OPERATING DEVICE AND OPERATING SYSTEM
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Abstract
An annular switch (SW) for detecting contact is provided on an operating lever (R6), and when the annular switch detects contact, an operation screen (104) pre-associated with the annular switch (SW) is displayed on a display (104) screen of a display unit (104). Operation mode images representing functions included in an operation subject are displayed on the display screen of the display unit in association with a rotation direction and a sliding direction of the annular switch (SW). A function is selected by rotating and sliding the annular switch, and the selected function is executed when the annular switch (SW) ceases to detect contact.
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64 Claims
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1-28. -28. (canceled)
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29. An operating device comprising:
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an annular switch attached to an outer peripheral surface of a substantially rod-shaped operating lever so as to be capable of performing a reciprocating motion in a certain fixed direction along the outer peripheral surface of the operating lever; a contact/non-contact detection device that detects contact and non-contact states in relation to the annular switch; a display device that displays a plurality of functions of a specific operation subject pre-associated with the annular switch in a single row extending in a direction corresponding to the direction of the reciprocating motion of the annular switch when the contact/non-contact detection device detects the contact state in relation to the annular switch; a function selection device that selects one function from the plurality of functions displayed in the single row by the display device in accordance with a position of the reciprocating motion of the annular switch in the certain fixed direction when the contact/non-contact detection device detects the contact state in relation to the annular switch; and an execution instruction device that issues an instruction to the corresponding operation subject to execute the function selected by the function selection device at a point in time when the contact/non-contact detection device detects that the annular switch has shifted from the contact state to the non-contact state. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An operating device comprising:
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an annular switch attached to an outer peripheral surface of a substantially rod-shaped operating lever so as to be capable of rotating in a circumferential direction of the operating lever and sliding in a lengthwise direction of the operating lever; a contact/non-contact detection device that detects contact and non-contact states in relation to the annular switch; a display device that displays a plurality of functions of an operation subject pre-associated with the annular switch in a single row extending in a direction corresponding to a rotation direction when the contact/non-contact detection device detects the contact state in relation to the annular switch; a display switching device that selectively switches a function group of the operation subject displayed by the display device to a function group of an operation subject corresponding to a sliding position of the annular switch when the contact/non-contact detection device detects the contact state in relation to the annular switch; a function selection device that selects one function from the plurality of functions displayed in the single row by the display device in accordance with a rotation position of the annular switch when the contact/non-contact detection device detects the contact state in relation to the annular switch; and an execution instruction device that issues an instruction to the corresponding operation subject to execute the function selected by the function selection device at a point in time when the contact/non-contact detection device shifts from the contact state to the non-contact state. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An operating device comprising:
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an annular switch attached to an outer peripheral surface of a substantially rod-shaped operating lever so as to be capable of rotating in a circumferential direction of the operating lever and sliding in a lengthwise direction of the operating lever; a contact/non-contact detection device that detects contact and non-contact states in relation to the annular switch; a display device that displays a plurality of functions of an operation subject pre-associated with the annular switch in a single row extending in a direction corresponding to the sliding direction when the contact/non-contact detection device detects the contact state in relation to the annular switch; a display switching device that selectively switches a function group of the operation subject displayed by the display device to a function group of an operation subject corresponding to a rotation position of the annular switch when the contact/non-contact detection device detects the contact state in relation to the annular switch; a function selection device that selects one function from the plurality of functions displayed in the single row by the display device in accordance with a sliding position of the annular switch when the contact/non-contact detection device detects the contact state in relation to the annular switch; and an execution instruction device that issues an instruction to the corresponding operation subject to execute the function selected by the function selection device at a point in time when the contact/non-contact detection device shifts from the contact state to the non-contact state. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An operating system comprising:
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a plurality of operation subjects; an operating lever; a switch provided on an outer peripheral surface of the operating lever so as to be capable of performing a first direction movement and a second direction movement over the operating lever; and a display device for displaying a first image representing the plurality of operation subjects and a second image representing a function group of the plurality of operation subjects, wherein one of the first image and the second image is allocated to the first direction movement over the operating lever, and the other of the first image and the second image is allocated to the second direction movement over the operating lever. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64)
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Specification