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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1994
Haruto Yano, Hiroshima, JP;
Yoshiaki Hirasa, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshimichi Tokunaga, Hiroshima, JP;
Chisato Yoshida, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuhiro Yokouchi, Hyogo, JP;
Hirofumi Goto, Hyogo, JP;
Katsuaki Matsumoto, Hyogo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A touch panel device for navigation of a vehicle for example an automobile. There is a display unit with a screen, and information display for visually representing desired information on the screen. A switch superimposes a switch pattern over the information on the screen and executing a predetermined control action when an operator's finger approaches the switch pattern. To remove the switch pattern after the lapse of a preset time form the visual representation of the switch pattern, erasing is used. The erasing can be accomplished for example by the actuation of a timer to remove the switch pattern. With the switch pattern removed, the entire information on the screen can be seen wholly without being concealed by the switch pattern.