Abstract: A touch input apparatus mounted on a mounting surface includes a protrusion protruding from the mounting surface. A recessed portion is formed in the protrusion. A touch portion is provided on a bottom surface of the recessed portion and receives a user's touch signal. A vehicle having the touch input apparatus includes a display and a controller configured to operate the display according to the users input inputted to the touch input apparatus.

Abstract: A display capable of moving an image determines whether an input signal is coordinate information according to a gesture of a hand or an external input signal. The display calculates, if the input signal is coordinate information, the coordinate that is moved according to the gesture of the hand. After determining whether the hand gesture is a lateral movement, the display generates, if the hand gesture is a lateral movement, a control signal to move a second image mover to the left or right side. A rotator that is included in the display moves the second image mover according to the control signal and displays the image at a moved position through the moved second image mover.

Abstract: A display apparatus, a vehicle, and a display method are disclosed, which recognize the user's intention by recognizing the user's eyes, and apply the recognized result to a device control process, thereby greatly increasing convenience of the input unit manipulation actions of the user. A display apparatus includes: a controller configured to insert a visual stimulus signal into basic visual information according to a predetermined frequency; a display unit configured to display the visual stimulus signal for generating an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal and the basic visual information; and an EEG analyzer configured to determine a frequency occupied by the generated EEG signal.

Abstract: An input apparatus includes a touch pad including a virtual touch area, the touch area being divided into one or more touch areas according to an operation screen of a display, the display providing a screen corresponding to the divided touch area, and a controller controlling the division of the touch area and displaying of the display.

Abstract: A touch input device includes a touch unit to which a user can input a touch gesture, wherein the touch unit includes a gesture input unit positioned at a center of the touch unit and a swiping input unit inclined downward along an edge of the gesture input unit, and the gesture input unit and the swiping input unit receive separate touch signals.

Abstract: A control panel for a vehicle may include: a vehicle speed detector configured to detect a vehicle speed; an input device including at least one of a dial knob, an omnidirectional trackball, and a touchpad; a display device configured to display a plurality of graphic objects; and a controller configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a stopped state or a running state based on the detected vehicle speed transmitted from the vehicle speed detector, select one of the plurality of graphic objects based on a input signal received from the input device, generate a control command for executing a function mapped to the input device, and output the control command to a corresponding control target device from among a plurality of control target devices. The controller may restrict an operation of the input device if the vehicle is in the running state.

Abstract: A concentrated control system for a vehicle includes: a menu portion that, when rotated, provides menu modes associated with devices in the vehicle; and a first menu providing portion that scrolls menu buttons, included in an enabled menu and used to control functions of an in-vehicle device, in a first direction so that the scrolled menu buttons are displayed within the menu portion.

Abstract: A control panel for providing shortcut functions includes: n shortcut buttons capable of being pressed; a memory storing 2n-?1 patterns according to combinations of the n shortcut buttons; and a controller configured to map a shortcut function to each of one or more of the 2n?1 patterns, determine one or more shortcut buttons pressed by a driver's finger based on press signals received from the n shortcut buttons, determine the pattern that corresponds to the one or more pressed buttons, generate a control command for executing the shortcut function mapped to the determined pattern, and output the control command to a corresponding device from among a plurality of control target devices.

Abstract: A gesture recognition apparatus and method are provided. The gesture recognition apparatus includes an imaging device that is configured to photograph a gesture recognition region and generate image information and a distance sensor that is configured to sense a particular object that approaches a gesture start position. A controller is configured to enter a gesture input mode when the particular object is located at the gesture start position for a predetermined time and recognize a gesture by detecting the particular object based on the image information. Further, the controller is configured to provide feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located at the gesture start position and feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located in the gesture recognition region in the input mode.

Abstract: A touch input device includes a touch unit to which a user is able to input a touch gesture, wherein the touch unit includes a concave shape, and gradually deepens from an edge portion toward a central portion.

