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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Masaya Watanabe, Miyoshi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
An operation apparatus for a vehicle includes a detector configured to detect a motion of a hand; a display apparatus configured to output an operation screen; and a processing device configured to perform, based on the motion of the hand detected by the detector, selection and determination processes for selecting and determining one of selection target items in the operation screen output on the display apparatus. The processing device is configured to form, in a vehicle stop state, a first operation screen related to a predetermined function, the first operation screen being operable based on the motion of the hand, and form, in a vehicle travel state, a second operation screen related to the predetermined function, the second operation screen being different from the first operation screen and operable based on the motion of the hand easier than that in the vehicle stop state.