Information display input device and information display input method, and information processing device
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1. An information display/input device comprising:
- display means for displaying image information and/or character information;
pressure detection means arranged on the surface of the display means to detect the pressure applied to and the spot of pressure application on the display means; and
display/input control means for reflecting the signal detected by the pressure detection means to the selection of the image information being displayed on and/or the input of characters to the display means;
the display/input control means being adapted to assign virtual input keys to be used to input characters to part of the pressure detection means for key arrangement and display only markers indicating reference positions of the virtual input keys on the display means.
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Abstract
An information processing device according to the invention is adapted to receive information as input. A software keyboard is assigned to part of a pressure detection panel (4) for key arrangement and only markers are normally displayed in a display (3) to indicate the home position (reference position) of the software keyboard. Characters can be input to the character input section that is displayed on the display (3) by way of the software keyboard without using input devices such as mouse and hardware keyboard.
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1. An information display/input device comprising:
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display means for displaying image information and/or character information;
pressure detection means arranged on the surface of the display means to detect the pressure applied to and the spot of pressure application on the display means; and
display/input control means for reflecting the signal detected by the pressure detection means to the selection of the image information being displayed on and/or the input of characters to the display means;
the display/input control means being adapted to assign virtual input keys to be used to input characters to part of the pressure detection means for key arrangement and display only markers indicating reference positions of the virtual input keys on the display means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
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6. (canceled)
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8. An information display/input method for a graphic user interface for contact inputs to the display means of an information display/input device comprising display means for displaying image information and/or character information and pressure detection means arranged on the surface of the display means to detect the pressure applied to and the spot of pressure application on the display means, the method comprising:
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a display/input control step of reflecting the signal detected by the pressure detection means to the selection of the image information being displayed on and/or the input of characters to the display means;
virtual input keys to be used to input characters being assigned to part of the pressure detection means for key arrangement and only markers indicating respective reference positions of the virtual input keys being displayed on the display means in the display/input control step. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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13. (canceled)
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15. An information processing device comprising:
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a display/input section having display means for displaying image information and/or character information and pressure detection means arranged on the surface of the display means to detect the pressure applied to and the spot of pressure application on the display means; and
display/input control means for reflecting the signal detected by the pressure detection means to the selection of the image information being displayed on and/or the input of characters to the display means;
the display/input control means assigning virtual input keys to be used to input characters to part of the pressure detection means for key arrangement and displaying only markers indicating respective reference positions of the virtual input keys on the display means.
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