Sigh line input apparatus
First Claim
1. A sight line input apparatus comprising:
- a display portion that displays an input item at a position where the input item is viewable from a driver seat, the input item being specified by a driver of a vehicle;
a setup portion that sets a virtual input region at a position displaced from a display region of the display portion toward a driving visual field of the driver, the virtual input region being associated with the input item displayed on the display portion and the virtual input region not being displayed;
a detection portion that detects a sight line position of the driver; and
an input controller that performs an input process in accordance with the input item associated with the virtual input region, when the sight line position detected by the detection portion is in the virtual input region set by the setup portion,wherein;
on condition that a predetermined operation by the driver is detected, the setup portion changes the virtual input region into a mode that permits the driver to gaze at the virtual input region with ease; and
the display portion is disposed in a center member of a dashboard located in front of the driver seat, the center member being located midway between the driver seat and a passenger seat.
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Abstract
A sight line input apparatus includes: a display portion that displays an input item at a position where the input item is viewable from a driver seat; a setup portion that sets a virtual input region at a position displaced from a display region of the display portion toward a driving visual field of the driver, the virtual input region being associated with the input item; a detection portion that detects a sight line position of a driver; and an input controller that performs an input process in accordance with the input item associated with the virtual input region, when the sight line position is in the virtual input region set by the setup portion. When a predetermined operation of the driver is detected, the setup portion changes the virtual input region into a mode that permits the driver to gaze at the virtual input region with ease.
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1. A sight line input apparatus comprising:
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a display portion that displays an input item at a position where the input item is viewable from a driver seat, the input item being specified by a driver of a vehicle; a setup portion that sets a virtual input region at a position displaced from a display region of the display portion toward a driving visual field of the driver, the virtual input region being associated with the input item displayed on the display portion and the virtual input region not being displayed; a detection portion that detects a sight line position of the driver; and an input controller that performs an input process in accordance with the input item associated with the virtual input region, when the sight line position detected by the detection portion is in the virtual input region set by the setup portion, wherein; on condition that a predetermined operation by the driver is detected, the setup portion changes the virtual input region into a mode that permits the driver to gaze at the virtual input region with ease; and the display portion is disposed in a center member of a dashboard located in front of the driver seat, the center member being located midway between the driver seat and a passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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