Patent ID: 9552058
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B60K,G06F

Claim:
1. A vehicle-mounted equipment operating device comprising: a plurality of vehicle-mounted instruments that are mounted in a vehicle; an operation input unit configured to receive an input from an operator for operating the plurality of vehicle mounted instruments respectively; a line of sight detecting unit including an operator image detector configured to detect a line of sight of the operator; and an electronic control unit including an input/output unit, a processor, and a storage unit, the electronic control unit configured to control the vehicle-mounted instruments by the input to the operation input unit and the line of sight detected by the line of sight detecting unit, wherein, upon receipt of an input from the operator by the operation input unit, and when any one of the plurality of vehicle-mounted instruments exists on the line of sight by the operator gazing steadily thereupon, the electronic control unit selects the vehicle-mounted instrument that exists on the line of sight as an operation target device, and thereafter, the electronic control unit controls the operation target device based on the input of the operator that has been received by the operation input unit, wherein, in a state in which a first vehicle-mounted instrument, which is one of the plurality of vehicle-mounted instruments, is selected as the operation target device, upon receipt of an input from the operator by the operation input unit, and when a second vehicle-mounted instrument that differs from the first vehicle-mounted instrument exists on the line of sight, the electronic control unit switches the operation target device from the first vehicle-mounted instrument to the second vehicle-mounted instrument, wherein: the second vehicle-mounted instrument comprises a first display unit configured to display an operation screen for the operation target device; and