User Interface System
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Abstract
A user interface system having an improved usability is provided. The user interface system comprises: an operation section (21) an operation section for receiving an instruction inputted by a user; a finger position detecting section (32) for detecting a group of first coordinate values, each indicating a current position of a fingertip, of a user, which is placed on an operation surface of the operation section; a component storing section (4) for storing component data representing a GUI (Graphical User Interface) component; an assignment section (34) for uniquely assigning the component data stored in the component storing section to each of the first coordinate values detected by the finger position detecting section (32); an image generating section (35) for generating a GUI image representing a user interface in which the GUI component represented by the component data stored in the component storing section (4) is uniquely associated with each of the first coordinate values detected by the finger position detecting section (32), in accordance with an assignment performed by the assignment section; and a display controlling section (36) for displaying the GUI image generated by the image generating section (35) on a display screen.
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33 Claims
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22. A user interface system comprising:
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an operation section for receiving an instruction inputted by a user; an image pickup device set so as to be able to image an operation performed with a hand of the user; a finger position detecting section for detecting, in an image captured by the image pickup device, a group of first coordinate values respectively indicating current positions of fingertips of the user, which are placed on an operation surface of the operation section; a finger identifying section for identifying, in the image captured by the image pickup device, a plurality of finger types to which the first coordinate values, detected by the finger position detecting section, respectively correspond; a component storing section for storing component data representing GUI (Graphical User Interface) components; an assignment section for uniquely assigning the component data stored in the component storing section to the first coordinate values corresponding to the plurality of finger types identified by the finger identifying section; an image generating section for generating a GUI image representing a user interface in which the GUI components represented by the component data stored in the component storing section are uniquely associated with the first coordinate values corresponding to the plurality of finger types identified by the finger identifying section, in accordance with an assignment performed by the assignment section; and a display controlling section for displaying the GUI image generated by the image generating section on a display screen. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A display method used in a user interface system, comprising:
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a finger position detecting step of a group of first coordinate values respectively indicating current positions of fingertips of a user which are placed on an operation surface of an operation section which is included in the user interface system and which receives an instruction inputted by the user; a finger identifying step of identifying a plurality of finger types to which the first coordinate values, detected by the finger position detecting section, respectively correspond; an assignment step of uniquely assigning component data, which are stored in a memory device included in the user interface system and which represent GUI (Graphical User Interface) components, to the first coordinate values corresponding to the plurality of finger types identified by the finger identifying step; an image generating step of generating a GUI image representing a user interface in which the GUI components stored in the memory device are uniquely associated with the first coordinate values corresponding to the plurality of finger types identified by the finger identifying step, in accordance with an assignment performed by the assignment step; and a display controlling step of displaying the GUI image generated by the image generating step on a display screen included in the user interface system.
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