Input device, vehicle environment monitoring apparatus, icon switch selection method, and recording medium
US9041804B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/014
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An input device, wherein the screen (18a) of a display device (18) is divided into two regions, a region (A1) and a region (A2), and the icon switch displayed in the region including the position of an invisible pointer (P′) is selected. Thus, one of an icon switch (1) and an icon switch (2) that are displayed on the screen (18a) is selected at any time. Consequently, the user will no longer have to watch the screen carefully and perform an operation for moving an instruction marker such as a visible pointer to a desired icon switch, for example as in conventional devices. Accordingly, the user can enter a desired instruction in a short time by selecting a desired icon switch in a short time.
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