INPUT APPRATUS

• US 20120038580A1
• Filed: 04/23/2010
• Published: 02/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Sasaki, Yasushi
• Granted Patent: US 8,878,793 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Provided is an input apparatus capable of handling operation mistakes (erroneous operations) unintentionally performed by a user. An input apparatus 10 has a display unit 32 configured to display objects of folders arranged in a hierarchical structure, an input unit 34 configured to receive a pressing input to the display unit 32, a load detection unit 40 configured to detect a pressure load on the input unit 34, and a control unit 20, if the load detection unit 40 continuously detects a pressure load not satisfying a predetermined load standard for a predetermined period after satisfying the predetermined load standard while the display unit 32 is displaying objects of open folders, configured to control to close a lowest folder among the open folders.

Claims

1. An input apparatus comprising:

a display unit configured to display objects of folders arranged in a hierarchical structure;

an input unit configured to receive a pressing input to the display unit;

a load detection unit configured to detect a pressure load on the input unit; and

a control unit, if the load detection unit continuously detects a pressure load not satisfying a predetermined load standard for a predetermined period after satisfying the predetermined load standard while the display unit is displaying objects of open folders, configured to control to close a lowest folder among the open folders.

2. An input apparatus comprising:

a display unit configured to display objects of folders arranged in a hierarchical structure;

an input unit configured to receive a pressing input to the display unit;

a load detection unit configured to detect a pressure load on the input unit; and

a control unit, if the load detection unit detects a pressure load changing from a state not satisfying a first load standard to a state satisfying the first load standard while the input unit is receiving the pressing input at a position corresponding to an object of a folder displayed on the display unit, configured to control to open the folder, and after the folder is opened, if the load detection unit continuously detects the pressure load not satisfying a second load standard lower than the first load standard for a predetermined period after satisfying the second load standard, to control to close a lowest folder among the open folders.