Abstract: In order to represent an item of three-dimensional graphical information on a display device, in particular of a vehicle, a method calculates a first item of two-dimensional graphical information for at least one first area of the display device from the three-dimensional information using a graphics processor, The display device represents the three-dimensional information in a two-dimensional manner. A second item of two-dimensional graphical information is calculated for at least one second area of the display device from the three-dimensional information using a universal processor. The second area is part of the first area.

Abstract: A method, and corresponding device, are provided to generate a graphic effect, in particular for a plurality of electronic devices. Them method determines the graphic content in which the graphic effect is to be used; calculates the graphic effect; generates a platform-independent model of the calculated graphic effect during run time; compiles the platform-independent model into a platform-dependent representation of the graphic effect; and displays the platform-dependent representation of the graphic effect on a display device.

Abstract: In order to represent an item of three-dimensional graphical information on a display device, in particular of a vehicle, a method calculates a first item of two-dimensional graphical information for at least one first area of the display device from the three-dimensional information using a graphics processor, The display device represents the three-dimensional information in a two-dimensional manner. A second item of two-dimensional graphical information is calculated for at least one second area of the display device from the three-dimensional information using a universal processor. The second area is part of the first area.

Abstract: A vehicle information system includes a user interface, a computer unit, and a communications interface designed for communicating with an external computer unit. An external application program that is allocated to the external computer unit is made available to a user of the vehicle by the user interface. An operator control instruction allocated to the external application program and in the form of a container with a discrete file system is made available to the computer unit. When the user retrieves, by way of the user interface, the operator control instruction, entry data contained in the container are signaled by the user interface.