Electronic apparatus and operation mode switching method
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a touch pad; and
a mode switching section that switches between i) a first operation mode in which a pointer on a display screen is moved according to a distance and a direction that a contact point on the touch pad moves and ii) a second operation mode in which the pointer on the display screen is moved with a vector according to a distance and a direction from a reference point provided on the touch pad to the contact point.
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a touch pad and a mode switching section that switches between i) a first operation mode in which a pointer on a display screen is moved according to a distance and a direction that a contact point on the touch pad moves and ii) a second operation mode in which the pointer on the display screen is moved with a vector corresponding to a distance and a direction from a reference point provided on the touch pad to the contact point.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a touch pad; and
a mode switching section that switches between i) a first operation mode in which a pointer on a display screen is moved according to a distance and a direction that a contact point on the touch pad moves and ii) a second operation mode in which the pointer on the display screen is moved with a vector according to a distance and a direction from a reference point provided on the touch pad to the contact point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a touch pad; and
a mode switching section that switches between i) a first operation mode in which a pointer on a display screen is moved according to a distance and a direction that a contact point on the touch pad moves and ii) a second operation mode in which an actual screen on the display screen is moved within a virtual screen existing beyond a range of the display screen according to a distance and a direction that the contact point on the touch pad moves. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a touch pad; and
a mode switching section that switches between i) a first operation mode in which a pointer on a display screen is moved with a vector corresponding to a distance and a direction from a reference point provided on the touch pad to a contact point and ii) a second operation mode in which an actual screen on the display screen is moved within a virtual screen existing beyond a range of the display screen according to a distance and a direction that the contact point on the touch pad moves.
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8. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a touch pad; and
a mode switching section that switches between i) a first operation mode in which a pointer on a display screen is moved according to a distance and a direction that a contact point on the touch pad moves, ii) a second operation mode in which the pointer on the display screen is moved with a vector corresponding to a distance and a direction from a reference point provided on the touch pad to the contact point, and iii) a third operation mode in which an actual screen on the display screen is moved within a virtual screen existing beyond a range of the display screen according to a distance and a direction that the contact point on the touch pad moves. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An operation mode switching method for an electronic apparatus capable of controlling an operation of an object displayed on a display screen based on a position signal representing a contact point on a touch pad outputted from the touch pad, the method comprising:
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enabling one of i) a first operation mode in which the object on the display screen is moved according to a distance and a direction that the contact point on the touch pad moves and ii) a second operation mode in which the object on the display screen is moved with a speed vector corresponding to a distance and a direction from a reference point provided on the touch pad to the contact point; and
enabling switching between the first operation mode and the second operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An operation mode switching method for an electronic apparatus capable of controlling an operation of an object displayed on a display screen based on a position signal representing a contact point on a touch pad outputted from the touch pad, the method comprising:
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enabling one of i) a first operation mode in which the object on the display screen is moved according to a distance and a direction that the contact point on the touch pad moves and ii) a second operation mode in which the object on the display screen is moved within a virtual screen existing beyond a range of the display screen according to a distance and a direction that the contact point on the touch pad moves; and
enabling switching between the first operation mode and the second operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An operation mode switching method for an electronic apparatus capable of controlling an operation of an object displayed on a display screen based on a position signal representing a contact point on a touch pad outputted from the touch pad, the method comprising:
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enabling i) a first operation mode in which the object on the display screen is moved with a speed vector corresponding to the distance from a reference point provided on the touch pad to the contact point and ii) a second operation mode in which the object on the display screen is moved within a virtual screen existing beyond a range of the display screen according to a distance and a direction that the contact point on the touch pad moves; and
enabling switching between the first operation mode and the second operation mode.
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18. An operation mode switching method for an electronic apparatus capable of controlling an operation of an object displayed on a display screen based on a position signal representing a contact point on a touch pad outputted from the touch pad, the method comprising:
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enabling one of i) a first operation mode in which the object on the display screen is moved according to a distance and a direction that the contact point on the touch pad moves, ii) a second operation mode in which the object on the display screen is moved with a vector corresponding to a distance and a direction from a reference point provided on the touch pad to the contact point, and iii) a third operation mode in which the object on the display screen is moved within a virtual screen existing beyond a range of the display screen according to a distance and a direction that the contact point on the touch pad moves; and
enabling switching between the first operation mode, the second operation mode, and the third operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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