INPUT PROCESSING DEVICE

• US 20100283753A1
• Filed: 04/30/2010
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: OHSHITA, Kazuhito
• Application Number:
  US12/771,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20100283753A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry

Abstract

An input processing device an embodiment of the present invention includes an input pad having an input face; a detection unit configured to detect an indicator touched on the input face; and a control unit configured to display content on a display device based on an input signal obtained from the detection unit. Herein, the control unit includes a processing unit configured to scroll the display content based on an input signal; and a determination unit configured to detect the movement speed of the indicator so as to be compared with a preset threshold value for determination. The processing unit has a first operation processing module and a second operation processing module for scrolling the display content. The display content is scrolled using one of the first operation processing module and the second operation processing module, based on a determination result from the determination unit.

Claims

1. An input processing device comprising:

an input pad having an input face;

a detection unit configured to detect an indicator touched on the input face; and

a control unit configured to display a display content on a display device based on an input signal obtained from the detection unit,

wherein the control unit includes a processing unit configured to scroll the display content based on an input signal; and

a determination unit configured to detect a movement speed of the indicator so as to be compared with a preset threshold value for determination,

wherein the processing unit has a first operation processing module and a second operation processing module for scrolling the display content, and

wherein the display content is scrolled using one of the first operation processing module and the second operation processing module, based on a determination result from the determination unit.

2. The input processing device according to claim 1, wherein the input face is provided with a scroll region, and when an operation from the indicator is provided to the scroll region, the display content is scrolled.

3. The input processing device according to claim 1, wherein the input face is provided with a scroll region, and when an operation from the indicator is provided to any place on the input face, a scroll is performed using the first operation processing module, and when an operation from the indicator is provided to only the scroll region, a scroll is performed using the second operation processing module.

4. The input processing device according to claim 1, wherein when the detection result from the determination unit is low speed, the display content is scrolled using the first operation processing module, and when the detection result is high speed, the display content is scrolled using the second operation processing module.

5. The input processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first operation processing module is a scroll by row unit, and the second operation processing module is a scroll by page unit.

6. The input processing device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit is activated by software stored in a control unit of a personal computer, and the determination unit is activated by software included in the processing unit.