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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
May. 12, 2006
Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Yasushi Ishiai, Osaka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Yasushi Ishiai, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An in-vehicle input unit is provided which includes: a head-up display which projects a hierarchical menu for operating a plurality of pieces of in-vehicle equipment onto a windshield in front of a driver's seat, and displays the hierarchical menu as a virtual image ahead of the windshield; and a plurality of switches which are disposed in a steering wheel so that several switches adjoin and surround one central switch, in which the head-up display displays selection items on the hierarchical menu as the virtual image so that the selection items correspond one to one to the plurality of switches disposed in the steering wheel.
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