COORDINATE INPUT DEVICE AND PROGRAM

• US 20130002542A1
• Filed: 02/22/2011
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Solutions Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Solutions Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ishida, Hitoshi
• Application Number:
  US13/634,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20130002542A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32

Abstract

With respect to a coordinate designation device capable of detecting simultaneous operational input for a plurality of coordinates, occurrences of erroneous operations during textual input, etc., are suppressed. An elapsed time from a previous up operation up to a new down operation is calculated, and, if the calculated elapsed time is equal to or less than a threshold, an event for the input information is issued at the detected coordinates of the down operation. In addition, a traveled distance from coordinates at the time of starting input up to the current coordinates is calculated, and, if the calculated traveled distance is equal to or greater than a threshold, an event for the input start point is issued at the coordinates at the time of starting input.

Claims

1. A coordinate input device capable of detecting a down operation and an up operation performed by an input object with respect to an operational input plane, and of detecting simultaneous operational input for a plurality of coordinates, the coordinate input device comprising:

processing means that detects information regarding operational input of the input object with respect to a displayed or projected operation screen;

processing means that calculates an elapsed time from a previous up operation up to a new down operation; and

processing means that issues an event for input information at detected coordinates of the down operation if the calculated elapsed time is equal to or less than a threshold.

2. A coordinate input device capable of detecting simultaneous operational input for a plurality of coordinates, the coordinate input device comprising:

processing means that detects coordinates of operational input performed by an input object with respect to a displayed or projected operation screen;

processing means that stores a data group of the detected coordinates as object data in a storage region;

processing means that calculates a traveled distance from coordinates at the time of starting input up to current coordinates; and

processing means that issues an event for an input start point at the coordinates at the time of starting input if the calculated traveled distance is equal to or greater than a threshold.

3. A program that causes a computer to execute processes, the computer being adapted to receive information regarding operational input performed by an input object with respect to a displayed or projected operation screen from a coordinate input device capable of detecting a down operation and an up operation performed by the input object with respect to an operational input plane and of detecting simultaneous operational input for a plurality of coordinates, the processes comprising:

a process of calculating an elapsed time from a previous up operation up to a new down operation; and

a process of issuing an event for input operation at detected coordinates of the down operation if the calculated elapsed time is equal to or less than a threshold.

4. A program that causes a computer to execute processes, the computer being adapted to receive coordinates of operational input performed by an input object with respect to a displayed or projected operation screen from a coordinate input device capable of detecting simultaneous operational input for a plurality of coordinates, the processes comprising:

a process of storing a data group of the detected coordinates as object data in a storage region;

a process of calculating a traveled distance from coordinates at the time of starting input up to current coordinates; and

a process of issuing an event for an input start point at the coordinates at the time of starting input if the calculated traveled distance is equal to or greater than a threshold.