Method of inputting a numerical value using a touch panel and input apparatus thereof
First Claim
1. A method of inputting a numerical value using a touch panel, comprising the steps of:
- displaying a virtual input device picture on a display screen with a touch input function; and
displaying said numerical value to be inputted while a pointer is moved in a state of contact on the displayed virtual input device picture, wherein said numerical value is made to vary in relationship to said movement of said pointer.
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Abstract
A numerical value input method and input apparatus are disclosed using a touch panel, permitting the determination of the numerical value to be inputted by a unit executing an application without having to use a separate input apparatus. A virtual input device picture, preferably a dial picture, is displayed on a display screen with a touch input function. Then a finger or a pen is moved in a state of contact on the displayed virtual dial picture. By thus moving a finger or a pen on the virtual dial picture, the numerical value to be inputted is determined. Numerical values can be thereby inputted with only a display unit, without using any separate unit of hardware, such as a jog dial or a dial box. In this context, the numerical value means a concept including both an increment/decrement and a continuous value.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of inputting a numerical value using a touch panel, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a virtual input device picture on a display screen with a touch input function; and
displaying said numerical value to be inputted while a pointer is moved in a state of contact on the displayed virtual input device picture, wherein said numerical value is made to vary in relationship to said movement of said pointer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An input apparatus for inputting a numerical value using a touch panel, comprising:
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a display unit with a touch input function capable of displaying a virtual input device picture;
a driver for obtaining movement information from positional information obtained from touch input on the display unit; and
a control unit for determining and displaying the numerical value to be inputted according to the movement information obtained by the driver, wherein said control unit varies said numerical value in relationship to said movement of said pointer. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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