SENSOR-BASED DISPLAY OF VIRTUAL KEYBOARD IMAGE AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY
First Claim
1. An information-processing apparatus, comprising:
- a display device including,a touch screen having a display surface configured to display a plurality of images, the touch screen being configured to output a signal indicating a position on the display surface that has been touched;
a first sensor configured to sense a position of an object relative to the display surface; and
a controller configured to generate a virtual keyboard image including a plurality of virtual keys for display on the display surface, to generate a left side portion of the virtual keyboard image and a right side portion of the virtual keyboard image, to choose, as a display portion, one of the left side portion of the virtual keyboard image and the right side portion of the virtual keyboard image corresponding to the position of the object relative to the display surface as sensed by the first sensor, and to control the touch screen to display the display portion on the display surface.
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Abstract
A display device includes a touch screen having a display surface that displays images. The touch screen outputs a signal indicating a position on the display surface that has been touched. The display device also includes a first sensor that senses a position of an object relative to the display surface. The display device further includes a controller that generates a virtual keyboard image including a plurality of virtual keys for display on the display surface. The controller generates a left side portion and a right side portion of the virtual keyboard image, and chooses, as a display portion, one of the left side portion and the right side portion of the virtual keyboard image corresponding to the position of the object relative to the display surface as sensed by the first sensor. The controller controls the touch screen to display the display portion on the display surface.
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12 Claims
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1. An information-processing apparatus, comprising:
a display device including, a touch screen having a display surface configured to display a plurality of images, the touch screen being configured to output a signal indicating a position on the display surface that has been touched; a first sensor configured to sense a position of an object relative to the display surface; and a controller configured to generate a virtual keyboard image including a plurality of virtual keys for display on the display surface, to generate a left side portion of the virtual keyboard image and a right side portion of the virtual keyboard image, to choose, as a display portion, one of the left side portion of the virtual keyboard image and the right side portion of the virtual keyboard image corresponding to the position of the object relative to the display surface as sensed by the first sensor, and to control the touch screen to display the display portion on the display surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of displaying a virtual keyboard image on a display surface of a touch screen configured to output a signal indicating a position on the display surface that has been touched, the method including:
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sensing, with a sensor, a position of an object relative to the display surface; choosing, as a display portion, one of a left side portion of the virtual keyboard image and a right side portion of the virtual keyboard image corresponding to the position of the object sensed in the sensing, the choosing being performed with a processor; and displaying the display portion on the display surface of the touch screen.
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11. A computer readable medium including a program for performing, when the program is run on a computer, a method of displaying a virtual keyboard image on a display surface of a touch screen configured to output a signal indicating a position on the display surface that has been touched, the method including:
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sensing a position of an object relative to the display surface; choosing, as a display portion, one of a left side portion of the virtual keyboard image and a right side portion of the virtual keyboard image corresponding to the position of the object sensed in the sensing; and displaying the display portion on the display surface of the touch screen.
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12. An information-processing apparatus, comprising:
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a touch screen having a display surface configured to display a plurality of images, the touch screen being configured to output a signal indicating a position on the display surface that has been touched; means for sensing a position of an object relative to the display surface; and means for generating a virtual keyboard image including a plurality of virtual keys for display on the display surface, for generating a left side portion of the virtual keyboard image and a right side portion of the virtual keyboard image, for choosing, as a display portion, one of the left side portion of the virtual keyboard image and the right side portion of the virtual keyboard image corresponding to the position of the object relative to the display surface as sensed by the means for sensing, and for controlling the touch screen to display the display portion on the display surface.
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