Vehicular input device
US9927903B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2360/48
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a vehicular input device including: a capacitance sensor mounted to a vehicle providing a plurality of first conductors lined up in a vehicular front-back direction; and a control unit for estimating the separation distance between the capacitance sensor and a driver's finger based on the amount of an electrical charge in a part of the plurality of first conductors arranged at the back side of a vehicle and also estimating the front-back position of the driver's finger on the capacitance sensor based on the difference of an electrical charge respectively stored in each of the plurality of first conductors.
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