Patent ID: 8963830
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B60K,G01C,G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. An operation support system comprising: a portable terminal including a terminal screen to display a portable terminal screen image; and an in-vehicle apparatus including an in-vehicle screen on which the portable terminal screen image of the portable terminal is displayable, the in-vehicle apparatus further including an operation unit, the operation unit including an operation knob and a reaction force generation unit, wherein the operation knob of the operation unit is operational to move an operation position indicating symbol that is displayed on the in-vehicle screen to select a selection item image displayed on the in-vehicle screen, and the reaction force generation unit generates a reaction force to the operation knob according to reaction force information, the portable terminal provides a portable terminal in-operation notice to the in-vehicle apparatus when the portable terminal is in a portable terminal normal mode and the terminal screen is operational, when the in-vehicle apparatus is in an in-vehicle apparatus normal mode, the reaction force to the operation knob generated by the reaction force generation unit is validated, and when the in-vehicle apparatus is in the in-vehicle apparatus normal mode and receives the portable terminal in-operation notice from the portable terminal, the in-vehicle apparatus changes from the in-vehicle apparatus normal mode to a portable terminal in-operation mode and invalidates the reaction force to the operation knob generated by the reaction force generation unit while maintaining operation of the operation knob to move the operation position indicating symbol on the in-vehicle screen.