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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2018
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Tram, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Shintaro Mizuno, Plymouth, MI (US);
Hidetaka Nomura, Aichi, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
TRAM, INC., Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
An operational input device includes an operational portion located on a display screen of a display panel and a controller that determines whether or not the operational portion is being operated and controls display of functional information associated with the operational portion based on the determination. The controller displays the functional information on a first region of the display screen defined inside the operational portion when the operational portion is not being operated. The controller displays the functional information on a second region of the display screen defined outside the operational portion when the operational portion is being operated.