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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 23, 2020
Applicant:

Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hideyuki Sase, Tokyo, JP;

Takemi Oguri, Tokyo, JP;

Tomoyuki Kitamura, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 30/56 (2020.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 30/56 (2020.01); B60W 50/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01);
Abstract

A non-contact operating apparatus, for a vehicle, includes a generating unit, a projecting device, a detecting device, and a setting unit. The generating unit is configured to generate and update an image containing an image object. The image object is operable by an occupant present within a vehicle compartment of the vehicle. The projecting device is configured to project the image in a predetermined display region within the vehicle compartment of the vehicle. The detecting device is configured to detect a riding state of the occupant who is present in the vehicle compartment of the vehicle. The setting unit is configured to instruct the projecting device or the generating unit to project the image at a position at which the image object is operable by the occupant who is in the riding state detected by the detecting device.


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