A display device may include: a display panel including a display area and a non-display area, the display area having a light emitting area and a non-light emitting area; at least one first barrier layer on the non-light emitting area of the display panel, the at least one first barrier layer configured to block light emitted from the light emitting area; at least one second barrier layer overlapping the at least one first barrier layer in the non-emitting area, the at least one second barrier layer configured to block light emitted from the light emitting area; and at least one lens overlapping the light emitting area and on a same layer as the at least one first barrier layer.

A human-machine for calling up functions and for actuating settings of a vehicle, the functions and the settings being represented by elements in a display area which is located in the field of vision of a person operating the vehicle. An input marker in the display region can be moved by an input device which is to be intuitively operated by the operator, for example, a touchpad or a joystick, or a mouse, onto the element of a function or onto the element of a setting to be activated.

A display control system causes a plurality of display devices to display a same application in coordination among a plurality of display control devices each of the plurality of display control devices includes an obtainer that obtains an input event that is an input to an application according to an operation; a processor that outputs the input event obtained to at least another one of the plurality of display control devices; and a notifier that notifies an application unit of the input event when the processor obtains the input event from a display control device which has output the input event among the plurality of display control devices. The application performs processing that is common among the plurality of the display control devices and for causing the plurality of display devices to display the same application.

A display device may include: a display panel including a display area and a non-display area, the display area having a light emitting area and a non-light emitting area; at least one first barrier layer on the non-light emitting area of the display panel, the at least one first barrier layer configured to block light emitted from the light emitting area; at least one second barrier layer overlapping the at least one first barrier layer in the non-emitting area, the at least one second barrier layer configured to block light emitted from the light emitting area; and at least one lens overlapping the light emitting area and on a same layer as the at least one first barrier layer.

An operation panel includes a touch position sensor configured to output an electrical signal corresponding to a contact area between a finger of a user and a switch and a controller to which an electrical signal is input from the touch position sensor. The controller is configured to: determine that the finger of the user and the touch position sensor are in contact with each other when the calculation value calculated based on the electrical signal input from the touch position sensor exceeds the preset first threshold value, and set, based on the calculation value, the second threshold value larger than the first threshold value in accordance with a magnitude of the calculation value; and determine that the touch position sensor is in the operation state of being operated when the calculation value exceeds the second threshold value.

A vehicle interior trim element with haptic feedback function includes an elastic base layer that gives the vehicle interior trim element a soft feel, and a flexible cover layer. The flexible cover layer includes an electrically insulating top layer disposed on the visible side of the vehicle interior trim element, an electrically conductive sensor layer disposed between the upper layer and the base layer, and a piezoelectric actuator layer disposed between the sensor layer and the base layer. The sensor layer is configured to detect contact with the upper layer without deformation and to localize a corresponding contact area. The actuator layer is configured to provide haptic feedback.

A method for calibrating a user input apparatus for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The user input apparatus includes a component including a touch-sensitive surface and a reference element mechanically connected to the component, a circuit carrier, distance sensor, and an evaluation unit. The method includes determining, in a first calibration step, a first relationship between a change of the actuating force and a chance of the sensor signal, installing the user input apparatus in the motor vehicle in an installation step after carrying out the first calibration step, determining, in a second calibration step after carrying out the installation step, a first actual value of the sensor signal, and correcting the first relationship depending on the actual first value.

A user interface for a vehicle presents visible information and acquires user input. The user interface includes a two-dimensional display and an optical faceplate. The two-dimensional display displays information on a display portion. The optical faceplate includes a contact surface, a three-dimensional display surface, and an optic light guide material provided between the contact surface and the three-dimensional display surface. The two-dimensional display includes a pixel arrangement. The contact surface contacts the two-dimensional display to transmit information from the pixel arrangement to the three-dimensional display surface. The three-dimensional display surface is touch sensitive. The optical faceplate is arrangeable within a cabin of the vehicle.

An apparatus for controlling a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a processor; a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the processor; and the one or more programs include instructions for: a first determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a driving state; a first controller configured to deactivate a touch mode of the touch panel provided in the digital side mirror system when the vehicle is determined to be in the driving state; a second determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a switch mode for controlling the function of the vehicle through the operating switch; and a second controller configured to control a driver to perform a function from a menu selected through the operating switch when the vehicle is determined to be in the switch mode.

A display operation device includes a cover glass configured to cover a front surface of a display panel including a touch area, and a knob attached to a position corresponding to the touch area on a front surface of the cover glass. The knob includes a boundary portion along a circumference of the knob to demarcate a boundary with the display panel, and a flat touch portion inside the boundary portion. The display operation device can provide a user with appropriate operating feeling while facilitating the operation (or manipulation) of a display through the shape of the knob attached to the cover glass formed to cover the front surface of the display panel.