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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Ota-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tatsumaro Yamashita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/372 (2011.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/005 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0317 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0425 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); H04N 5/372 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device includes an operation panel that is installed inside a vehicle and is operated by an operating part; a CCD camera that is disposed inside the vehicle to image at least a front side of the operation panel; and a control unit that predicts an action of the operating part based on image information of the CCD camera and performs operation assistance on the operation panel.