MULTIFUNCTIONAL OPERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AND HIDING OPERATOR CONTROL ELEMENTS ON THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL OPERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS

摘要

The invention relates to a multifunctional operator control apparatus (1) and a method for operating a multifunctional operator control apparatus (1) having a display apparatus and a position-sensitive sensor unit which is used to determine the position of a body part relative to a display area (2) on the display apparatus, where at least one further operator control element (28) is displayed or hidden on the display area (2) as the result of operation of a distinguished operator control element (25), the distinguished operator control element (25) assuming two different visually discernible forms depending on whether operation involves displaying the at least one further operator control element (28) or hiding the at least one further operator control element (28).