Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control apparatus and method for controlling operation target device in vehicle, and steering wheel
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Application No.: US14939375Application Date: 2015-11-12
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Publication No.: US09886117B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Manabu Karasawa , Koichi Nakajima , Ryo Kondo , Toru Doigaki , Shunsuke Fukuda , Ryo Idegami
- Applicant: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa
- Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa
- Agency: Nath, Goldberg & Meyer
- Agent Jerald L. Meyer
- Priority: JP2011-176168 20110811; JP2011-200563 20110914; JP2011-201354 20110915; JP2011-201356 20110915; JP2011-206096 20110921; JP2011-206099 20110921; JP2011-206150 20110921; JP2011-212025 20110928; JP2012-007894 20120118; JP2012-043554 20120229; JP2012-073562 20120328
- Main IPC: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041 ; G01C21/36 ; B60R16/023 ; G06F1/16 ; B60K37/06 ; B60Q1/00 ; B62D6/00 ; G06F3/023 ; G06F17/00 ; B60K35/00 ; B62D1/04 ; B60K37/04 ; B60K20/06 ; B60Q1/48 ; B60Q9/00

Abstract:
A setting unit dynamically sets a first area and a second area on a touch sensor mounted on a grip portion that a driver grips on a steering wheel. A first detector is configured to detect a state where a first area in a touch sensor mounted on a grip portion that a driver grips on a steering wheel is touched. A second detector is configured to detect a state where a particular input operation is performed on a second area located on the upper side of the first area in the touch sensor. A controller is configured to control an operation target device to be operated with the touch sensor according to the particular input operation when the first detector detects the state where the first area is touched and the second detector detects the state where the particular input operation is performed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160062531A1 CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION TARGET DEVICE IN VEHICLE, AND STEERING WHEEL Public/Granted day:2016-03-03
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