The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2021
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuyuki Shiga, Nissin, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
Abstract
An interface device, including: a touchscreen; one or more hardware interfaces having an operation element disposed on a surface of the touchscreen; a storage unit configured to store the operation element in association with a disabled region that is a region on the touchscreen where touch operation is disabled; and a control unit configured to disable touch operation to the disabled region that is associated with the operation element, during a prescribed period estimated that a user operates the operation element.