Patent ID: 8270669
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An operating object extraction apparatus for use in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a display unit for displaying various images; an operation panel for receiving operation of an operator, a control unit for generating a finger image on the display unit based on an operator finger captured by a camera on the operation panel, wherein the control unit controls a ratio A of the operator finger against a panel size of the operation panel to be greater than a ratio B of the finger image against a size of the display unit, and a plurality of lighting units for respectively differently lighting the operator finger, wherein the camera is disposed under the operation panel to be arranged to capture one of an upside and a proximity of the upside of the operation panel, the plurality of lighting units are disposed under the operation panel, and are arranged to light the operator finger on one of the upside and the proximity of the upside of the operation panel, the plurality of lighting units light the operator finger from a lower left side and a lower right side, the exposure controller controls the plurality of lighting units to light the operator finger only from the lower left side for a first finger image captured by the camera, and to light the operator finger only from the lower right side of a second finger image captured by the camera, the image generator extracts a common part from the first and second finger images by comparing two finger images, and the control unit includes: