Operation system with right seat or left seat operator determination
First Claim
1. An operation system comprising:
- a display unit for simultaneously showing on a single display screen a first screen image and a second screen image that are viewed from respectively different first and second directions, the first direction for viewing of the first screen image by a right seat operator in a right seat and the second direction for viewing of the second screen image by a left seat operator in a left seat; and
a manual operation unit that is disposed between the right and left seats having a same seating orientation and is manually operated by one of a left hand of the right seat operator in the right seat and a right hand of the left seat operator in the left seat, whereinthe manual operation unit includesa detection unit that detects a content of a manual operation performed on the manual operation unit;
a first touch sensor that is disposed at a first position and that is susceptible to a touch of the left hand of the right seat operator without being susceptible to a touch of the right hand of the left seat operator while the right seat operator is operating the manual operation unit; and
a second touch sensor that is disposed at a second position and that is susceptible to a touch of the right hand of the left seat operator without being susceptible to a touch of the left hand of the right seat operator while the left seat operator is operating the manual operation unit,the display unit includesa cursor image generation unit that generates a cursor image to represent a cursor; and
a control unit that outputs to a predetermined external device the content of the manual operation on the manual operation unit,the control unit controls the cursor image generation unit to generate the cursor image at a position according to the content of the manual operation detected by the detection unit, superposes the cursor image on the first screen image, and outputs the content of the manual operation detected by the detection unit as the manual operation of the right seat operator when the first touch sensor detects a touch, andthe control unit controls the cursor image generation unit to generate the cursor image at a position according to the content of the manual operation detected by the detection unit, superposed the cursor image on the second screen image, and outputs the content of the manual operation detected by the detection unit as the manual operation of the left seat operator when the second touch sensor detects the touch.
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Abstract
A manually operated operation apparatus that is combined with a display apparatus for showing a different image for respectively different occupants includes a driver sensor at a position being touched by a driver who operates an operation unit, a passenger sensor at another position being touched by a passenger who operates the operation unit. Based on a detection result of these sensors, the operator of the operation unit is determined. In this manner, the operation apparatus distinguishes the operator of the operation unit for removing a limitation on an operation icon being displayed on the display apparatus without imposing a special operation on a user, thereby enabling an improvement of the usability of the operation apparatus.
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10 Claims
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1. An operation system comprising:
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a display unit for simultaneously showing on a single display screen a first screen image and a second screen image that are viewed from respectively different first and second directions, the first direction for viewing of the first screen image by a right seat operator in a right seat and the second direction for viewing of the second screen image by a left seat operator in a left seat; and a manual operation unit that is disposed between the right and left seats having a same seating orientation and is manually operated by one of a left hand of the right seat operator in the right seat and a right hand of the left seat operator in the left seat, wherein the manual operation unit includes a detection unit that detects a content of a manual operation performed on the manual operation unit; a first touch sensor that is disposed at a first position and that is susceptible to a touch of the left hand of the right seat operator without being susceptible to a touch of the right hand of the left seat operator while the right seat operator is operating the manual operation unit; and a second touch sensor that is disposed at a second position and that is susceptible to a touch of the right hand of the left seat operator without being susceptible to a touch of the left hand of the right seat operator while the left seat operator is operating the manual operation unit, the display unit includes a cursor image generation unit that generates a cursor image to represent a cursor; and a control unit that outputs to a predetermined external device the content of the manual operation on the manual operation unit, the control unit controls the cursor image generation unit to generate the cursor image at a position according to the content of the manual operation detected by the detection unit, superposes the cursor image on the first screen image, and outputs the content of the manual operation detected by the detection unit as the manual operation of the right seat operator when the first touch sensor detects a touch, and the control unit controls the cursor image generation unit to generate the cursor image at a position according to the content of the manual operation detected by the detection unit, superposed the cursor image on the second screen image, and outputs the content of the manual operation detected by the detection unit as the manual operation of the left seat operator when the second touch sensor detects the touch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An operation system, comprising:
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a display unit for simultaneously showing on a single display screen a first screen image and a second screen image that are viewed from respectively different first and second directions, the first direction for viewing of the first screen image by a right seat operator in a right seat and the second direction for viewing of the second screen image by a left seat operator in a left seat; and a manual operation unit that is disposed between the right seat and the left seat respectively having a same seating orientation and is manually operated by one of a left hand of the right seat operator and a right hand of the left seat operator, wherein the manual operation unit includes a detection unit that detects a content of a manual operation performed on the manual operation unit; a first touch sensor that is disposed at a first position and that is susceptible to a touch of the left hand of the right seat operator without being susceptible to a touch of the right hand of the left seat operator while the operator is operating the manual operation unit; and a second touch sensor that is disposed at a second position and that is susceptible to a touch of the right hand of the left seat operator without being susceptible to a touch of the left hand of the right seat operator while the operator is operating the manual operation unit, and the display unit includes a control unit that determines that the right seat operator is operating the manual operation unit when the first touch sensor detects a touch, and determines that the left seat operator is operating the manual operation unit when the second touch sensor detects a touch, the control unit controlling an indicator in the first screen image according to the content of the manual operation detected as the manual operation of the right seat operator by the detection unit when the first touch sensor detects a touch, and the control unit controlling an indicator in the second screen image according to the content of the manual operation detected as the manual operation of the left seat operator by the detection unit when the second touch sensor detects the touch.
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