INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND HANDHELD APPARATUS
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Abstract
To provide an input apparatus, a control apparatus, a control system, and a control method that are capable of improving an operational feeling when a user uses the input apparatus to input an operation signal via an operation section. An MPU (19) of an input apparatus (1) stops generating or transmitting a movement command corresponding to a displacement amount of a pointer on a screen, during a predetermined timer-operating time period since a cancel of an input of an operation signal (Step 309) made by a user using an operation button. Alternatively, it is also possible for the MPU (19) to continue outputting the movement command with the displacement amount of the pointer on the screen set to 0 during the predetermined time period (Step 311). By such processing, a movement of the pointer on the screen is regulated even when a casing of the input apparatus is moved when the user presses and releases the operation button and the movement is detected by a sensor unit.
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80 Claims
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1-60. -60. (canceled)
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61. An input apparatus outputting a command for controlling a pointer on a screen, comprising:
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a casing; a sensor to detect a movement of the casing and output a detection signal corresponding to the movement of the casing; an operation section to input an operation signal with respect to the input apparatus, that is unrelated to the movement of the casing; a command output means for outputting a movement command corresponding to a displacement amount of the pointer on the screen, the movement command corresponding to the detection signal, and an operation command corresponding to the operation signal input via the operation section; and a control means for controlling the output of the movement command so that, during a first time period since a cancel of the input of the operation signal via the operation section, a movement of the pointer on the screen is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A control apparatus controlling a pointer on a screen in accordance with a detection signal and an operation signal output from an input apparatus including a casing, a sensor to detect a movement of the casing and output the detection signal corresponding to the movement of the casing, and an operation section to input the operation signal that is unrelated to the movement of the casing, the control apparatus comprising:
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a reception means for receiving the detection signal and the operation signal; an output means for outputting a first control signal corresponding to a displacement amount of the pointer on the screen, the first control signal corresponding to the detection signal, and a second control signal corresponding to the operation signal input via the operation section; a processing means for controlling a display position of the pointer on the screen in accordance with the first control signal and executing predetermined processing in accordance with the second control signal; and a control means for controlling the output of the first control signal so that, during a first time period since a cancel of the input of the operation signal via the operation section, a movement of the pointer on the screen is stopped.
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67. A control method, comprising:
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detecting a movement of a casing of an input apparatus and outputting a detection signal corresponding to the movement of the casing; outputting a movement command corresponding to a displacement amount of a pointer on a screen, the movement command corresponding to the detection signal; controlling a display position of the pointer on the screen in accordance with the movement command; outputting an operation command corresponding to an operation signal with respect to the input apparatus input via an operation section of the casing, the operation signal being unrelated to the movement of the casing; executing predetermined processing in accordance with the operation command; and controlling the output of the movement command so that, during a first time period since a cancel of the input of the operation signal via the operation section, a movement of the pointer on the screen is stopped.
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68. An input apparatus controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen, comprising:
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a casing; a movement signal output means for detecting a movement of the casing and outputting a first movement signal corresponding to the movement of the casing; an operation section to output an operation signal that is unrelated to the movement of the casing; a command output means for outputting a movement command for moving the pointer on the screen and an operation command corresponding to the operation signal; an output control means for controlling the output of the movement command so that, after the operation signal is input, during a first time period since a cancel of the input of the operation signal, the movement of the pointer on the screen is stopped; and a time control means for variably controlling the first time period in accordance with the first movement signal. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A control apparatus controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen in accordance with a movement signal and an operation signal output from an input apparatus including a casing, a movement signal output means for detecting a movement of the casing and outputting the movement signal corresponding to the movement of the casing, and an operation section to output the operation signal that is unrelated to the movement of the casing, the control apparatus comprising:
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a reception means for receiving the movement signal and the operation signal; an output means for outputting a first control signal for moving the pointer and a second control signal corresponding to the operation signal; a processing means for controlling display of the movement of the pointer on the screen in accordance with the first control signal and executing predetermined processing in accordance with the second control signal; an output control means for controlling the output of the first control signal so that, after the operation signal is input, during a first time period since a cancel of the input of the operation signal, the movement of the pointer on the screen is stopped; and a time control means for variably controlling the first time period in accordance with the movement signal.
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76. A control method, comprising:
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detecting a movement of a casing and outputting a movement signal corresponding to the movement of the casing; outputting a movement command for moving a pointer on a screen; controlling display of a movement of the pointer on the screen in accordance with the movement command; outputting an operation command corresponding to an operation signal that is unrelated to the movement of the casing; executing predetermined processing in accordance with the operation command; controlling the output of the movement command so that, during a first time period since a cancel of the input of the operation signal, the movement of the pointer on the screen is stopped; and variably controlling the first time period in accordance with the movement signal.
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77. An input apparatus controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen, comprising:
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a casing; a movement signal output means for detecting a movement of the casing and outputting a first movement signal corresponding to the movement of the casing; an operation section to output an operation signal that is unrelated to the movement of the casing; a command output means for outputting a movement command for moving the pointer on the screen and an operation command corresponding to the operation signal; an output control means for controlling the output of the movement command so that, after the operation signal is input, during a first time period since a start of the input of the operation signal, the movement of the pointer on the screen is stopped; and a time control means for variably controlling the first time period in accordance with the first movement signal.
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78. A control apparatus controlling a movement of a pointer on a screen in accordance with a movement signal and an operation signal output from an input apparatus including a casing, a movement signal output means for detecting a movement of the casing and outputting the movement signal corresponding to the movement of the casing, and an operation section to output the operation signal that is unrelated to the movement of the casing, the control apparatus comprising:
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a reception means for receiving the movement signal and the operation signal; an output means for outputting a first control signal for moving the pointer and a second control signal corresponding to the operation signal; a processing means for controlling display of the movement of the pointer on the screen in accordance with the first control signal and executing predetermined processing in accordance with the second control signal; an output control means for controlling the output of the first control signal so that, after the operation signal is input, during a first time period since a start of the input of the operation signal, the movement of the pointer on the screen is stopped; and a time control means for variably controlling the first time period in accordance with the movement signal.
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79. A control method, comprising:
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detecting a movement of a casing and outputting a movement signal corresponding to the movement of the casing; outputting a movement command for moving a pointer on a screen; controlling display of a movement of the pointer on the screen in accordance with the movement command; outputting an operation command corresponding to an operation signal that is unrelated to the movement of the casing; executing predetermined processing in accordance with the operation command; controlling the output of the movement command so that, during a first time period since a start of the input of the operation signal, the movement of the pointer on the screen is stopped; and variably controlling the first time period in accordance with the movement signal.
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80. A handheld apparatus, comprising:
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a casing; a display section; a sensor to detect a movement of the casing and output a detection signal corresponding to the movement of the casing; an operation section to input an operation signal that is unrelated to the movement of the casing; a command output means for outputting a movement command corresponding to a displacement amount of a pointer on a screen of the display section, the movement command corresponding to the detection signal, and an operation command corresponding to the operation signal input via the operation section; a control means for controlling the command output means so that, during a first time period since a start or cancel of the input of the operation signal via the operation section, the movement of the pointer on the screen is stopped; and a processing means for controlling a display position of the pointer on the screen in accordance with the movement command and executing predetermined processing in accordance with the operation command.
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Specification