Input device, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
First Claim
1. An input device comprising:
- contact detection means for detecting at least a size of contact area by detecting a physical contact with a control input section;
pressure detection means for detecting a pressure applied by the physical contact; and
control means for outputting signals in response to detection outputs from the contact detection means and the pressure detection means;
wherein the control means outputs a first signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detection means under a state of contact in which a contact detection result indicates that the detected contact area is equal to or smaller than a predetermined contact area, and outputs a second signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detection means under a state of contact in which the contact detection result indicates that the detected contact area is greater than the predetermined contact area.
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Abstract
An input device includes: a contact detector configured to detect at least a size of contact area by detecting a physical contact with a control input section; a pressure detector configured to detect a pressure applied by the physical contact; and a controller configured to output signals in response to detection outputs from the contact detector and the pressure detector. The controller outputs a first signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected under a state of contact in which a contact detection result indicates that the detected contact area is equal to or smaller than a predetermined contact area, and outputs a second signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected under a state of contact in which the contact detection result indicates that the detected contact area is greater than the predetermined contact area.
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11 Claims
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1. An input device comprising:
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contact detection means for detecting at least a size of contact area by detecting a physical contact with a control input section;
pressure detection means for detecting a pressure applied by the physical contact; and
control means for outputting signals in response to detection outputs from the contact detection means and the pressure detection means;
wherein the control means outputs a first signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detection means under a state of contact in which a contact detection result indicates that the detected contact area is equal to or smaller than a predetermined contact area, and outputs a second signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detection means under a state of contact in which the contact detection result indicates that the detected contact area is greater than the predetermined contact area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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an input device; and
a plurality of function sections adapted to perform processing in response to signals from the input device;
wherein the input device including;
contact detection means for detecting at least a size of contact area by detecting a physical contact with a control input section;
pressure detection means for detecting a pressure applied by the physical contact; and
control means for outputting signals in response to detection outputs from the contact detection means and the pressure detection means;
wherein the control means supplies, to a first function section, a first signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detection section under a state of contact in which a contact detection result indicates a contact area equal to or smaller than a predetermined contact area, and supplies, to a second function section, a second signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detection means under a state of contact in which the contact detection result indicates a contact area greater than the predetermined contact area. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An information processing method comprising:
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an input step; and
a processing step of performing processing in response to a signal obtained by the input step;
wherein the input step includes;
a contact detection step of detecting at least a size of contact area by detecting a physical contact with a control input section;
a pressure detection step of detecting a pressure applied by the physical contact; and
a control step of outputting signals in response to detection outputs produced by the contact detection step and the pressure detection step;
wherein the control step executes first processing by a first signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detection step under a state of contact in which a contact detection result indicates a contact area equal to or smaller than a predetermined contact area, and executes second processing by a second signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detection step under a state of contact in which the contact detection result indicates a contact area greater than the predetermined contact area.
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10. A storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute an information processing method, the information processing method comprises
an input step; - and
a processing step of performing processing in response to a signal obtained by the input step;
wherein the input step includes;
a contact detection step of detecting at least a size of a contact area by detecting a physical contact with a control input section;
a pressure detection step of detecting a pressure applied by the physical contact; and
a control step of outputting signals in response to detection outputs produced by the contact detection step and the pressure detection step;
wherein the control step executes first processing by a first signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detection step under a state of contact in which a contact detection result indicates a contact area equal to or smaller than a predetermined contact area, and executes second processing by a second signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detection step under a state of contact in which the contact detection result indicates a contact area greater than the predetermined contact area.
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11. An input device comprising:
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a contact detector configured to detect at least a size of contact area by detecting a physical contact with a control input section;
a pressure detector configured to detect a pressure applied by the physical contact; and
a controller configured to output signals in response to detection outputs from the contact detector and the pressure detector;
wherein the controller outputs a first signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detector under a state of contact in which a contact detection result indicates that the detected contact area is equal to or smaller than a predetermined contact area, and outputs a second signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected by the pressure detector under a state of contact in which the contact detection result indicates that the detected contact area is greater than the predetermined contact area.
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