INPUT MOTION ANALYSIS METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

• US 20120212440A1
• Filed: 06/01/2010
• Published: 08/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nishida, Osamu, Hohjoh, Teruo, Nomura, Shingo
• Application Number:
  US13/502,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20120212440A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0382 Plural input, i.e. interface arrangements in which a plurality of input device of the same type are in communication with a PC
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04166 Details of scanning methods, e.g. sampling time, grouping of sub areas or time sharing with display driving Synchronisation with the driving of the display or the backlighting unit to avoid interferences generated internally G06F3/04184
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Provided are an input motion analysis method and an information processing device that enable simultaneous multi-point input via different input instruments to be correctly performed as intended by an operator. The information processing device according to the present invention can simultaneously receive an input motion of a finger (2) and an input motion of a pen (3) that is thinner than the finger (2) in the same input region (1) in a display screen. When an operator performs a first input motion by moving his/her finger (2) or a pen (3) along a surface of the input region (1) while keeping at least the finger (2) in contact with or close to the input region (1), the information processing device analyzes the first input motion by the finger (2) or the pen (3) based on, instead of an input tool assessment criterion provided for assessing an input motion by the pen (3), a finger assessment criterion provided for assessing an input motion by the finger (2) and that has a lower resolution to assess input motions than that of the input tool assessment criterion.

Claims

1. An information processing device that can simultaneously receive an input motion of a finger and an input motion of an input tool thinner than the finger in a single input region in a display screen, the information processing device performing information processing in accordance with said input motions, the information processing device, comprising:

an input identifying unit that determines whether the input tool or the finger is in contact with or close to the input region;

a storage unit that therein stores an input tool assessment criterion and a finger assessment criterion, the input tool assessment criterion being provided for assessing the input motion by the input tool, the finger assessment criterion being provided for assessing the input motion by a finger and having a lower resolution to assess input motions than that of the input tool assessment criterion; and

an analysis unit, wherein, when the input identifying unit detects that a finger is in contact with or close to the input region in at least one location and when a first input motion of moving the input tool or a finger along a surface of the input region is performed, the analysis unit calls up the finger assessment criterion from the storage unit, and analyzes the first input motion of the input tool or a finger based on the finger assessment criterion.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein, when a second input motion of moving the input tool or a finger so as to make contact with or get close to the input region or moving the input tool or a finger away from the input region is performed, the analysis unit calls up the input tool assessment criterion for the input tool and the finger assessment criterion for the finger, respectively, from the storage unit, and analyzes the second input motion.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the input tool assessment criterion is a threshold for a distance that the input tool travels along the surface of the input region, and the finger assessment criterion is a threshold for a distance that the finger travels along the surface of the input region.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein, for the second input motion of moving the input tool or a finger so as to make contact with or get close to the input region, the input tool assessment criterion further includes a threshold for a time during which the input tool is in contact with or close to the input region, and the finger assessment criterion further includes a threshold for a time during which the finger is in contact with or close to the input region.

5. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein, when the input identifying unit determines the input tool or finger are in contact with or close to the input region in at least two locations and when the analysis unit analyzes the first input motion, the analysis unit uses a distance that a midpoint of two adjacent points travels along the surface of the input region as the target of comparison with the input tool assessment criterion or the finger assessment criterion, or uses said distance as an additional target of comparison.

6. An input motion analysis method that is performed by an information processing device, the information processing device being capable of simultaneously receiving an input motion of a finger and an input motion of an input tool thinner than the finger in a single input region in a display screen, the information processing device performing information processing in accordance with said input motions, the input motion analysis method comprising:

when an operator of the information processing device performs a first input motion by moving the input tool or the finger along a surface of the input region while keeping at least the finger in contact with or close to the input region, analyzing the first input motion of the input tool or the finger based on a finger assessment criterion, instead of an input tool assessment criterion, the input tool assessment criterion being provided for assessing the input motion of the input tool, the finger assessment criterion being provided for assessing the input motion by a finger and having a lower resolution to assess input motions than that of the input tool assessment criterion.