DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY AND INPUT FUNCTIONS AND METHOD
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1. A device comprising:
- a display unit displaying information;
an input unit configured to detect at least a touch on a detection surface disposed in superposition on a display area of the display unit, and inputting a signal based on a contact status to a processing unit; and
a switching module configured to switch over the signal transmitted to the processing unit based on a first mode or a second mode, wherein the signal inputted from the input unit is regarded in a first mode as the signal showing a contact position, and in a second mode, regarded as the signal showing a movement quantity of the contact position.
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Abstract
To enable an input unit inputting information showing a contact position when in a first mode to be used as a pointing device inputting information showing a movement quantity of the contact position when in a second mode. Information is displayed on a display unit, a touch on a detection surface disposed in superposition on a display area of the display unit is detected, and a signal based on a contact status is inputted to a processing unit from an input unit, information given from the input unit is set as information showing a contact position when in a first mode and as information showing a movement quantity of the contact position when in a second mode, the signal is switched over.
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12 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a display unit displaying information; an input unit configured to detect at least a touch on a detection surface disposed in superposition on a display area of the display unit, and inputting a signal based on a contact status to a processing unit; and a switching module configured to switch over the signal transmitted to the processing unit based on a first mode or a second mode, wherein the signal inputted from the input unit is regarded in a first mode as the signal showing a contact position, and in a second mode, regarded as the signal showing a movement quantity of the contact position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method by which a computer executes:
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displaying information on a display unit; detecting at least a touch on a detection surface disposed in superposition on a display area of the display unit, and inputting a signal based on a contact status to a processing unit; and setting the signal given from the input unit as the signal showing a contact position when in a first mode and as the signal showing a movement quantity of the contact position when in a second mode, and switching over the signal transmitted to the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A storage medium readable by a computer, storing a program operated by the computer and making the computer execute:
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displaying information on a display unit; detecting at least a touch on a detection surface disposed in superposition on a display area of the display unit, and inputting a signal based on a contact status to a processing unit; and setting the signal given from the input unit as the signal showing a contact position when in a first mode and as the signal showing a movement quantity of the contact position when in a second mode, and switching over the signal transmitted to the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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