Data Input Device, Data Input Method, Data Input Program and Recording Medium Wherein Such Data Input Program Is Recorded
First Claim
1. A data input device comprising:
- a detecting unit for detecting an applied force;
a selecting unit for selecting a parameter to be input in accordance with the direction of the force detected by said detecting unit; and
a determining unit for determining to input the parameter selected by said selecting unit in accordance with the magnitude of the force detected by said detecting unit.
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Abstract
This invention is directed to the provision of a data input device that is operated by a novel method of inputting the force applied on a force sensor as polar coordinate data and subjecting the data to input processing which utilizes the r value and the θ value.
A portable telephone 1 detects the force applied on a force sensor 51 of an input unit 50 as rectangular coordinate data and converts the detected rectangular coordinate data into polar coordinate data. Then, with reference to an allocating table that has recorded characters and ranges of θ values to which the individual characters are allocated, the character allocated to the obtained θ value is selected. Then, when the r value larger than a prescribed threshold is input, the entry of the selected parameter is determined.
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21 Claims
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1. A data input device comprising:
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a detecting unit for detecting an applied force;
a selecting unit for selecting a parameter to be input in accordance with the direction of the force detected by said detecting unit; and
a determining unit for determining to input the parameter selected by said selecting unit in accordance with the magnitude of the force detected by said detecting unit.
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2. A data input device comprising:
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a detecting unit for detecting an applied force as rectangular coordinate data;
a converting unit for converting the rectangular coordinate data detected by said detecting unit into polar coordinate data;
a selecting unit for selecting a parameter to be input in accordance with the θ
value of the polar coordinate data converted by said converting unit; and
a determining unit for determining to input the parameter selected by said selecting unit in accordance with the r value of the polar coordinate data converted by said converting unit. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data input method comprising:
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a detecting step of detecting an applied force;
a selecting step of selecting a parameter to be input in accordance with the direction of the force detected by said detecting step; and
a determining step of determining to input the parameter selected by said selection step in accordance with the magnitude of the force detected by said detecting step.
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18. A data input method comprising:
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a detecting step of detecting an applied force as rectangular coordinate data;
a converting step of converting the rectangular coordinate data detected by said detecting step into polar coordinate data;
a selecting step of selecting the parameter to be input in accordance with the θ
value of the polar coordinate data converted by said converting step; and
a determining step of determining to input the parameter selected by said selection step in accordance with the r value of the polar coordinate data converted by said converting step.
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19. A data input program for causing a data input device to execute:
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a detecting step of detecting an applied force;
a selecting step of selecting a parameter to be input in accordance with the direction of the force detected by said detecting step; and
a determining step of determining to input the parameter selected by said selection step in accordance with the magnitude of the force detected by said detecting step. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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20. A data input program for causing a data input device to execute:
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a detecting step of detecting an applied force as rectangular coordinate data;
a converting step of converting the rectangular coordinate data detected by said detecting step into polar coordinate data;
a selecting step of selecting the parameter to be input in accordance with the θ
value of the polar coordinate data converted by said converting step; and
a determining step of determining to input the parameter selected by said selection step in accordance with the r value of the polar coordinate data converted by said converting step.
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