Input system, program, and recording medium

• US 20070080937A1
• Filed: 12/08/2006
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiki Kawasome
• Original Assignee: Toshiki Kawasome
• Inventors: Kawasome, Toshiki
• Granted Patent: US 7,755,606 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04897 Special input arrangements or commands for improving display capability

Abstract

An input system comprising a computer operably associated with a display screen, a first input device, and a second input device. The first input device has an operating region corresponding to an operation region displayed on the display screen. The operation region may be enlarged, reduced, or moved in response to an operation of the second input device.

Claims

1. An input system, compromising:

A first input device for performing operations in an operation region positioned on a display screen, the display screen operably associated with a computer for executing an application program and for displaying the operation region;

A second input device for performing operations differing from operations performed using said first input device; and

an input control device for modifying the positioning state of the operation region in response to an operation of said second input device.

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