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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Shota Higashihara, Chiryu, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); B60N 2/75 (2018.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); B60N 2/0228 (2013.01); B60N 2/58 (2013.01); B60N 2/5891 (2013.01); B60N 2/797 (2018.02); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0425 (2013.01); G06K 9/00604 (2013.01); B60K 2370/141 (2019.05); B60K 2370/143 (2019.05); B60K 2370/149 (2019.05); B60K 2370/152 (2019.05); B60K 2370/21 (2019.05); B60K 2370/33 (2019.05); B60K 2370/55 (2019.05); B60K 2370/77 (2019.05); G06F 2203/0381 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle input device including: a cover configured to include a touch sensor portion that is flexible and that detects operation by an occupant, the cover covering a main body portion of an arm rest that supports an arm of the occupant; and a control unit that outputs an operation signal to an on-board instrument on the basis of a signal detected by the touch sensor portion.