COMMAND INPUT DEVICE, MOBILE INFORMATION DEVICE, AND COMMAND INPUT METHOD
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Abstract
Provided are a command input device, a mobile information device, and a command input method which can easily be operated by a user even when the input unit in the device is small. A first and a second detection modules arranged on a device which is brought into contact with a user body detect vibration caused by a tapping operation on the user body and transmitted via the user body. The position of the tapping operation on the user body is identified according to analysis data obtained by analyzing the vibration relations detected by the first and the second detection modules such as a known correspondence between a time difference between the detection timings and the position of the tapping operation on the user body. Since the user body can be used as a space for inputting a command, it is possible to secure a sufficient input space.
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36 Claims
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18. A command input device structured to perform command input processing by recognizing input processing contents according to a point at which an input operation is conducted, the device comprising:
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a command input unit in which first and second detection modules for detecting vibrations generated by a tapping operation made on a body of a user and transmitted via the body of the user are disposed to be in contact with the body of the user at different positions on the command input device; and a tapped position judging module which judges a point of the tapping operation based on the vibrations detected by the first and second detection modules. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A command input method structured to perform command input processing by recognizing input processing contents according to a point at which an input operation is conducted, the method comprising:
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detecting vibrations generated by a tapping operation made on a body of a user and transmitted via the body of the user at each of a first detection point and a second detection point on the body of the user; and identifying a point of the tapping operation made on the body of the user based on an already-known corresponding relation between associations of each of the detected vibrations and the points of the tapping operations made on the body of the user, and recognizing the point of the tapping operation as a point at which the input operation is conducted. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A command input device structured to perform command input processing by recognizing input processing contents according to a point at which an input operation is conducted, the device comprising:
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a command input unit in which first and second detection modules for detecting vibrations generated by a tapping operation made on a body of a user and transmitted via the body of the user are disposed to be in contact with the body of the user at different positions on the command input device; and tapped position judging means for judging a point of the tapping operation based on the vibrations detected by the first and second detection modules.
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