IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS
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1. An apparatus capable of performing user selected operations comprising:
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generate display control signals for each of a touch panel screen image, a first remote control screen image, and a second remote control screen image, so as to display each at mutually different times on a screen,the touch panel screen image for an operation through a touch panel, containing a first selectable image located at a first position and a second selectable image located at a second position, wherein the first position and the second position do not overlap each other on the screen,the first remote control screen image for an operation through a remote control containing a third selectable image located at a third position on the screen, the third position being a different position than the first position,the second remote control screen image for an operation through the remote control, containing a fourth selectable image located at a fourth position on the screen, the fourth position being a different position than the second position,both the first selectable image within the touch panel screen image and the third selectable image within the first remote control screen image indicating the same first function,both the second selectable image within the touch panel screen image and the fourth selectable image within the second remote control screen image indicating the same second function, the second function being different from the first function,execute the first function in response to a signal based on touch panel input indicating user selection of the first selectable image,execute the first function in response to a signal based on remote control input indicating user selection of the third selectable image,execute the second function in response to a signal based on touch panel input indicating user selection of the second selectable image, andexecute the second function in response to a signal based on remote control input indicating user selection of the fourth selectable image.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle apparatus and a control method of an in-vehicle apparatus, which is applied to a multimedia terminal having, for example, a function of navigation equipment and a function of video playback so as to improve usability to a user in a case of accepting an operation through a touch panel and a remote commander. A touch panel menu screen suitable for an operation through a touch panel and a remote commander menu screen suitable for an operation through a remote commander are switched to be displayed so as to accept an operation by a user.
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1. An apparatus capable of performing user selected operations comprising:
control circuitry configured to; generate display control signals for each of a touch panel screen image, a first remote control screen image, and a second remote control screen image, so as to display each at mutually different times on a screen, the touch panel screen image for an operation through a touch panel, containing a first selectable image located at a first position and a second selectable image located at a second position, wherein the first position and the second position do not overlap each other on the screen, the first remote control screen image for an operation through a remote control containing a third selectable image located at a third position on the screen, the third position being a different position than the first position, the second remote control screen image for an operation through the remote control, containing a fourth selectable image located at a fourth position on the screen, the fourth position being a different position than the second position, both the first selectable image within the touch panel screen image and the third selectable image within the first remote control screen image indicating the same first function, both the second selectable image within the touch panel screen image and the fourth selectable image within the second remote control screen image indicating the same second function, the second function being different from the first function, execute the first function in response to a signal based on touch panel input indicating user selection of the first selectable image, execute the first function in response to a signal based on remote control input indicating user selection of the third selectable image, execute the second function in response to a signal based on touch panel input indicating user selection of the second selectable image, and execute the second function in response to a signal based on remote control input indicating user selection of the fourth selectable image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for performing user selected operations comprising the steps of:
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generating display control signals for each of a touch panel screen image, a first remote control screen image, and a second remote control screen image, so as to display each at mutually different times on a screen, the touch panel screen image for an operation through a touch panel containing a first selectable image located at a first position and a second selectable image located at a second position, wherein the first position and the second position do not overlap each other on the screen, the first remote control screen image for an operation through a remote control containing a third selectable image located at a third position on the screen, the third position being a different position than the first position, the second remote control screen image for an operation through the remote control containing a fourth selectable image located at a fourth position on the screen, the fourth position being a different position than the second position, both the first selectable image within the touch panel screen image and the third selectable image within the first remote control screen image indicating the same first function, both the second selectable image within the touch panel screen image and the fourth selectable image within the second remote control screen image indicating the same second function, the second function being different from the first function, executing the first function in response to a signal based on touch panel input indicating user selection of the first selectable image, executing the first function in response to a signal based on remote control input indicating user selection of the third selectable image, executing the second function in response to a signal based on touch panel input indicating user selection of the second selectable image, and executing the second function in response to a signal based on remote control input indicating user selection of the fourth selectable image.
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29. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program instructions for performing user selected operations, the computer program instructions, when executed by electronic circuitry, being operable to cause control circuitry to perform the following steps:
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generating display control signals for each of a touch panel screen image, a first remote control screen image, and a second remote control screen image, so as to display each at mutually different times on a screen, the touch panel screen image for an operation through a touch panel containing a first selectable image located at a first position and a second selectable image located at a second position, wherein the first position and the second position do not overlap each other on the screen, the first remote control screen image for an operation through a remote control containing a third selectable image located at a third position on the screen, the third position being a different position than the first position, the second remote control screen image for an operation through the remote control containing a fourth selectable image located at a fourth position on the screen, the fourth position being a different position than the second position, both the first selectable image within the touch panel screen image and the third selectable image within the first remote control screen image indicating the same first function, both the second selectable image within the touch panel screen image and the fourth selectable image within the second remote control screen image indicating the same second function, the second function being different from the first function, executing the first function in response to a signal based on touch panel input indicating user selection of the first selectable image, executing the first function in response to a signal based on remote control input indicating user selection of the third selectable image, executing the second function in response to a signal based on touch panel input indicating user selection of the second selectable image, and executing the second function in response to a signal based on remote control input indicating user selection of the fourth selectable image.
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30. Electronic circuitry capable of performing user selected operations comprising:
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means for outputting display control signals for each of a touch panel screen image, a first remote control screen image, and a second remote control screen image, so as to display each at mutually different times on a screen, the touch panel screen image for an operation through a touch panel containing a first selectable image located at a first position and a second selectable image located at a second position, wherein the first position and the second position do not overlap each other on the screen, the first remote control screen image for an operation through a remote control containing a third selectable image located at a third position on the screen, the third position being a different position than the first position, the second remote control screen image for an operation through the remote control containing a fourth selectable image located at a fourth position on the screen, the fourth position being a different position than the second position, both the first selectable image within the touch panel screen image and the third selectable image within the first remote control screen image indicating the same first function, both the second selectable image within the touch panel screen image and the fourth selectable image within the second remote control screen image indicating the same second function, the second function being different from the first function, and means for; executing the first function in response to a signal based on touch panel input indicating user selection of the first selectable image, executing the first function in response to a signal based on remote control input indicating user selection of the third selectable image, executing the second function in response to a signal based on touch panel input indicating user selection of the second selectable image, and executing the second function in response to a signal based on remote control input indicating user selection of the fourth selectable image.
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