A vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle including first and second display units disposed at different positions therein, can include a communication unit configured to communicate with the first and second display units; and a controller configured to in response to an occurrence of a preset condition, make a selection of at least one of the first display unit and the second display unit, and display a first execution screen of an application on the first display unit or a second execution screen of the application on the second display unit according to the selection, or change the first execution screen displayed on the first display unit or the second execution screen displayed on the second display unit according to the selection.

An electronic device attachable to a vehicle may include an interface, an input device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, and a processor configured to detect that a context related to the vehicle corresponds to a first context based on first information received via the interface, in response to the detection that the context related to the vehicle corresponds to the first context, display a first indication indicating a first function corresponding to the first context from among a plurality of functions of the vehicle, which are controllable by the input device, while displaying the first indication, detect that the context related to the vehicle changed from the first context to a second context based on second information received via the interface, and based on the detection, display a second indication which is changed from the first indication and indicates a second function corresponding to the second context.

A gesture recognition and control device recognizes a mobile terminal and ascertains a current graphical user interface generated by a display device of the mobile terminal. The gesture recognition and control device provides an output signal describing, as display content, the graphical user interface generated by the display device of the mobile terminal, and transmits the output signal to an output apparatus that can be worn on the head for outputting the display content in a predefined output region in the interior of the motor vehicle as part of augmented reality or virtual reality output by the output apparatus. During the process of outputting the display content, the gesture recognition and control device recognizes a spatial gesture of the user, generates a remote control signal for triggering an operating function of the mobile terminal, and transmits the remote control signal to a control device of the recognized mobile terminal.

An operation input device including: a first detection section including a first detection surface that detects a position at which a detection target is touching or within a predetermined distance, the first detection section outputting a first signal representing the position; an operation control section that controls a first operation target based on the first signal; an operation determination section that outputs a second signal only when it has determined that the detection target has moved along the first detection surface; and a switching control section that switches the operation control section between an operation enabled state in which control of the first operation target is enabled, and an operation prevented state in which control of the first operation target is prevented, the switching control section switching from the operation prevented state to the operation enabled state in a case in which the second signal has been received.

A touch input device configured to operate a system of a motor vehicle includes a cover plate composed of a cover plate material having a plate top side and a plate underside, and also includes a touch sensor surface. The plate top side includes an operating surface, where the plate underside of the cover plate faces the touch sensor surface. The plate underside has at least one beveled surface arranged obliquely with respect to the touch sensor surface such that a clearance is formed between the plate underside and the touch sensor surface. The operating surface at least partly projects beyond the clearance and a filling body composed of at least one filling material is arranged in the clearance, where the filling material has a permittivity for electric fields that corresponds to a permittivity of the cover plate material.

A vehicle seat with touch control function includes a seat armrest, the seat armrest includes an armrest frame, a flexible pad, a flexible touch panel, and a protective cover. The flexible touch panel is elastic, and the flexible touch panel includes a flexible substrate and a carbon nanotube touch function layer to collect touch input from a user. Such flexible touch panel may be installed on or in armrest of any seat in vehicle, enabling control of a display while comfortably seated, having to lean forward is avoided. A vehicle-mounted entertainment system incorporating such touch control system is also provided.

A vehicle configured to receive a command of a user and a control method for the same may include a manipulator having a metal bar extending in a first direction and formed of a metal material, and a plurality of detectors disposed adjacent to the metal bar in the first direction, a display configured to display a manipulation result of the manipulator, and a controller configured to generate a control signal for controlling an operation of the display based on an output signal of the manipulator, wherein, when a drag touch is input to the manipulator in the first direction, the display displays a function execution screen for a function mapped to the manipulator.

An input apparatus includes an operating portion including a plurality of metal buttons for receiving a manipulation command, a display for visually providing a control command created based on an output signal from the operating portion, and a controller for converting the operating portion to an active state if a predetermined first manipulation command is input to the operating portion, and for controlling the display to provide an increment adjustment screen in which a predetermined first increment has been adjusted if a predetermined drag touch is input to the operating portion.

A notification system of a vehicle includes a sensing unit that detects an object outside the vehicle or detects an operational status of a function of the vehicle; an output unit; and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether a touch has been detected on an interior handle of a door of the vehicle. If a touch is detected on the interior handle, the controller determines that an object outside the vehicle detected by the sensor is within a predetermined distance in a rearward direction from the door on which the touch was detected, or determines that an operational status of a function of the vehicle detected by the sensor indicates that the function is not yet complete; and controls the output unit to output a notification corresponding to the detected object outside the vehicle or the detected operational status of the function of the vehicle.

A controller is configured to control an image displayed on a touch-operable display. The controller includes a processor that executes a program to control the image to display a first object and a second object such that at least a part of the second object is displayed as overlapping the first object. The processor detects a start trigger indicating that a user has started scrolling to the left or right on the display, and increases a relative position between a first object and a second object at a prescribed acceleration with a passage of time from detection of the start trigger. The processor detects a stop trigger indicating that the user has stopped scrolling, and reduces the relative position between the first object and the second object at a prescribed deceleration with a passage of time from detection of the detected stop trigger.