Input method and input apparatus
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Abstract
There are provided with a detection sensor 110 for detecting an approach and a contact of a living body or a material body in a predetermined detection region, a control means which outputs a drive signal in a case when an approach is detected by a detection sensor and which performs an input process for accepting an input of a predetermined function in a case when a contact is detected on a predetermined condition, and an actuator 120 being vibrated temporarily by the drive signal outputted by the control means. By doing like this, in a case when, for example, a finger, a pen or the like is approached to the detection region of the sensor while the equipment is held in a hand, the equipment vibrates temporarily by detecting the approach in the sensor 110 and the vibration transmits to the hand holding the equipment such that it becomes possible to comprehend that an input will be carried out by touching the position.
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27 Claims
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16. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a display unit for displaying information; and
a first contact position detecting unit for detecting a contact position with the information processing apparatus, wherein;
the contact position detecting unit detects simultaneous contact of at least two positions and detects a first change in a distance between the two positions, and the display unit displays the information enlarged in accordance with an increase of the distance or displays information reduced in accordance with a decrease of the distance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for processing information by an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
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displaying information on a display unit;
detecting simultaneous contact with at least two positions on the information processing apparatus;
detecting a first change in a distance between the two positions; and
displaying the information enlarged in accordance with an increase of the distance or reduced in accordance with a decrease of the distance. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, perform a method for processing information on an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
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displaying information on a display unit;
detecting simultaneous contact with at least two positions on the information processing apparatus;
detecting a first change in a distance between the two positions; and
displaying the information enlarged in accordance with an increase of the distance or reduced in accordance with a decrease of the distance. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a control unit for controlling said information processing apparatus;
a display unit for displaying information; and
a first contact position detecting unit for detecting a contact position with the information processing apparatus, wherein the contact position detecting unit detects simultaneous contact of at least two positions and detects a first change in a distance between the two positions, and the control unit controls display of the information by the display unit, the information being enlarged in accordance with an increase of the distance or being reduced in accordance with a decrease of the distance.
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Specification