Patent ID: 11928288
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  B | IPC B  G

Claim 6:
7. An operation input device including:
a first detection section, provided at an operating portion that is operable to steer a transportation device, the first detection section including a first detection surface that detects a position at which detection target is touching or within a predetermined distance of the first detection surface as a result of a user operation, the first detection section outputs a first signal representing the position,
a memory, and
at least one processor coupled to the first detection section and the memory, the processor being configured to:
receive a first signal representing the position from the first detection section;
determine, based on the first signal, whether the detection target is touching the first detection surface and has moved a predetermined distance along the detection surface while touching the detection surface;
in a case in which it is determined that the detection target has moved, set an operation enabled state in which control of an operation target is enabled; and
in a case in which it is determined that the detection target has not moved, set an operation prevented state in which control of the operation target by the operation control section is prevented; and
wherein the processor is further configured to measure the amount of time in which the first signal is not being received, and switch to the operation prevented state in a case where the amount of time has reached a predetermined un-operated time period; and
the processor is additionally configured to be able to change a length of the un-operated time period in accordance with a driving state of the transportation device.