# US 10,120,564 B2 · User interface device, vehicle having the same, and method of controlling the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,120,564 B2 - Document ID: US10120564B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/856,305 - Filed: 2015-09-16 - Published: 2016-03-17 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-09-17 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company - Inventors: Kyudae Shim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10120564B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/22: Display screens - B60K 35/29: Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions - G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) - G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus - B60K 2360/11: Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects - B60K 2360/113: Scrolling through menu items - B60K 2360/115: Selection of menu items - B60K 2360/126: Rotatable input devices for instruments - B60K 2360/139: Clusters of instrument input devices - B60K 2360/1442: Emulation of input devices - B60K 2360/145: Instrument input by combination of touch screen and hardware input devices - B60K 2360/1476: Handwriting - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES ## Abstract A user interface device, a vehicle having the same, and a method of controlling the same, implement a display unit configured to display a plurality of characters, a dial part configured to select any one character among the plurality of characters, and a touch part configured to be touched by a user. A control unit of the interface is configured to select a handwritten recognition mode as a character input mode when the touch part is touched, and select a dial operation mode as the character input mode when the dial part is operated, thereby improving user convenience. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A user interface device, comprising: a display configured to display a plurality of characters; a dial part installed separately from the display, and configured to select any one character from among the plurality of characters; a touch part provided integrally with the dial part, and configured to be touched by a user; and a controller configured to select a character input mode as a handwritten recognition mode when the touch part is touched, and select the character input mode as a dial operation mode when the dial part is operated, wherein the plurality of characters includes a first character group and a second character group each corresponding to a different kind of character, when the first character group is displayed on the display and the second character group is handwritten in the touch part, the controller performs control to maintain display of the first character group in one part of the display, and performs control to display the handwritten second character group in another part of the display. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The user interface device according to claim 1, wherein the controller as configured recognizes a character selected by the user based on an operation signal of the dial part, and performs control to display the recognized character on the display. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The user interface device according to claim 1, wherein the controller as configured recognizes a character handwritten by the user based on a touch signal of the touch part, and performs control to display the recognized character on the display. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The user interface device according to claim 3, wherein the controller as configured confirms a matching rate by comparing the handwritten character and each of a plurality of prestored characters, confirms a candidate group of the handwritten character when the confirmed matching rate is less than a reference matching rate, and performs control to display the confirmed candidate group. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The user interface device according to claim 4, wherein the controller as configured confirms a character having a matching rate which is in the range of a predetermined matching rate among matching rates between the handwritten character and the plurality of characters as the candidate group. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The user interface device according to claim 4, wherein the controller as configured confirms a character selected by the user among characters included in the candidate group based on an operation signal of the dial part. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The user interface device according to claim 1, wherein the controller as configured switches the character input mode to the dial operation mode when a dial operation signal is input in the dial part after the touch signal is input in the touch part. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The user interface device according to claim 1, wherein the controller as configured performs control to display by switching the kind of the character based on an operation signal of the dial part. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The user interface device according to claim 1, wherein the touch part is separately installed from the display. ### Claim 10 A vehicle, comprising: a user interface device including a display configured to display a plurality of characters, and an input configured to move in a straight direction, rotate, and receive a touch signal; and a controller configured to select a character input mode of the user interface device as a handwritten recognition mode when the input is touched, and select the character input mode as a dial operation mode when the input is moved, wherein the plurality of characters includes a first character group and a second character group each corresponding to a different kind of character, when the first character group is displayed on the display and the second character group is handwritten in the touch part, the controller performs control to maintain display of the first character group in one part of the display, and performs control to display the handwritten second character group in the other part of the display. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the controller as configured recognizes a character selected by the user based on an operation signal of the input, recognizes a character handwritten by the user based on a touch signal of the input, and perform control to display the recognized character on the display. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the controller as configured confirms a matching rate by comparing the handwritten character and each of a plurality of characters which are previously stored, confirms a candidate group of the handwritten character when the confirmed matching rate is less than a reference matching rate, and performs control to display the confirmed candidate group. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the controller as configured confirms a character selected by the user among characters included in the candidate group based on the operation signal of the input. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the controller as configured recognizes the character input mode as the dial operation mode when the operation signal is input after the touch signal is input in the input. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the input of the user interface device includes a dial part configured to move in up, down, left, and right directions, and rotate clockwise and counterclockwise, and a touch part configured to generate the touch signal. ### Claim 16 A method of controlling a user interface device comprising a display, a dial part, and a touch part, the method comprising: selecting a character input mode as a dial operation mode when the dial part is operated; recognizing a character selected by a user among a plurality of characters displayed on the display based on an operation signal of the dial part; selecting a handwritten recognition mode as the character input mode when the touch part is touched; recognizing the character handwritten by the user based on a touch signal of the touch part; and displaying the recognized character on the display, wherein the displaying of the recognized character on the display comprises: recognizing a second character group of the plurality of characters which is handwritten when the second character group is handwritten in the touch part, maintaining display of the first character group in one part of the display, and performing display of the handwritten second character group in another part of the display. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of controlling the user interface device according to claim 16, wherein the recognizing of the character handwritten by the user, comprises: confirming a matching rate by comparing the handwritten character and each of a prestored plurality of characters; selecting a character having a matching rate which is in the range of a predetermined matching rate among matching rates between the handwritten character and the plurality of characters when the confirmed matching rate is less than a reference matching rate as a candidate group; displaying the selected candidate group; confirming a character selected by the user among characters of the candidate group based on an operation signal of the dial part; and displaying the recognized character on the display. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of controlling the user interface device according to claim 16, further comprising: switching the character input mode to the dial operation mode when the dial operation signal is input after a touch signal is input in the touch part. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of controlling the user interface device according to claim 16, further comprising: determining whether a character group switch icon is selected among the plurality of characters based on the operation signal of the dial part; and displaying by switching the first character group displayed in the one of the display to the second character group when it is determined that the character group switch icon is selected.