An information processing apparatus including: a control unit to generate a display image including running images of one or more applications each containing one or more operation device images attaining predetermined functions; an output unit to display the display image generated by the control unit; and an input unit to accept an operation performed on the operation device image contained in the running image, wherein the control unit extracts the functions associated with the operation device images equal to or smaller than a predetermined maximum count and contained in the running image of the application, based on priority levels of the functions associated with the operation device images contained in one or more applications, and generates the display image including the running image containing the operation device images associated with the extracted functions.

An operation apparatus includes a detector that detects contact of a plurality of operating fingers on an operating surface, an area calculator that calculates an area of a detection region in the operating surface where the operating fingers have been detected, and a determiner that, after a state in which two operating fingers are detected has changed to a state in which one operating finger is detected, obtains a sum of areas of two detection regions where the two operating fingers are detected and an area of one detection region where the one operating finger is detected from the surface area calculator, and determines that an operation made by the two operating fingers is continuing when a continuation condition, in which the area of the one detection region is greater than or equal to the sum of the areas of the two detection regions, is established.

A touch input device includes an outer portion provided with a plurality of areas, wherein a surface of each area is formed to be inclined downward from a mounting surface, and a center portion having a concave shape in the center of the outer portion, wherein the outer portion and the center portion are configured to allow touch input.

A system for testing a driving assistance system includes a sensor arrangement configured to detect an actuation of an operating element by a user and to generate corresponding first detection data. The sensor arrangement is also configured to detect an acoustic signal indicating the actuation of the operating element and to generate corresponding second detection data. The system includes at least one evaluation module configured to determine, based on the first detection data, a first point in time corresponding to the actuation and to determine, based on the second detection data, a second point in time corresponding to an output of the acoustic signal.

A vehicle input device comprises an operation detection section configured to detect input to an onboard unit allocated to one operation section of plural of operation sections provided in a vicinity of a driving seat due to the one operation section being operated, a preliminary action detection section configured to detect a preliminary action directly prior to the one operation section being operated, and a notification section configured to notify an occupant of information relating to the onboard unit allocated to the one operation section in a case in which the preliminary action has been detected by the preliminary action detection section.

Provided is an interior article for a conveyance including a touch switch suppressing an unintended misoperation by an occupant. An interior article 30 for a conveyance of the present invention includes a touch switch 35 operating an electrical component provided in a conveyance and a recess portion 33 formed in an interior side surface of the conveyance. The touch switch has a sensing unit 36 detecting an occupant's finger. The recess portion has an opening portion 33a, a bottom portion 33b, a standing wall portion 33c formed around the bottom portion, and a curved surface 33d formed to be curved so as to protrude toward the opening portion side in the bottom portion. The sensing unit is disposed on the curved surface.

A method for increasing safety during the operation of a device. Multiple widgets are displayed on a graphical user interface. Each widget is assigned an operating function of the device; each operating function is selectable by selecting the corresponding widget via an input gesture of a user. Data relating to a current situation is detected, and it is determined whether increased attention is required in the current situation based on the data. If increased attention is required, the widgets are arranged such that each widget is assigned a simple input gesture which differs greatly from input gestures assigned to other displayed widgets in order to increase safety during the operation of the device.

The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a central control system of a vehicle, a control method applied to a central control system of a vehicle, a computer device, a vehicle, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product, relating to the technical field of central control of a vehicle. The method for controlling a central control system of a vehicle comprises: acquiring an image comprising a central control panel of the central control system of the vehicle; identifying at least one control component on the central control panel in the image; determining, in response to detection of a first interaction operation for a first target control component among the at least one control component in the image, operation information associated with the first target control component; and transmitting the operation information to the central control system of the vehicle, so as to enable the central control system of the vehicle to determine a control instruction to be executed on the basis of the operation information.

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 vehicular display control device including: memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: detect when a right-side operation region provided on a right side of a steering wheel has been operated; detect when a left-side operation region provided on a left side of the steering wheel has been operated; in a case in which operation of the right-side operation region has been detected, display a right-side image corresponding to the right-side operation region in a right-side area of a display region set in front of a driving seat; and in a case in which operation of the left-side operation region has been detected, display a left-side image corresponding to the left-side operation region in a left-side area of the display region.