Patent ID: 8302022

Claim:
An in-vehicle display apparatus comprising: an operation device including an operation knob which moves according to a user's operation; and a display control device including a display section to display a display window, the in-vehicle display apparatus displaying in the display section a cursor in association with a position of the operation knob, the cursor being used for selecting a set button selectable in the display window, the operation device further including a force applying section configured for applying force to the operation knob according to an instruction from the display control device, the display control device further including a storage section and a force application instruction portion, the storage section being configured to store a map specifying that, with respect to the display window containing a set button display region where several set buttons including a maximum set button and a minimum set button are aligned in a line, a vibration is applied to the operation knob when the cursor is located on the minimum set button or the maximum set button, the force application instruction portion being configured to obtain, from the storage section, the map corresponding to the display window displayed in the display section, and instruct the force applying section to apply the vibration to the operation knob when the cursor is located on the minimum set button or the maximum set button based on the acquired map, wherein the map stored in the storage section further specifies that the vibration applied to the operation knob in case that the cursor is located on the maximum set button is larger than the vibration applied to the operation knob in case that the cursor is located on the minimum set button.