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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2011
Mike Iao, Anaheim, CA (US);
Mike Iao, Anaheim, CA (US);
Alpine Electronics, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An interface apparatus and method is disclosed for inputting information with a user's finger gesture while the user is driving with his two hands on a steering wheel. In one aspect, the interface apparatus includes a gesture sensor, a gesture processor, and a head-up display (HUD), where the gesture sensor and the gesture processor recognizes and interpret the information input by the user's finger gesture and such information is displayed on the HUD. In one embodiment, a plurality of point of interest (POI) icons are displayed on the HUD after the user inputs at least one letter into the system and the user can select the POI by his/her finger gesture. In another embodiment, the gesture sensor can recognize the user's finger gesture in non-alphabet characters.