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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Hiromune Wada, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Aoki, Gifu, JP;
Inventors:
Hiromune Wada, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Aoki, Gifu, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input apparatus for a vehicle includes: an operation element operable by an occupant of the vehicle; a biological information acquisition element acquiring biological information of the occupant; an unawakened state detection element detecting an unawakened state of the occupant based on the biological information, wherein the unawakened state is defined by a predetermined state different from an awakened state; and an operation disabling element disabling an operation input from the operation element when the unawakened state detection element detects the unawakened state.