MANIPULATION INPUT APPARATUS

• US 20110210914A1
• Filed: 02/10/2011
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Nishimura, Hiroshi, Yamamoto, Takuo, Kitagawa, Nozomi
• Granted Patent: US 8,487,869 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/02 Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

An extra wide display device displays a primary window and a secondary window side by side. A pointer is displayed on the display device. A position indicated by the pointer is moved by manipulating a switch. When the primary window is displayed, the switch has a primary manipulation region. When the secondary window is displayed, the switch has a secondary manipulation region. The primary manipulation region and the secondary manipulation region are designated to contain an overlapped region between them.

Claims

1. A manipulation input apparatus comprising:

a display device configured to display a first window and a second window in a side by side arrangement;

a display information designation section configured to designate display information displayed by the display device;

a manipulation section configured to, when the display information displayed by the display device is designated,

execute a manipulation within a manipulation region having a predetermined width, and

output manipulation information corresponding to the executed manipulation;

a manipulation information acquisition section configured to acquire the manipulation information outputted from the manipulation section;

a first selection position control section configured to designate a selection position in the first window based on the manipulation information acquired by the manipulation information acquisition section and display a position indicator at the designated selection position; and

a second selection position control section configured to designate a selection position in the second window based on the manipulation information acquired by the manipulation information acquisition section and display a position indicator at the designated selection position,

wherein;

a first manipulation region and a second manipulation region are designated as the manipulation region in the manipulation device,

the first manipulation region being used to designate the selection position in the first window,

the second manipulation region being used to designate the selection position in the second window;

in cases that the manipulation device is manipulated in the first manipulation region when the position indicator is displayed in the first window,

the selection position is moved within the first window based on the manipulation device being manipulated while the position indicator is displayed at the moved selection position within the first window;

in cases that the manipulation device is manipulated in the second manipulation region when the position indicator is displayed in the second window,

the selection position is moved within the second window based on the manipulation device being manipulated while the position indicator is displayed at the moved selection position within the second window; and

the first manipulation region and the second manipulation region are designated to contain an overlapped region between the first manipulation region and the second manipulation region.

2. The manipulation input apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a reactive force device configured to supply a reactive force against the manipulation direction of the manipulation device; and

a reaction force control section configured to control a reactive force supplied by the reactive force device,

wherein;

when the position indicator is displayed in the first window,

the reactive force control section designates a reactive force supplied by the reactive force device based on the display information in the first window; and

when the position indicator is displayed in the second window,

the reactive force control section designates a reactive force supplied by the reactive force device based on the display information in the second window.

3. The manipulation input apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

when the position indicator is moved from one window of the first window and the second window to an other window of the first window and the second window,

the position indicator is displayed at an approximately intermediate, position within the other window, to which the position indicator is moved from the one window.

4. The manipulation input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when the position indicator is moved from one window of the first window and the second window to an other window of the first window and the second window,

the position indicator is displayed at an approximately intermediate position within the other window, to which the position indicator is moved from the one window.