Input device capable of generating different input signals on single operating surface
First Claim
1. An input device which is controlled by a controller, the input device comprising:
- a plurality of detection members which are provided on an operating surface and which are switched on and off; and
indicators which indicate corresponding input portions of the detection members, wherein the controller generates an operation signal in accordance with the switching-on or switching-off, and wherein the controller allows a single input mode, in which operation of one of the detection members is processed as an operation input with respect to a corresponding one of the input portions, to be set, and allows a motion input mode, in which continuous operation of some of the detection members is processed as a motion operation input in accordance with the positional relationship of the operated detection members, to be set.
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Abstract
An input device has a combination of a plurality of capacitance- and flat-type detection members. Each detection member can be switched on and off, and an indicator indicating an individual input portion is formed on the surface of the detection member. A controller provided in the input device can switch between a single input mode and a motion input mode. In the single input mode, when one of the detection members is operated, data in accordance with the switching-on or switching-off of the operated detection member is generated. In the motion input mode, when some of the detection members are continuously operated, coordinate data in accordance with the positional relationship of the operated detection members is generated.
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1. An input device which is controlled by a controller, the input device comprising:
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a plurality of detection members which are provided on an operating surface and which are switched on and off; and
indicators which indicate corresponding input portions of the detection members, wherein the controller generates an operation signal in accordance with the switching-on or switching-off, and wherein the controller allows a single input mode, in which operation of one of the detection members is processed as an operation input with respect to a corresponding one of the input portions, to be set, and allows a motion input mode, in which continuous operation of some of the detection members is processed as a motion operation input in accordance with the positional relationship of the operated detection members, to be set. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
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2. An input device which is controlled by a controller, the input device comprising:
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a plurality of detection members which are provided on an operating surface and which detect a contact and a movement of a manipulator; and
indicators which indicate corresponding input portions of the detection members, wherein the controller generates an operation signal in accordance with the operation of at least one of the detection members, and wherein the controller allows a single input mode, in which a touch of a manipulator on one of the detection members is processed as an operation input with respect to a corresponding one of the input portions, to be set, and allows a motion input mode, in which continuous movement of the manipulator across some of the detection members is processed as a motion operation input in accordance with the positional relationship of the operated detection members, to be set. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
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