Data input device, information processing device, data input method, and computer product

• US 20050206730A1
• Filed: 08/03/2004
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Hagiwara, Tatsuo
• Application Number:
  US10/909,328
• Publication Number:
  US 20050206730A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0426 tracking fingers with respect to a virtual keyboard projected or printed on the surface virtual keyboards on touch screens G06F3/04886

Abstract

Images of a plurality of keys are projected and it is recognized whether any one of the images of the keys projected is designated by an operator. When the operator designates an image, a controlling unit controls any one of: a position of a boundary between an image of an arbitrary key and an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key; a space between an instruction effective area of an image of an arbitrary key and an instruction effective area of an image of a key adjacent to the predetermined; and a size of an outlined arbitrary key image area.

Claims

1. A data input device comprising:

a projecting unit that projects images of a plurality of keys;

an instruction recognizing unit that recognizes whether any one of the images of the keys projected by the projecting unit has been designated by an operator;

a data input unit that accepts input of data corresponding to the image of the key recognized by the instruction recognizing unit; and

a controlling unit that controls any one of

a position of a boundary between an image of an arbitrary key and an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected by the projecting unit;

a space between an instruction effective area of an image of an arbitrary key and an instruction effective area of an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected by the projecting unit; and

a size of an outlined arbitrary key image area projected by the projecting unit.

2. The data input device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a correction data detecting unit that detects correction of the data recognized by the instruction recognizing unit; and

an analyzing unit that analyzes an input state of the operator based on detection results obtained by the correction detecting unit, wherein

the controlling unit controls any one of the position of the boundary, the space, and the size based on the results obtained by the analyzing unit.

3. The data input device according to claim 1, further comprising a control information input unit that accepts an input of information regarding any one of the position of the boundary, the space, and the size, wherein

the controlling unit controls any one of the position of the boundary, the space, and the size based on the information input by the control information input unit.

4. The data input device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage unit that stores information regarding a state in which any one of the position of the boundary, the space, and the size has been controlled by the controlling unit, wherein

the controlling unit controls any one of the position of the boundary, the space, and the size based on the information stored by the storage unit.

5. The data input device according to claim 4, further comprising:

an operator information input unit that accepts information regarding the operator, wherein

the controlling unit extracts, based on the information input by the operator information input unit, the information stored by the storage unit, and controls any one of the position of the boundary, the space, and the size based on the information extracted.

6. The data input device according to claim 1, wherein

the controlling unit controls such that a right-key group input by a right hand and a left-key group input by a left hand of the operators projected by the projecting unit are separated from each other in such a manner that information can be displayed in a space between the right-key group and the left-key group.

7. An information processing device comprising a data input device, the data input device including

a projecting unit that projects images of a plurality of keys;

an instruction recognizing unit that recognizes whether any one of the images of the keys projected by the projecting unit has been designated by an operator;

a data input unit that accepts input of data corresponding to the image of the key recognized by the instruction recognizing unit; and

a controlling unit that controls any one of

a position of a boundary between an image of an arbitrary key and an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected by the projecting unit;

a space between an instruction effective area of an image of an arbitrary key and an instruction effective area of an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected by the projecting unit; and

a size of an outlined arbitrary key image area projected by the projecting unit.

8. An information processing device comprising:

a data input device including

a projecting unit that projects images of a plurality of keys; and

an instruction recognizing unit that recognizes whether any one of the images of the keys projected by the projecting unit has been designated by an operator;

a data input unit that accepts input of data corresponding to the image of the key recognized by the instruction recognizing unit; and

a controlling unit that controls any one of

a position, of a boundary between an image of an arbitrary key and an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected by the projecting unit;

a space between an instruction effective area of an image of an arbitrary key and an instruction effective area of an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected by the projecting unit; and

a size of an outlined arbitrary key image area projected by the projecting unit.

9. The information processing device according to claim 8, further comprising:

a correction data detecting unit that detects correction of the data recognized by the instruction recognizing unit; and

an analyzing unit that analyzes an input state of the operator based on detection results obtained by the correction detecting unit, wherein

the controlling unit controls any one of the position of the boundary, the space, and the size based on the results obtained by the correction detecting unit.

10. A data input method comprising:

projecting images of a plurality of keys;

recognizing whether any one of the images of the keys projected has been designated by an operator;

accepting input of data corresponding to the image of the key recognized; and

controlling any one of

a position of a boundary between an image of an arbitrary key and an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected;

a space between an instruction effective area of an image of an arbitrary key and an instruction effective area of an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected; and

a size of an outlined arbitrary key image area projected.

11. The data input method according to claim 10, further comprising:

detecting correction of the data recognized; and

analyzing an input state of the operator based on detection results obtained at the detecting, wherein

the controlling includes controlling any one of the position of the boundary, the space, and the size based on the results obtained at the detecting.

12. A computer program containing instructions which when executed on a computer causes the computer to execute:

projecting images of a plurality of keys;

recognizing whether any one of the images of the keys projected has been designated by an operator;

accepting input of data corresponding to the image of the key recognized; and

controlling any one of

a position of a boundary between an image of an arbitrary key and an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected;

a space between an instruction effective area of an image of an arbitrary key and an instruction effective area of an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected; and

a size of an outlined arbitrary key image area projected.

13. The computer program according to claim 12, further causes the computer to execute:

detecting correction of the data recognized; and

analyzing an input state of the operator based on detection results obtained at the detecting, wherein

the controlling includes controlling any one of the position of the boundary, the space, and the size based on the results obtained at the detecting.

14. A computer-readable recording medium that stores a computer program containing instructions which when executed on a computer causes the computer to execute:

projecting images of a plurality of keys;

recognizing whether any one of the images of the keys projected has been designated by an operator;

accepting input of data corresponding to the image of the key recognized; and

controlling any one of

a position of a boundary between an image of an arbitrary key and an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected;

a space between an instruction effective area of an image of an arbitrary key and an instruction effective area of an image of a key adjacent to the arbitrary key projected; and

a size of an outlined arbitrary key image area projected.