Patent ID: 9696542
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B60K,G02B

Claim:
1. An input device comprising: an input unit having a plurality of buttons disposed in a steering wheel of a vehicle; an interface unit configured to receive data concerning the vehicle or to exchange data to an external device or both; a communication unit configured to exchange data with a mobile terminal; a processor to change a function of at least one of the plurality of buttons to a set function based on a manipulation signal from the input unit; and a display to display an image corresponding to the set function of the at least one of the plurality of buttons, wherein the processor is configured to set a first button of the plurality of buttons to perform a home function, and to set a menu function or a vehicle interior function to be under the home function, wherein the processor is configured to change a function of one of the plurality of buttons based on whether the communication unit is connected to the mobile terminal, wherein the processor is configured to deactivate the first button and set the first button to enter a standby mode based on the manipulation signal from the plurality of buttons not being received within a predetermined time period.