METHOD FOR USING A ROTATING INPUT DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for using a rotating input device equipped with a rotating input mechanism, comprising the steps of:
- defining a plurality of regions along a range of input positions for the rotating input device;
assigning a different function to each of said plurality of regions;
detecting a first input position at which said rotating input operation is first performed;
determining one of the plurality of regions corresponding to the first input position; and
applying subsequent continuous rotation input operations to operate the function assigned to the one determined region.
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Abstract
A method for using a rotating input device assigns multiple functions to the rotating input device without requiring special switching operations. When a rotating input operation of the rotating input device is first performed, the device detects a rotary position of the rotating input device at which the initial operation was performed. A plurality of regions are set up along 360 degrees of input orientation for the rotating input device, and a different operation is assigned to each region. When the first rotating input operation is performed, the region of the position at which the initial operation is performed is identified, and subsequent rotating input operations are used to control the operation assigned to the selected region.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for using a rotating input device equipped with a rotating input mechanism, comprising the steps of:
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defining a plurality of regions along a range of input positions for the rotating input device;
assigning a different function to each of said plurality of regions;
detecting a first input position at which said rotating input operation is first performed;
determining one of the plurality of regions corresponding to the first input position; and
applying subsequent continuous rotation input operations to operate the function assigned to the one determined region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a rotating input device equipped in a layered manner with:
- a disc-shaped actuator;
a resistor formed as a ring-shaped uniform resistor having a radius substantially equal to a radius of said actuator; and
a ring-shaped electrode pattern aligned with said ring-shaped resistor;
wherein when pressure is applied near an outer perimeter of said actuator, said ring-shaped resistor and said electrode pattern come into contact, such that position data for a point of contact may be determined from a potential generated across a resistance defined by the point of contact contact; and
wherein position data for subsequent points of contact are determined periodically at a uniform fixed interval;
a method for using the rotating input device, comprising the steps of;
defining a plurality of regions along a range of input positions for the rotating input device;
assigning a different function to each of said plurality of regions;
detecting a first input position from the position data for the point of contact;
determining one of the plurality of regions corresponding to the first input position; and
applying position data from subsequent points of contact to operate the function assigned to the one determined region. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a disc-shaped actuator;
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