Input Device
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Abstract
An operation touch pad (4) is disposed near the hand of a user. On a display (2), there is displayed one or more GUI parts (3) for the user to input a desired instruction or information. When the user touches the touch pad (4) by a hand (6) so as to select the GUI parts (3), the touch pad (4) outputs contact position data indicating the area of contact with the hand (6). An image (7) of a hand shape model is generated from the contact position data outputted from the touch pad (4) and is displayed on the display (2). In view of the image (7) displayed on the display (2), the user moves the hand (6) so that the finger tip of the model may come to over the desired GUI parts (3), and then pushes the touch pad (4).
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62 Claims
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41. An input device for a user to input an instruction or information to an apparatus, the input device comprising:
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a detecting unit that has an operation surface, detects an area in contact with or close to a body part of the user on the operation surface, and outputs contact position data indicating the area;
an operation content determining unit that detects a specific input operation by the user based on the contact position data;
a body position displaying unit that performs, based on a previously held body shape pattern and the contact position data outputted by the detecting unit, modeling of a shape of the body part of the user placed on the operation surface of the detecting unit, and forms, as a contact area image, an image of a body shape model obtained as a result of the modeling;
a display information creating unit that creates a display image that assists the user in performing an operation;
an image combining unit that combines the contact area image formed by the body position displaying unit and the display image created by the display information creating unit with each other; and
a displaying unit that displays the image obtained by the combination by the image combining unit. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A vehicle comprising:
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a detecting unit that has an operation surface, detects an area in contact with or close to a body part of a user on the operation surface, and outputs contact position data indicating the area;
an operation content determining unit that detects a specific input operation by the user based on the contact position data;
a body position displaying unit that performs, based on a previously held body shape pattern and the contact position data outputted by the detecting unit, modeling of a shape of the body part of the user placed on the operation surface of the detecting unit, and forms, as a contact area image, an image of a body shape model obtained as a result of the modeling;
a display information creating unit that creates a display image that assists the user in performing an operation;
an image combining unit that combines the contact area image formed by the body position displaying unit and the display image created by the display information creating unit with each other; and
a displaying unit that displays the image obtained by the combination by the image combining unit.
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Specification