Patent ID: 9703380
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B60K,G06F

Claim:
1. A vehicle operation input device capable of operating equipment, comprising: an option display unit that displays, on a display, a plurality of options to be selected by an operator, the options relating to types of processing performed by the equipment; an operation input unit having an operation surface, the operation input unit generating operating information indicating a position in the operation surface at which a finger of the operator touches the operation surface; a finger position detecting unit that detects a position of part of an arm of the operator and obtains the position as the positional information regarding the finger of the operator; and a control unit that controls at least the option display unit and the equipment in accordance with the operating information generated by the operation input unit, wherein the control unit allocates a particular option among the plurality of options to a portion of the operation surface immediately beneath the finger in accordance with the positional information regarding the finger obtained by the finger position detecting unit.