Abstract: A driver recognition system for a vehicle includes a camera taking an image of a driver's foot, and a central processing unit receiving image information from the camera, analyzing the image information, and delivering a signal in accordance with an analyzed result. A control unit is installed to receive the signal delivered from the central processing unit and output a control command so as to set a driving environment and a driving mode in accordance with the received signal. A control execution unit operates in accordance with the command received from the control unit, and an operator set in accordance with the operation of the control execution unit.

Abstract: A gesture recognition apparatus and method are provided. The gesture recognition apparatus includes an imaging device that is configured to photograph a gesture recognition region and generate image information and a distance sensor that is configured to sense a particular object that approaches a gesture start position. A controller is configured to enter a gesture input mode when the particular object is located at the gesture start position for a predetermined time and recognize a gesture by detecting the particular object based on the image information. Further, the controller is configured to provide feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located at the gesture start position and feedback that indicates whether the particular object is located in the gesture recognition region in the input mode.

Abstract: A blind control system for a vehicle includes a touch screen configured to detect an input operation of a user and a position of the input, output a corresponding signal, and display an operated menu item, an accelerator pedal sensor configured to detect an operation of an accelerator pedal and output a corresponding signal, a storage configured to store a non-driving mode including a plurality of set menu items, and a driving mode including a plurality of set menu items; and a controller configured to selectively execute the non-driving mode or the driving mode stored in the storage according to an input signal of the accelerator pedal sensor, execute a corresponding menu item according to an input operation of the touch screen, and a position of the input when a currently executed mode is the non-driving mode or the driving mode.

Abstract: A blind control system for the vehicle includes an input detector that detects a user's touch and a drag motion, a controller that uses a touch position on the input detector as a reference point and activates or deactivates a pie menu of a drag motion with respect to the reference point, among a plurality of predetermined pie menus. A display displays the pie menu activated by the control portion.

Abstract: A touch screen input system has an analog operation device that is attached to a touch screen and can operate the touch screen. The touch screen input system having the analog operation device includes: a touch screen that recognizes a position of a contact point and performs a process corresponding to the position; and the analog operation device that is movably and detachably disposed on the touch screen and generates an input signal of the touch screen by coming in contact with the touch screen.

Abstract: A driver recognition system for a vehicle includes a camera taking an image of a driver's foot, and a central processing unit receiving image information from the camera, analyzing the image information, and delivering a signal in accordance with an analyzed result. A control unit is installed to receive the signal delivered from the central processing unit and output a control command so as to set a driving environment and a driving mode in accordance with the received signal. A control execution unit operates in accordance with the command received from the control unit, and an operator set in accordance with the operation of the control execution unit.

Abstract: A voice transmission starting system and starting method for a vehicle are provided to start a voice transmission device through recognition of a motion. The method includes outputting, by a controller, an ultrasonic wave having substantially uniform amplitude and recognizing the output ultrasonic wave as an input. In addition, the controller generates a signal based on information regarding the recognized ultrasonic wave and transmits the signal to start the voice transmission device.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of operation input units configured to input a manual operation from a user as an input signal, the input units being installed in a plurality of predetermined positions within a vehicle. A reading unit is configured to read a vehicle control signal corresponding to the input signal, and a control unit is configured to control an audio & video (AV) device or an air-conditioning device by the vehicle control signal. The plurality of operation input units are installed adjacent to a manipulation unit of the AV device and a manipulation unit of the air-conditioning device to input the input signal for controlling the AV device and the air-conditioning device.

Abstract: A display capable of moving an image determines whether an input signal is coordinate information according to a gesture of a hand or an external input signal. The display calculates, if the input signal is coordinate information, the coordinate that is moved according to the gesture of the hand. After determining whether the hand gesture is a lateral movement, the display generates, if the hand gesture is a lateral movement, a control signal to move a second image mover to the left or right side. A rotator that is included in the display moves the second image mover according to the control signal and displays the image at a moved position through the moved second image mover.