US 11,709,581 B2
Device for controlling the activation of functions of a vehicle
Stephane Feron, Le Plessis Robinson (FR); Romain Mottier, Paris (FR); Ghislain De Frescheville, Versailles (FR); Kevin Anne, Plaisir (FR); and Audrey Nielot, Bievres (FR)
Assigned to PSA AUTOMOBILES SA, Poissy (FR)
Appl. No. 17/790,043
Filed by PSA AUTOMOBILES SA, Poissy (FR)
PCT Filed Nov. 18, 2020, PCT No. PCT/FR2020/052105
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 29, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/144510, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2000350 (FR), filed on Jan. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0055753 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0482 (2013.01) [B60K 37/06 (2013.01); B60K 2370/143 (2019.05); B60K 2370/1876 (2019.05)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for controlling the activation/deactivation of at least one function performed by electronic equipment of a vehicle, said at least one function being switchable between an active state, an inactive state, and an unavailable state, wherein, when said at least one function is in said unavailable state, said at least one function is deactivated and unavailable for activation; the device comprising:
a screen adapted to display at least a first menu for activating/deactivating said at least one function, said screen having a plurality of displayed elements for the at least one function, the plurality of display elements indicating the state of the at least one function, and selection means for selecting and activating at least one displayed element to activate or deactivate said at least one function,
wherein, when the at least one function is in the unavailable state, the first menu is adapted to display a second element associated with said unavailable function, where said second element is adapted to be selected to display an unavailability window containing unavailability information regarding the unavailable state of the at least one function.