Patent 7109892 was granted and assigned to Bosch (company) on September, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A device for activating a control unit is proposed. It includes at least one operating element operable by a user as well as analog encoding means assigned to the operating element. To generate an activation signal for a control unit, deactivation means are provided that deactivate at least one analog encoding means in order to digitally encode the operating element.