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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Koji Hamada, Kariya, JP;
Tetsuya Tomaru, Nagoya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A gesture input apparatus that includes a command determination portion provided in a vehicle and determining a command according to a gesture of a first region in an upper limb of an operator who rides on the vehicle, a command output portion outputting the command determined by the command determination portion, a speed detection portion detecting a movement speed of a second region that is positioned nearer to a shoulder of the operator than the first region in the upper limb, and an output prohibition portion prohibiting an output of the command by the command output portion when the movement speed detected by the speed detection portion is equal to or more than a predetermined speed is provided.