion of the electronic device, and a touch sensor configured to detect, within a time window after the motion of the electronic device is detected, a contact of an input member of a user on the input surface of the electronic device. The electronic device is configured to determine, for a time prior to the detection of the contact, a relative motion between the input member and the input surface. In accordance with a determination that a characteristic of the relative motion satisfies a threshold condition, the electronic device may determine a second input location based at least in part on the location of the contact and the relative motion.

An operating console for operating a device includes a display configured as a resistive touch display having a touch surface. A film covers the touch surface and has a function key including a transparent or at least translucent see-through region in an environment, and through which the display is visually perceptible, and includes an arching region, which is tactilely perceptible and can be pressed against the touch surface by the user. A control is devised to display to the user for one or several of the at least one function key by means of the display through the respective see-through region a function of the function key in question. The function varies depending on the operating mode in which a device to be operated by means of the operating console is operated or is to be operated, or depending on the menu type with which the operating console is operated.

A vehicular display control device including: memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: detect when a right-side operation region provided on a right side of a steering wheel has been operated; detect when a left-side operation region provided on a left side of the steering wheel has been operated; in a case in which operation of the right-side operation region has been detected, display a right-side image corresponding to the right-side operation region in a right-side area of a display region set in front of a driving seat; and in a case in which operation of the left-side operation region has been detected, display a left-side image corresponding to the left-side operation region in a left-side area of the display region.

A method includes receiving sensed signal data from at least one circuit based on a user in proximity to at least one electrode corresponding to the at least one circuit. Anatomical feature mapping data indicating a position of a hand detected in proximity to an interactable element in a first location within a vehicle is generated based on the sensed signal data. Button feedback display data visually depicting the position of the hand in spatial relation to the position of the interactable element is generated based on the anatomical feature mapping data, and the button feedback display data is displayed via a display device. A touch-based interaction with the interactable element is detected after facilitating display of the button feedback display data. Performance of a vehicle function is facilitated by a vehicle based on detecting the touch-based interaction with the interactable element.

A vehicle input device comprises an operation detection section configured to detect input to an onboard unit allocated to one operation section of plural of operation sections provided in a vicinity of a driving seat due to the one operation section being operated, a preliminary action detection section configured to detect a preliminary action directly prior to the one operation section being operated, and a notification section configured to notify an occupant of information relating to the onboard unit allocated to the one operation section in a case in which the preliminary action has been detected by the preliminary action detection section.