Information input device
First Claim
1. An information input device comprising:
- two plate-like input members adapted to be held between fingertips or portions of two fingers of one hand and capable of sliding against each other;
a grasping section to be held by other fingers of said one hand;
connecting portions for connecting the two plate-like input members to the grasping section; and
an information creating portion for creating input information at least in accordance with a relative position or relative movement between the plate-like input members, wherein a switching device for switching the mode of the input information is provided in the grasping section at one position thereof which allows the switching device to be operated by one or both of said two fingers.
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Abstract
It is an object of the invention to perform an accurate position input having a directivity while at the same time ensuring a high resolution, or to perform a mode switchover operation for effecting a switchover among different functions in input information and for inputting information into a plurality of target apparatus, with an acceptable operability and without any incorrect input. The information input device comprises: two plate-like input members capable of being held between fingertips or portions of two fingers of one hand so as to be slid against each other; a grasping section to be held by other fingers of the one hand; connecting portions for connecting the two plate-like input members to the grasping section; and an information creating portion for creating input information in accordance with a relative position or a relative movement between the plate-like input members. Furthermore, the grasping section is provided with a switching device for switching the mode of the input information, which is located at a position where it can be operated by one or both of the two fingers.
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1. An information input device comprising:
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two plate-like input members adapted to be held between fingertips or portions of two fingers of one hand and capable of sliding against each other;
a grasping section to be held by other fingers of said one hand;
connecting portions for connecting the two plate-like input members to the grasping section; and
an information creating portion for creating input information at least in accordance with a relative position or relative movement between the plate-like input members, wherein a switching device for switching the mode of the input information is provided in the grasping section at one position thereof which allows the switching device to be operated by one or both of said two fingers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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