INPUT SYSTEM INCLUDING POSITION-DETECTING DEVICE
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1. A position-detecting device detecting a position pointed to by a position-pointing instrument, comprising:
- an operation panel detecting the position pointed to by the position-pointing instrument; and
manipulation-detecting means located at at least one of the interior and the exterior of the operation panel, and detecting a manipulation by a second instrument other than the position-pointing instrument, or detecting a manipulation by one of the position-pointing instrument and the second instrument.
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Abstract
A position-detecting device detects a position pointed to by a position-pointing instrument and includes an operation panel detecting the position pointed to by the position-pointing instrument; and a manipulation-detecting unit located at at least one of the interior and the exterior of the operation panel, and detecting a manipulation by a second instrument other than the position-pointing instrument, or detecting a manipulation by both the position-pointing instrument and the second instrument.
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1. A position-detecting device detecting a position pointed to by a position-pointing instrument, comprising:
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an operation panel detecting the position pointed to by the position-pointing instrument; and manipulation-detecting means located at at least one of the interior and the exterior of the operation panel, and detecting a manipulation by a second instrument other than the position-pointing instrument, or detecting a manipulation by one of the position-pointing instrument and the second instrument.
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19. A position-detecting device for use with an electronic device having a display unit, the position-detecting device detecting a position pointed to by a position-pointing instrument, comprising:
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an operation panel for detecting the position pointed to by the position-pointing instrument; a touch pad operably associated with said operation panel for sensing manipulation by a finger, the touch pad providing an area for sensing manipulation by a finger simultaneously with detecting the position pointed to by the position-pointing instrument; a control unit operably associated with said touch pad and said operation panel for retrieving the location of the manipulation position on the touch pad in a first direction and the location of the manipulation position in a second direction; wherein the user can simultaneously perform a first operation using the position pointing instrument and a second operation on the touch pad using a finger, wherein a manipulation in one of the first and the second directions triggers first and second predetermined operations, respectively, in the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for detecting directional manipulation in a position-detecting device, comprising:
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a position-pointing instrument; the position-detecting device including a control system for detecting a position pointed to by the position-pointing instrument and for outputting the detected position, for detecting simultaneously with the detecting of the position of the position-pointing instrument manipulation on a touch pad by a finger, for determining direction of manipulation based on sensing a manipulation by a user'"'"'s finger, and for retrieving the location of the manipulation position on the touch pad in a first direction and the location of the manipulation position in a second direction, the manipulation in the first and the second directions triggering first and second predetermined operations, respectively, of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of operating a position-detecting device for detecting a position pointed to by a position-pointing instrument and determining directional manipulation by a user'"'"'s finger, comprising the steps of:
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providing an operation panel for detecting the position pointed to by a position-pointing instrument; providing a touch pad for detecting manipulation by a finger; providing a control unit for retrieving the location of the manipulation position on the touch pad in a first direction and the location of the manipulation position in a second direction; sensing the manipulation by a finger simultaneously with detecting the position pointed to by the position-pointing instrument; retrieving the location of the manipulation position on the touch pad in a first direction and the location of the manipulation position in a second direction; triggering in the electronic device a first predetermined operation when the retrieved manipulation position is in the first direction, and triggering in the electronic device a second predetermined operation when the retrieved manipulation position is in the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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