Vehicle input apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle input apparatus comprising;
- a display screen that displays a cursor that indicates an operation item with respect to a predetermined operation object;
an input device that outputs signals according to a sliding operation using fingers of an operator on an operation surface;
a display control unit that controls a movement of the cursor on the display screen according to the signals that are output from the input device; and
a steering wheel that is provided in the vehicle,wherein the input device includes a plurality of the operation surfaces that are disposed at a plurality of different positions within a range which is reachable by the fingers of an operator sitting in a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle,the plurality of operation surfaces are disposed at predetermined locations on a grip portion of the steering wheel, the predetermined locations being deviated from a center of the grip portion of the steering wheel in a neutral state to a left side and a right side in a vehicle width direction,the display screen includes a plurality of display areas that are divided according to the number of the plurality of operation surfaces,the plurality of display areas are disposed between outside ends of the plurality of operation surfaces with respect to the vehicle width direction in the steering wheel in the neutral state,each of the plurality of operation surfaces is associated with separate display areas according to an absolute coordinate,a left side operation surface among the plurality of operation surfaces is set so as to correspond to a left side display area among the plurality of display areas according to an absolute coordinate,a right side operation surface among the plurality of operation surfaces is set so as to correspond to a right side display area among the plurality of display areas according to an absolute coordinate, andan operation range is set on the display screen so that the cursor can only be moved within the range of the respective associated separate display areas, andwhereinthe operation ranges that are associated with adjacent display areas are set so as to overlap each other in the vicinity of a boundary, which is provided at a center position between the adjacent display areas and extends in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the display screen, with respect to the plurality of display areas and the plurality of operation ranges, anda position on the operation surface, which corresponds to a portion of the operation range overlapping the other operation range beyond the boundary, is a dead band.
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Abstract
A vehicle input apparatus includes a display screen that displays a cursor that indicates an operation item with respect to a predetermined operation object, an input device that outputs signals according to a sliding operation using the fingers of an operator on an operation surface, and a display control portion that controls movement of the cursor on the display screen according to the signals that are output from the input device. The display screen includes a plurality of display areas that are divided according to the number of the plurality of operation surfaces, and each of the plurality of operation surfaces is associated with a separate display area, and an operation range is set on the display screen so that the cursor can only be moved within the range of the respective associated separate display area.
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4 Claims
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1. A vehicle input apparatus comprising;
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a display screen that displays a cursor that indicates an operation item with respect to a predetermined operation object; an input device that outputs signals according to a sliding operation using fingers of an operator on an operation surface; a display control unit that controls a movement of the cursor on the display screen according to the signals that are output from the input device; and a steering wheel that is provided in the vehicle, wherein the input device includes a plurality of the operation surfaces that are disposed at a plurality of different positions within a range which is reachable by the fingers of an operator sitting in a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle, the plurality of operation surfaces are disposed at predetermined locations on a grip portion of the steering wheel, the predetermined locations being deviated from a center of the grip portion of the steering wheel in a neutral state to a left side and a right side in a vehicle width direction, the display screen includes a plurality of display areas that are divided according to the number of the plurality of operation surfaces, the plurality of display areas are disposed between outside ends of the plurality of operation surfaces with respect to the vehicle width direction in the steering wheel in the neutral state, each of the plurality of operation surfaces is associated with separate display areas according to an absolute coordinate, a left side operation surface among the plurality of operation surfaces is set so as to correspond to a left side display area among the plurality of display areas according to an absolute coordinate, a right side operation surface among the plurality of operation surfaces is set so as to correspond to a right side display area among the plurality of display areas according to an absolute coordinate, and an operation range is set on the display screen so that the cursor can only be moved within the range of the respective associated separate display areas, and wherein the operation ranges that are associated with adjacent display areas are set so as to overlap each other in the vicinity of a boundary, which is provided at a center position between the adjacent display areas and extends in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the display screen, with respect to the plurality of display areas and the plurality of operation ranges, and a position on the operation surface, which corresponds to a portion of the operation range overlapping the other operation range beyond the boundary, is a dead band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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