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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
May. 13, 2003
Applicants:
Yuji Ito, Okazaki, JP;
Nobuaki Koshobu, Kariya, JP;
Takayoshi Kawai, Hoi-gun, JP;
Akira Kamiya, Chiryu, JP;
Inventors:
Yuji Ito, Okazaki, JP;
Nobuaki Koshobu, Kariya, JP;
Takayoshi Kawai, Hoi-gun, JP;
Akira Kamiya, Chiryu, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A manipulation display area and an operation state display area are disposed in a display. The manipulation display area is divided into a constant area and a variable area. The constant area includes manipulation items to be most frequently selected by a user, while the variable area includes manipulation items to be altered according to use condition. Thereby the user can easily reach a necessary manipulation item among a lot of the manipulation items.