COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, INPUT CONTROL METHOD AND INPUT CONTROL PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus for communicating with another apparatus for a talk, comprising:
- a touch panel to be used to input a command by touching a surface thereof having an oblong profile that is short in one direction relative to the other direction orthogonal thereto, the touch panel being adapted to output touch position detection data for locating the touch position in response to a touch given to a spot on the surface thereof but not to output any touch position detection data for locating other touch positions when some other spots on the surface are touched while the spot is being touched;
a speaker arranged outside and near one of edges of the touch panel running in the one direction; and
a microphone arranged outside and near the other edge of the surface of the touch panel running in the one direction;
whereinthe touch panel provides a command input region for inputting a command in at least a part of the surface thereof arranged along the other direction and close to the other edge in a talk mode.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus includes a touch panel for inputting a command by touching a surface thereof having an oblong profile short in one direction relative to the other direction orthogonal thereto, the touch panel outputting a touch position detection data in response to a touch given to a spot on the surface thereof for locating the touch position but not outputting touch position detection data when some other spot is touched while the spot is being touched, a speaker arranged outside and near one of the edges of the touch panel running in the one direction and a microphone arranged outside and near the other edge of the touch panel running in the one direction. The touch panel provides a command input region inputting a command in at least a part of the surface thereof arranged along the other direction and close to the other edge in a talk mode.
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17 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus for communicating with another apparatus for a talk, comprising:
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a touch panel to be used to input a command by touching a surface thereof having an oblong profile that is short in one direction relative to the other direction orthogonal thereto, the touch panel being adapted to output touch position detection data for locating the touch position in response to a touch given to a spot on the surface thereof but not to output any touch position detection data for locating other touch positions when some other spots on the surface are touched while the spot is being touched; a speaker arranged outside and near one of edges of the touch panel running in the one direction; and a microphone arranged outside and near the other edge of the surface of the touch panel running in the one direction;
whereinthe touch panel provides a command input region for inputting a command in at least a part of the surface thereof arranged along the other direction and close to the other edge in a talk mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A communication apparatus for communicating with another apparatus, comprising:
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a touch panel having part of a surface thereof adapted to be used as command input region for inputting a command, the command input region of the surface being adapted to be touched in the inside to input a command, the touch panel outputting touch position detection data being sent out in response to at least two touches given respectively to two spots on the surface for locating at least the two touch positions; and a command nullifying section for nullifying the command input by a touch given to the inside of the command input region while the outside of the command input region of the surface of the touch panel is being touched based on the touch position detection data output in response to a touch given to the outside of the command input region of the surface of the touch panel when the inside of the command input region is touched while the outside of the command input region of the surface of the touch panel is being touched, in a talk mode. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An input control method of a communication apparatus for communicating with another apparatus for a talk, the method comprising
a command nullifying step of nullifying an input of a command made in response to a touch given to an inside of a command input region in a talk mode, the command input region being formed by using a part of a surface of a touch panel for the purpose of inputting a command in response to a touch given to the inside of the command input region, the touch panel being adapted to output touch position detecting data for touches given to the touch panel at least at two spots on the surface thereof for the purpose of detecting the touch positions of the at least two spots, while the touch panel being held in touch on the surface thereof outside the command input region based on the touch position detecting data output from the touch panel in response to a touch given to the surface thereof outside the command input region on condition that the touch panel is touched on the surface thereof in the inside of the command input region while the touch panel is held in touch on the surface thereof outside the command input region.
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17. An input control program for causing an information processing apparatus for communicating with another apparatus for a talk to execute
a command nullifying step of nullifying an input of a command made in response to a touch given to an inside of a command input region in a talk mode, the command input region being formed by using a part of a surface of a touch panel for the purpose of inputting a command in response to a touch given to the inside of the command input region, the touch panel being adapted to output touch position detecting data for touches given to the touch panel at least at two spots on the surface thereof for the purpose of detecting the touch positions of the at least two spots, while the touch panel being held in touch on the surface thereof outside the command input region based on the touch position detecting data output from the touch panel in response to a touch given to the surface thereof outside the command input region on condition that the touch panel is touched on the surface thereof in the inside of the command input region while the touch panel is held in touch on the surface thereof outside the command input region.
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