Apparatus operating system
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1. An apparatus operating system comprising:
- an operation menu storage unit for storing a plurality of operation menus, each operation menu including a plurality of operation items as a list to operate a given apparatus;
a display unit for displaying each operation menu; and
an input operation apparatus enabled to input at least one of an operation direction and an operation amount, whereinwhen a first operation is applied to the input operation apparatus with no operation menu displayed, one of the operation menus that is previously associated with the first operation is displayed by the display unit, andwhen a second operation is applied to the input operation apparatus with one of the operation menus displayed, an intended operation item included in the one of the operation menus is selectable based on the second operation,the input operation apparatus is a rotary switch to which a rotation operation is applied and which is enabled to input at least one of a rotation direction being the operation direction and a rotation angle being the operation amount,further comprising;
a biasing unit for biasing the rotary switch to return to an initial position when a rotation operation is applied to the rotary switch; and
a menu deleting unit for deleting an operation menu, which is displayed when the rotation operation is applied, when the rotary switch returns to the initial position by the biasing unit after the rotation operation is released.
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Abstract
An apparatus operating system includes a display unit and an input operation apparatus. The display unit displays an electronic map and an operation menu included in a multi-layer hierarchical structure. The input operation apparatus is a rotary switch or joy-stick enabled to input an operation direction or operation amount. When the input operation apparatus is operated with no operation menu displayed, the display unit displays a specific operation menu previously associated with the inputted operation direction or operation amount.
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1. An apparatus operating system comprising:
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an operation menu storage unit for storing a plurality of operation menus, each operation menu including a plurality of operation items as a list to operate a given apparatus; a display unit for displaying each operation menu; and an input operation apparatus enabled to input at least one of an operation direction and an operation amount, wherein when a first operation is applied to the input operation apparatus with no operation menu displayed, one of the operation menus that is previously associated with the first operation is displayed by the display unit, and when a second operation is applied to the input operation apparatus with one of the operation menus displayed, an intended operation item included in the one of the operation menus is selectable based on the second operation, the input operation apparatus is a rotary switch to which a rotation operation is applied and which is enabled to input at least one of a rotation direction being the operation direction and a rotation angle being the operation amount, further comprising; a biasing unit for biasing the rotary switch to return to an initial position when a rotation operation is applied to the rotary switch; and a menu deleting unit for deleting an operation menu, which is displayed when the rotation operation is applied, when the rotary switch returns to the initial position by the biasing unit after the rotation operation is released. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus operating system comprising:
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an operation menu storage unit for storing a plurality of operation menus, each operation menu including a plurality of operation items as a list to operate a given apparatus; a display unit for displaying each operation menu; and an input operation apparatus enabled to input at least one of an operation direction and an operation amount, wherein when a first operation is applied to the input operation apparatus with no operation menu displayed, one of the operation menus that is previously associated with the first operation is displayed by the display unit, and when a second operation is applied to the input operation apparatus with one of the operation menus displayed, an intended operation item included in the one of the operation menus is selectable based on the second operation, further comprising; a direct operation executing unit for directly executing a specific operation item, which is previously associated with at least one of an operation direction and an operation amount of a third operation, without displaying an operation menu including the specific operation item when the third operation is applied to the input operation apparatus with no operation menu displayed; a steering wheel angle detecting unit for detecting a steering wheel angle of a steering wheel to which the input operation apparatus is attached to, wherein the input operation apparatus is rotated as the steering wheel rotates, wherein the input operation apparatus is enabled to input one of a plurality of first operation directions relative to the input operation apparatus, wherein a second association where each first operation direction is associated with an operation item is predetermined; and an input direction amending unit for amending the second association by amending the first operation direction to a direction, which is viewed from a user seated on a driver seat independently of the steering wheel angle, based on the detected steering wheel angle, and causing the direct operation executing unit directly executes a specific operation item associated with the direction viewed from the user. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An apparatus operating system comprising:
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an operation menu storage unit for storing a plurality of operation menus, each operation menu including a plurality of operation items as a list to operate a given apparatus; a display unit for displaying each operation menu; an input operation apparatus enabled to input at least one of an operation direction and an operation amount, the input operation apparatus being a rotary switch to which a rotation operation is applied, the operation direction being a rotation direction, and the operation amount being a rotation angle, wherein when a first operation is applied to the input operation apparatus with no operation menu displayed, one of the operation menus that is previously associated with the first operation is displayed by the display unit, and when a second operation is applied to the input operation apparatus with one of the operation menus displayed, an intended operation item included in the one of the operation menus is selectable based on the second operation; and a menu determining unit for determining the one of the operation menus, which is associated with the first operation, when a given time period elapses from when the one of the operation menus is displayed by the display unit and causing the display unit to display one of the operation menus that is associated with a third operation subsequently applied to the input operation apparatus before the given time period elapses from when the one of the operation menus associated with the first operation is displayed.
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