Patent ID: 8452491
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: G04F,G07C

Abstract:
1. An in-vehicle apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: timer means for performing a timer operation; vehicle state acquisition means for acquiring vehicle state information, which is information on a vehicle state; and control means for controlling the timer operation of the timer means, such that: an entire display screen of a display device is activated to act as manipulation receiver for receiving thereon manipulation, when speed of the vehicle on which the in-vehicle apparatus is mounted is greater than or equal to a predetermined speed; the vehicle state acquisition means further acquires manipulation information, which is information on whether any region of the entire display screen acting as the manipulation receiver is pressed; the control means determines that the condition for starting the timer operation is satisfied, and the control means starts the timer operation of the tinier means, when the control means determines, based on the manipulation information acquired by the vehicle state acquisition means, that any region of the entire display screen acting as the manipulation receiver is pressed while the timer operation is not in operation; and the control means determines that the condition for stopping the timer operation is satisfied, and the control means stops the timer operation of the timer means, when the control mean determines, based on the manipulation information acquired by the vehicle state acquisition means, that any region of the entire display screen acting as the manipulation receiver is pressed while the timer operation is in operation.