Operation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024181881-A1
Application number	US-202318520812-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 28, 2023
Priority date	Dec 5, 2022
Publication date	Jun 6, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An operation device according to the present invention includes a touch-sensitive operation surface installed in a vehicle and an operation guide formed corresponding to equipment mounted in the vehicle on the touch-sensitive operation surface. The operation device is configured to, when accepting a two-point touch operation for the touch-sensitive operation surface, accept another touch operation that is entered subsequently as an operation command for the equipment.

First claim

1 . An operation device comprising a touch-sensitive operation surface installed in a vehicle and an operation guide formed corresponding to equipment mounted in the vehicle on the touch-sensitive operation surface, wherein
the operation device is configured to, when accepting a two-point touch operation for the touch-sensitive operation surface, accept an other touch operation entered subsequently as an operation command for the equipment.

2 . The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation device is configured to, when accepting a two-point touch operation for the touch-sensitive operation surface within a predetermined distance from the operation guide, accept an other touch operation entered subsequently as an operation command for the equipment.

3 . The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation device is configured to, when accepting the two-point touch operation, accept the other touch operation entered within a subsequent time set in advance as the operation command for the equipment.

4 . The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation device is configured to, when accepting the two-point touch operation, accept a touch operation entered subsequently while a two-point contact state is maintained as the other touch operation set in advance.

5 . The operation device according to claim 4 , wherein:
the operation device is configured to, when accepting the two-point touch operation, subsequently, accept a touch operation entered while the two-point contact state is maintained as a first touch operation set in advance, and accept a touch operation that is entered while the two-contact state is maintained and that is different from the first touch operation as a second touch operation; the first touch operation is a manual operation command for the equipment set in advance; and the second touch operation is an automatic operation command for the equipment set in advance.

6 . The operation device according to claim 5 , wherein
the operation device is configured to accept a touch operation of sliding at a first range speed as the first touch operation, and accept a touch operation of sliding at a speed faster than the first range speed as the second touch operation.

7 . The operation device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the operation guide is formed in a linear shape having a predetermined length; and the operation device is configured to, when accepting the two-point touch operation, accept a touch operation entered subsequently along the linear shape of the operation guide as the other touch operation set in advance.

8 . An operation acceptance method by an operation device having a touch-sensitive operation surface installed in a vehicle, an operation guide corresponding to equipment mounted in the vehicle being formed on the touch-sensitive operation surface, the operation acceptance method comprising,
when accepting a two-point touch operation for the touch-sensitive operation surface, accepting an other touch operation entered subsequently as an operation command for the equipment.

Assignees

• Toyo Denso Kk

Inventors

• Ito Kazumasa
• Sakurai Masaki
• Miyasaka Fuyuki
• Tsuge Kakeru

Classifications

• G06F2203/04809

  Textured surface identifying touch areas, e.g. overlay structure for a virtual keyboard · CPC title

• G06F3/04886

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06F2203/04808

  Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• B60K35/80

  Arrangements for controlling instruments · CPC title