Information processing apparatus, information inputting device, and information processing main unit
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising a main unit section, and an input device section for receiving an operation input from a user and transmitting information indicating the received operation input to said main unit section, said main unit section comprising:
- a display device;
contact position detecting means provided on a display screen of said display device and detecting a user contact position on said display screen;
receiving means for receiving a signal transmitted from said input device section; and
information processing means for executing processing depending upon the contact position on said display screen detected by said contact position detecting means or in accordance with the signal transmitted from said input device section and received by said receiving means, said input device section comprising;
a tip portion brought into contact against said display screen for designating a position on said display screen;
first operating means capable of being rotated;
rotation detecting means for detecting a rotating operation applied to said first operating means and outputting a signal representing the rotating operation; and
transmitting means for transmitting the signal from said rotation detecting means to said receiving means of said main unit section.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus, an information inputting device and an information processing main unit, which enable users to smoothly perform input operations and are more convenient to use. The information processing apparatus comprises a main unit and an input device. A touch panel is attached to a display screen of an LCD of the main unit. The input device includes a tip portion and a rotating wheel rotatable by the user. When the rotating wheel is rotated, information indicating the rotating operation applied to the rotating wheel is transmitted from a transmitter of the input device to the main unit. The main unit includes a receiver for receiving a signal from the input device, and executes information processing in accordance with the signal from the input device or upon contact of the tip portion of the input device against the touch panel.
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22 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising a main unit section, and an input device section for receiving an operation input from a user and transmitting information indicating the received operation input to said main unit section,
said main unit section comprising: -
a display device;
contact position detecting means provided on a display screen of said display device and detecting a user contact position on said display screen;
receiving means for receiving a signal transmitted from said input device section; and
information processing means for executing processing depending upon the contact position on said display screen detected by said contact position detecting means or in accordance with the signal transmitted from said input device section and received by said receiving means, said input device section comprising;
a tip portion brought into contact against said display screen for designating a position on said display screen;
first operating means capable of being rotated;
rotation detecting means for detecting a rotating operation applied to said first operating means and outputting a signal representing the rotating operation; and
transmitting means for transmitting the signal from said rotation detecting means to said receiving means of said main unit section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information inputting device for receiving an operation input from a user and supplying a signal representing the received operation input to an information processing main unit, said information inputting device comprising:
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a tip portion brought into contact against contact position detecting means, which is provided on a display screen of a display device included in said information processing main unit, for designating a position on said display screen of said display device;
first operating means capable of being rotated;
rotation detecting means for detecting a rotating operation applied to said first operating means and outputting a signal representing the rotating operation; and
transmitting means for transmitting the signal from said rotation detecting means to said information processing main unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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17. An information processing main unit supplied with a signal from an information inputting device for receiving an operation input from a user and outputting a signal representing the received operation input, said information processing main unit comprising:
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a display device;
contact position detecting means provided on a display screen of said display device and detecting a user contact position on said display screen;
receiving means for receiving a signal transmitted from said information inputting device; and
information processing means for executing processing depending upon the contact position on said display screen detected by said contact position detecting means or in accordance with the signal received by said receiving means.
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