In-Vehicle Input Apparatus And Vehicle
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle input apparatus comprising:
- an input unit comprising at least one sensor attached to a steering wheel of a vehicle and configured to;
sense contact by a user with a rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; and
output at least one input signal based on the sensed contact by the user with the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle;
at least one processor configured to;
monitor, over time, the at least one input signal;
based on the monitored at least one input signal, determine a change of a contact region where a hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle;
determine, based on the determined change of the contact region where the hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle, a control operation for the vehicle; and
generate a control signal based on the determined control operation for the vehicle.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle input apparatus may include an input unit including at least one sensor attached to a steering wheel of a vehicle. The at least one sensor unit may be configured to sense contact by a user with a rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; and output at least one input signal based on the sensed contact by the user with the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle. The in-vehicle input apparatus may also include at least one processor configured to: monitor, over time, the at least one input signal; and based on the monitored at least one input signal, determine a change of a contact region where a hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle. The processor may also be configured to determine, based on the determined change of the contact region where the hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle, a control operation for the vehicle; and generate a control signal based on the determined control operation for the vehicle.
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26 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle input apparatus comprising:
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an input unit comprising at least one sensor attached to a steering wheel of a vehicle and configured to; sense contact by a user with a rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; and output at least one input signal based on the sensed contact by the user with the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; at least one processor configured to; monitor, over time, the at least one input signal; based on the monitored at least one input signal, determine a change of a contact region where a hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; determine, based on the determined change of the contact region where the hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle, a control operation for the vehicle; and generate a control signal based on the determined control operation for the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 26)
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9. An in-vehicle input apparatus comprising:
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at least one input unit attached to a steering wheel of a vehicle; and a processor configured to generate a control signal based on a user input received by the at least one input unit, wherein the at least one input unit is configured to receive the user input based on at least one of a twist gesture input corresponding to a change of a grip angle through a twisting motion of a wrist of a user while a rim of the steering wheel is gripped by a hand of the user, or a sweep gesture input corresponding to a change of a grip location along a curvature of the steering wheel while the rim of the steering wheel is gripped by the hand of the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle comprising:
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a display apparatus; at least one input unit attached to a steering wheel and configured to; sense contact by a user with a rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; monitor, over time, sensed contact by the user with the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; based on the monitored contact by the user with the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle, determine a change of a contact region where a hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; and generate at least one user input signal based on the determined change of the contact region where the hand of the user contacts the rim of the steering wheel of the vehicle; a processor configured to generate a control signal to control the display apparatus based on the at least one user input signal generated by the at least one input unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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