INPUT DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE

Organization Name

toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha

Inventor(s)

Toko Taga of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP)

Kentaro Matsumoto of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP)

Moto Takabatake of Mountain View CA (US)

INPUT DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240424898 titled 'INPUT DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE

Original Abstract Submitted

an input device for a vehicle, the input device includes: a display region provided in a vehicle cabin front portion, configured such that a predetermined image is displayed at the display region, and a touch sensor being provided at the display region, wherein, when a sliding operation of the image in the display region is detected on the basis of signals received from the touch sensor, the input device for a vehicle is configured to: output a signal corresponding to the sliding operation to on-board equipment; and move the image in the display region in accordance with the sliding operation.