Vehicle-mounted apparatus, information providing method for use with vehicle-mounted apparatus, and recording medium recorded information providing method program for use with vehicle-mounted apparatus therein
First Claim
1. A vehicle-mounted apparatus comprising:
- a displaying unit for providing information to a user;
a inputting unit for inputting operations carried out by said user; and
a controlling unit for controlling a display of said displaying unit based on said operations input through said inputting unit;
wherein said inputting unit has at least a touch-sensitive panel attached to a display screen of said displaying unit; and
wherein said controlling unit causes said displaying unit to display a menu screen based on said operations input through said inputting unit, said controlling unit further causing said displaying unit to switch said displays based on menus selected on said menu screen, said controlling unit further causing said displaying unit to switch, as when a specific menu is selected on said menu screen, said displays in response to a fingertip gesture made by said user for detection on said touch-sensitive panel.
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Abstract
A vehicle-mounted apparatus is disclosed which includes a displaying unit for providing information to a user, an inputting unit for inputting operations carried out by the user, and a controlling unit for controlling a display of the displaying unit based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The inputting unit has at least a touch-sensitive panel attached to a display screen of the displaying unit. The controlling unit causes the displaying unit to display a menu screen based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The controlling unit also causes the displaying unit to switch the displays based on menus selected on the menu screen. Furthermore, the controlling unit causes the displaying unit to switch, as when a specific menu is selected on the menu screen, the displays in response to a fingertip gesture made by the user for detection on the touch-sensitive panel.
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18 Claims
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1. A vehicle-mounted apparatus comprising:
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a displaying unit for providing information to a user;
a inputting unit for inputting operations carried out by said user; and
a controlling unit for controlling a display of said displaying unit based on said operations input through said inputting unit;
wherein said inputting unit has at least a touch-sensitive panel attached to a display screen of said displaying unit; and
wherein said controlling unit causes said displaying unit to display a menu screen based on said operations input through said inputting unit, said controlling unit further causing said displaying unit to switch said displays based on menus selected on said menu screen, said controlling unit further causing said displaying unit to switch, as when a specific menu is selected on said menu screen, said displays in response to a fingertip gesture made by said user for detection on said touch-sensitive panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information providing method for use with a vehicle-mounted apparatus which provides desired information to a user through displaying unit, said information providing method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a menu screen on said displaying unit based on input through inputting unit of the apparatus;
switching displays on said displaying unit based on menus selected on said menu screen; and
switching, as when a specific menu is selected on said menu screen, said displays on said displaying unit in response to a fingertip gesture made by said user for detection on a touch-sensitive panel attached to a display screen of said displaying unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A recording medium recorded an information providing method program for use with a vehicle-mounted apparatus therein which provides desired information to a user through displaying unit, said information providing method program comprising the steps of:
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displaying a menu screen on said displaying unit based on input through inputting unit of the apparatus;
switching displays on said displaying unit based on menus selected on said menu screen; and
switching, as when a specific menu is selected on said menu screen, said displays on said displaying unit in response to a fingertip gesture made by said user for detection on a touch-sensitive panel attached to a display screen of said displaying unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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