Input system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10809823-B2
Application number	US-201816049673-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2018
Priority date	Oct 25, 2017
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

An input system includes a first touch input unit on which a touch operation is performed; a second touch input unit on which a touch operation is performed; and a processing unit configured to control display of a display unit using operation information that is acquired from any one touch input unit of the first touch input unit and the second touch input unit. The processing unit does not use operation information from an other touch input unit of the first touch input unit and the second touch input unit in display control for the display unit until a non-input time of the one touch input unit exceeds a first predetermined cancellation time, the non-input time of the one touch input unit being a time during which there is no input to the one touch input unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An input system comprising:
a display unit;
a first touch input unit on which a touch operation is performed and displayed on the display unit;
a second touch input unit on which a touch operation is performed and displayed on the display unit; and
a control unit comprising a circuit block and memory, the control unit programmed to control a display of the display unit using operation information that is acquired from any one touch input unit of the first touch input unit and the second touch input unit,
wherein in a state in which the operation information from one touch input unit of the first touch input unit and the second touch input unit is used in the display of the display unit is a state in which the control unit gives a priority to the one touch input unit of the first touch input unit and the second touch input unit, and
the control unit is configured to control a arbitration unit so that the arbitration unit does not use the operation information from the other touch input unit of the first touch input unit and the second touch input unit in the display of the display unit until a non-input time of the one touch input unit of the first touch input unit and the second touch input unit exceeds a first predetermined cancellation time, the non-input time is a time during which there is no input to the one touch input unit of the first touch input unit and the second touch input unit.

2. The input system according to claim 1 , wherein when a predetermined cancellation operation is performed on the other touch input unit in a case where the operation information from the other touch input unit is not used in the display control for the display unit, the control unit is enabled to use the operation information from the other touch input unit in the display control for the display unit.

3. The input system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first touch input unit is disposed away from the display unit;
the second touch input unit is superimposed on the display unit; and
the control unit is further configured to i) use the operation information from the first touch input unit as information for moving a cursor when the display of the display unit is controlled using the operation information from the first touch input unit, ii) hide the cursor and use the operation information from the second touch input unit as information for designating a position on the display unit when the display of the display unit is controlled using the operation information from the second touch input unit, and iii) display the cursor at a predetermined position when the control unit receives the operation information from the first touch input unit for the display control for the display unit in a state in which the cursor is hidden.

4. The input system according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit is further configured not to use the operation information from the first touch input unit in the display control for the display unit until a non-input time of the second touch input unit exceeds a second predetermined cancellation time in a case where the display of the display unit is controlled using the operation information from the second touch input unit, the non-input time of the second touch input unit being a time during which there is no input to the second touch input unit; and
the control unit is further configured to be able to use the operation information from the second touch input unit in the display control for the display unit regardless of the non-input time of the first touch input unit in a case where the display of the display unit is controlled using the operation information acquired from the first touch input unit.

5. The input system according to claim 4 , wherein the control unit is further configured to use the operation information from the second touch input unit in the display control for the display unit regardless of the non-input time of the first touch input unit when the second touch input unit receives an input in the case where the display of the display unit is controlled using the operation information acquired from the first touch input unit.

6. The input system according to claim 1 , wherein in a state where the control unit does not use the operation information from the other touch input unit of the first touch input unit and the second touch input unit in the display of the display unit, the control unit uses the operation information from the other touch input unit of the first touch input unit and the second touch input unit in the display of the display unit when a predetermined cancellation operation is performed on the other touch input unit of the first touch input unit and the second touch input unit.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kakinuma Shoji
• Ito Koshi

Classifications

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title

• B60K35/29

  Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• G06F2203/0382

  Plural input, i.e. interface arrangements in which a plurality of input device of the same type are in communication with a PC · CPC title

• G06F3/038

  Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry · CPC title