Input processing method and input processing device for implementing same

• US 20030122774A1
• Filed: 03/30/2000
• Published: 07/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Harada, Tomoki
• Granted Patent: US 6,657,615 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A plurality of mouse input operations are switched according to the touching time period against a touch panel. Therefore, it is possible to carry out processing corresponding to a plurality of mouse input operations, selectively, by means of a single input operation, namely, a touch input operation, thereby improving the ease of operation. Furthermore, in the present invention, the direction of scrolling of a screen can be switched according to the touching time period against a touch panel. Consequently, it is possible to perform upward scrolling and downward scrolling, selectively, for example, by means of a single input operation, namely, a touch input operation, thereby improving the ease of operation.

Claims

1. An input processing method for processing touch input operations to a screen, comprising the steps of:

detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

selecting one of a plurality of processes corresponding to mouse input operations according to the detected touching time period.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the plurality of processes corresponding to the mouse input operations includes a process corresponding to a left click and a process corresponding to a right click in the mouse input operations.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

changing an icon displayed on the screen, while the screen is being touched, each time that the process selected in accordance with the touching time period changes.

3. An input processing method for processing touch input operations to a screen, comprising the steps of:

detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

selecting either a scrolling process in a first direction or a scrolling process in a second direction on the screen according to the detected touching time period.

4. An input processing method for processing touch input operations to a screen, comprising the steps of:

detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

selecting either a process corresponding to one of mouse input operations or a screen scrolling process according to the detected touching time period.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising the step of:

selecting the direction of scrolling on the screen according to the detected touching time period in case that the scrolling process is selected.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the process corresponding to one of mouse input operations is a process corresponding to a left click in the mouse input operations.

8. An input processing device for processing touch input operations to a screen, comprising:

a detecting unit for detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

a selecting unit for selecting one of a plurality of processes corresponding to mouse input operations according to the detected touching time period.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein, the plurality of processes corresponding to the mouse input operations includes a process corresponding to a left click and a process corresponding to a right click in the mouse input operations.

14. The device according to claim 8, further comprising:

a display controller for changing an icon displayed on the screen, while the screen is being touched, each time that the process selected in accordance with the touching time period changes.

10. An input processing device for processing touch input operations to a screen, comprising:

a detecting unit for detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

a selecting unit for selecting either a scrolling process in a first direction or a scrolling process in a second direction on the screen according to the detected touching time period.

11. An input processing device for processing touch input operations to a screen, comprising:

a detecting unit for detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

a selecting unit for selecting either a process corresponding to one of mouse input operations or a screen scrolling process according to the detected touching time period.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the selecting unit further selects the direction of scrolling on the screen according to the detected touching time period in case that the scrolling process is selected.

13. The device according to claim 11, wherein the process corresponding to one of mouse input operations is a process corresponding to a left click in the mouse input operations.

15. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a display device having a screen;

a touch input device for detecting touching against the screen of the display device; and

an input processing device for processing touch input operations to a screen, including,

a detecting unit for detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

a selecting unit for selecting one of a plurality of processes corresponding to mouse input operations according to the detected touching time period.

16. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a display device having a screen;

a touch input device for detecting touching against the screen of the display device; and

an input processing device for processing touch input operations to a screen, including,

a detecting unit for detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

a selecting unit for selecting either a scrolling process in a first direction or a scrolling process in a second direction on the screen according to the detected touching time period.

17. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a display device having a screen;

a touch input device for detecting touching against the screen of the display device; and

an input processing device for processing touch input operations to a screen, including,

a detecting unit for detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

a selecting unit for selecting either a process corresponding to one of mouse input operations or a screen scrolling process according to the detected touching time period.

18. A storage medium for storing program for implementing an input processing method for processing touch input operations to a screen, the program comprising the steps of:

detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

selecting one of a plurality of processes corresponding to mouse input operations according to the detected touching time period.

19. A storage medium for storing program for implementing an input processing method for processing touch input operations to a screen, the program comprising the steps of:

detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

selecting either a scrolling process in a first direction or a scrolling process in a second direction on the screen according to the detected touching time period.

20. A storage medium for storing program for implementing an input processing method for processing touch input operations to a screen, the program comprising the steps of:

detecting a touching time period against the screen; and

selecting either a process corresponding to one of mouse input operations or a screen scrolling process according to the detected touching time period.