Input device
First Claim
1. An input device comprising:
- attribute information storage means for storing attribute information of contents;
virtual map creation means for creating a virtual map by allocating, in units of attribute information, icons that represent the contents based on the attribute information;
movement amount detection means for detecting a physical movement amount of the input device;
display control means for calculating the movement amount on the virtual map from the physical movement amount detected by the movement amount detection means and allowing display means to display a predetermined area of the virtual map whose center is the position of the input device on the virtual map after movement; and
input means for inputting identification information of the content corresponding to the icon displayed on the predetermined area as input data when receiving an instruction from a user.
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Abstract
The present invention has been made to allow a user to intuitively select desired data from a large amount of data. The present invention provides an input device including an attribute information storage section that stores attribute information of contents, a virtual map creation section that creates a virtual map by allocating, in units of attribute information, icons that represent the contents based on the attribute information, a movement amount detection section that detects a physical movement amount of the input device, a display controller that calculates the movement amount on the virtual map from the physical movement amount detected by the movement amount detection section and allows a display section to display a predetermined area of the virtual map whose center is the position of the input device on the virtual map after movement, and an input section that inputs identification information of the content corresponding to the icon displayed on the predetermined area as input data when receiving an instruction from a user.
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15 Claims
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1. An input device comprising:
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attribute information storage means for storing attribute information of contents;
virtual map creation means for creating a virtual map by allocating, in units of attribute information, icons that represent the contents based on the attribute information;
movement amount detection means for detecting a physical movement amount of the input device;
display control means for calculating the movement amount on the virtual map from the physical movement amount detected by the movement amount detection means and allowing display means to display a predetermined area of the virtual map whose center is the position of the input device on the virtual map after movement; and
input means for inputting identification information of the content corresponding to the icon displayed on the predetermined area as input data when receiving an instruction from a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An input device comprising:
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a cylindrical casing;
a bezel portion rotatably fitted to the upper edge of the casing;
movement amount detection means for detecting the amount of the planar movement of the casing;
attribute information storage means for storing attribute information of contents;
virtual map creation means for creating a virtual map by allocating, in units of attribute information, icons that represent the contents based on the attribute information;
display control means for calculating the movement amount on the virtual map from the physical movement amount and allowing display means to display a predetermined area of the virtual map whose center is the position of the input device on the virtual map after movement; and
input means for inputting identification information of the content corresponding to the icon displayed on the predetermined area as input data when receiving an instruction from a user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An input device comprising:
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an attribute information storage section that stores attribute information of contents;
a virtual map creation section that creates a virtual map by allocating, in units of attribute information, icons that represent the contents based on the attribute information;
a movement amount detection section that detects a physical movement amount of the input device;
a display controller that calculates the movement amount on the virtual map from the physical movement amount detected by the movement amount detection section and allows a display section to display a predetermined area of the virtual map whose center is the position of the input device on the virtual map after movement; and
an input section that inputs identification information of the content corresponding to the icon displayed on the predetermined area as input data when receiving an instruction from a user.
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15. An input device comprising:
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a cylindrical casing;
a bezel portion rotatably fitted to the upper edge of the casing;
a movement amount detection section that detects the amount of the planar movement of the casing;
an attribute information storage section that stores attribute information of contents;
a virtual map creation section that creates a virtual map by allocating, in units of attribute information, icons that represent the contents based on the attribute information;
a display controller that calculates the movement amount on the virtual map from the physical movement amount and allows a display section to display a predetermined area of the virtual map whose center is the position of the input device on the virtual map after movement; and
an input section that inputs identification information of the content corresponding to the icon displayed on the predetermined area as input data when receiving an instruction from a user.
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