INPUT DEVICE
First Claim
1. An input device, including:
- a contact sensing surface is configured to accept at least one object contact, wherein the contact sensing surface has at least one key region;
a controller electrically connected to the contact sensing surface, wherein the controller comprises;
a position-detecting unit configured to detect a position on the contact sensing surface contacted by the object;
a memory unit configured to store at least one functional data corresponding to a key function;
a key-triggering unit configured to read the functional data stored in the memory unit and activate the corresponding key function when the object contacts the key region of the contact sensing surface without a sliding into the key region; and
a key function setting unit configured to change the functional data based on a direction and a distance of the object sliding within the key region when the key-triggering unit activates the corresponding key function.
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Abstract
An input device includes a contact sensing surface having at least one key region and a controller. The controller includes: a position-detecting unit configured to detect the position on the contact sensing surface contacted by an object, a memory unit configured to store at least one functional data each corresponding to a key function, a key-triggering unit configured to read out the functional data in the memory unit and activate the corresponding key function without a sliding into the key region, a key function setting unit configured to change the functional data based on the direction and distance of the object sliding within the key region. With this arrangement, the key function setting unit can reduce the number of the keys regions virtually provided on the contact sensing surface, thereby providing an intuitive operation of key functions for a user.
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11 Claims
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1. An input device, including:
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a contact sensing surface is configured to accept at least one object contact, wherein the contact sensing surface has at least one key region; a controller electrically connected to the contact sensing surface, wherein the controller comprises; a position-detecting unit configured to detect a position on the contact sensing surface contacted by the object; a memory unit configured to store at least one functional data corresponding to a key function; a key-triggering unit configured to read the functional data stored in the memory unit and activate the corresponding key function when the object contacts the key region of the contact sensing surface without a sliding into the key region; and a key function setting unit configured to change the functional data based on a direction and a distance of the object sliding within the key region when the key-triggering unit activates the corresponding key function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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