Vehicular display input apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicular display input apparatus equipped to a vehicle, wherein the vehicular display input apparatus displays vehicle information in a display region and enables a driver of the vehicle to input an operation among a plurality of operations listed in an operation menu,the vehicular display input apparatus comprising:
- a gesture detection unit detecting a gesture made by a hand of the driver;
a determiner determining whether a visual line of the driver is directed within a visual line detection area, wherein the visual line detection area is preliminarily defined to include at least a part of the display region; and
a controller switching to one of the plurality of operations listed in the operation menu, which is to be correlated with the gesture, according to a determination result of the determiner, wherein the determination result indicates whether the visual line is directed within the visual line detection area, whereinthe operation menu includes a plurality of layers in a hierarchy,when the determiner determines that the visual line is not directed within the visual line detection area, the controller correlates the gesture with a selection operation defined in a higher layer of the operation menu, and the selection operation is an operation for selecting one of a plurality of options provided in the higher layer, andwhen the determiner determines that the visual line is directed within the visual line detection area, the controller correlates the gesture with a changing operation in a lower layer of the operation menu, and the changing operation is an operation for changing a content of the option selected in the higher layer.
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Abstract
A vehicular display input apparatus includes a gesture detection unit, a determiner, and a controller. The gesture detection unit detects a gesture made by a hand of the driver. The determiner determines whether a visual line of the driver is directed within a visual line detection area, which is preliminarily defined to include at least partial display region. The controller switches to one of operations listed in an operation menu, which is to be correlated with the gesture, according to a determination result of the determiner. The determination result indicates whether the visual line is directed within the visual line detection area.
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12 Claims
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1. A vehicular display input apparatus equipped to a vehicle, wherein the vehicular display input apparatus displays vehicle information in a display region and enables a driver of the vehicle to input an operation among a plurality of operations listed in an operation menu,
the vehicular display input apparatus comprising: -
a gesture detection unit detecting a gesture made by a hand of the driver; a determiner determining whether a visual line of the driver is directed within a visual line detection area, wherein the visual line detection area is preliminarily defined to include at least a part of the display region; and a controller switching to one of the plurality of operations listed in the operation menu, which is to be correlated with the gesture, according to a determination result of the determiner, wherein the determination result indicates whether the visual line is directed within the visual line detection area, wherein the operation menu includes a plurality of layers in a hierarchy, when the determiner determines that the visual line is not directed within the visual line detection area, the controller correlates the gesture with a selection operation defined in a higher layer of the operation menu, and the selection operation is an operation for selecting one of a plurality of options provided in the higher layer, and when the determiner determines that the visual line is directed within the visual line detection area, the controller correlates the gesture with a changing operation in a lower layer of the operation menu, and the changing operation is an operation for changing a content of the option selected in the higher layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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