Information processing device, and switching device
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1. An information processing device, comprising:
- a touchscreen display configured tooutput images and software keys, anddetect a touch input to the touchscreen display;
a sensor configured todetect whether a switching device is mounted on the touchscreen display, anddetect a placement error of the switching device on the touchscreen display, the placement error indicating an amount of misalignment between the switching device and the software keys; and
processing circuitry configured todetermine whether the placement error exceeds a predetermined threshold,control the touchscreen display to output the images in a first area of the touchscreen display when the sensor detects that the switching device is not mounted on the touchscreen display or when the placement error exceeds the predetermined threshold, andcontrol the touchscreen display to output the images in a second area of the touchscreen display when the switching device is mounted on the touchscreen display and the placement error is below the predetermined threshold, whereinthe second area is smaller than the first area, andthe second area is adjacent to a portion of the touchscreen display on which the switching device is mounted.
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Abstract
An information processing device includes a touchscreen that includes a first surface that outputs images and detects an input to the first surface, a sensor that detects whether a switching device is mounted an the touchscreen, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to control a display state of the touchscreen based on a detection result of the sensor so that the touchscreen outputs in a first display mode when the switching device is not mounted on the touchscreen, and the touchscreen outputs in a second display mode when the switching device is mounted on the touchscreen.
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1. An information processing device, comprising:
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a touchscreen display configured to output images and software keys, and detect a touch input to the touchscreen display; a sensor configured to detect whether a switching device is mounted on the touchscreen display, and detect a placement error of the switching device on the touchscreen display, the placement error indicating an amount of misalignment between the switching device and the software keys; and processing circuitry configured to determine whether the placement error exceeds a predetermined threshold, control the touchscreen display to output the images in a first area of the touchscreen display when the sensor detects that the switching device is not mounted on the touchscreen display or when the placement error exceeds the predetermined threshold, and control the touchscreen display to output the images in a second area of the touchscreen display when the switching device is mounted on the touchscreen display and the placement error is below the predetermined threshold, wherein the second area is smaller than the first area, and the second area is adjacent to a portion of the touchscreen display on which the switching device is mounted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A switching device, comprising:
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a plurality of mechanically depressible switches; and a pin configured for mounting the switching device onto a touchscreen display of an information processing device, wherein the switching device outputs a detectable change to the touchscreen display in response to depression of a mechanically depressible switch of the plurality of mechanically depressible switches, the touchscreen display determines determine whether a placement error exceeds a predetermined threshold, the placement error indicating an amount of misalignment between the switching device and software keys output by the touchscreen display, the touchscreen display outputs the images in a first area of the touchscreen display when the switching device is not mounted on the touchscreen display or when the placement error exceeds the predetermined threshold, the touchscreen display outputs the images in a second area of the touchscreen display when the switching device is mounted on the touchscreen display and the placement error is below the predetermined threshold, the second area is smaller than the first area, and the second area is adjacent to a portion of the touchscreen display on which the switching device is mounted. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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outputting, by a touchscreen display of an information processing device, images and software keys; detecting, by a sensor of the information processing device, whether a switching device is mounted onto the touchscreen display; detecting, by the sensor when the switching device is mounted onto the touchscreen display, a placement error of the switching device, the placement error indicating an amount of misalignment between the switching device and the software keys; determining, by processing circuitry of the information processing device, whether the placement error exceeds a predetermined threshold; controlling, by the processing circuitry when the switching device is not mounted on the touchscreen display or when the placement error exceeds the predetermined threshold, the touchscreen display to output the images in a first area of the touchscreen display; and controlling, by the processing circuitry when the switching device is mounted on the touchscreen display and the placement error is below the predetermined threshold, the touchscreen display to output the images in a second area of the touchscreen display, wherein the second area is smaller than the first area, and the second area is adjacent to a portion of the touchscreen display on which the switching device is mounted. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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