OPERATION INPUT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An operation input system comprising:
- a display device including a display screen;
an input device that provides an input into the display device; and
a control device, wherein;
the display device is configured to display an image including a plurality of windows on the display screen;
the input device includes a plurality of protrusion members arranged along an operation surface of the input device and provided so as to independently protrude from the operation surface;
the control device includes a protrusion control section that controls a protrusion state of each of the plurality of protrusion members in accordance with a display content in the windows displayed on the display screen; and
in the case where at least a first window and a second window are displayed on the display screen as partially overlapping each other, the protrusion control section makes the protrusion state of the protrusion members protruded in accordance with the display content of a hidden region of the second window different from the protrusion state of the protrusion members protruded in accordance with the display content of an entire region of the first window and a displayed region of the second window, the hidden region being a region of the second window hidden under the first window in an overlapping portion between the first window and the second window, and the displayed region being a region of the second window other than the hidden region.
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Abstract
An operation input system and method are provided. The system includes a display device including a display screen, an input device that provides an input into the display device and a control device that includes a protrusion control section that controls a protrusion state of each of the plurality of protrusion members in accordance with a display content in the windows displayed on the display screen. The system is controlled such that when a first window and a second window are displayed so as to partially overlap each other, the protrusion control section makes the protrusion state of the protrusion members protruded in accordance with the display content of a hidden region of the second window different from the protrusion state of the protrusion members protruded in accordance with the display content of an entire region of the first window.
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6 Claims
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1. An operation input system comprising:
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a display device including a display screen; an input device that provides an input into the display device; and a control device, wherein; the display device is configured to display an image including a plurality of windows on the display screen; the input device includes a plurality of protrusion members arranged along an operation surface of the input device and provided so as to independently protrude from the operation surface; the control device includes a protrusion control section that controls a protrusion state of each of the plurality of protrusion members in accordance with a display content in the windows displayed on the display screen; and in the case where at least a first window and a second window are displayed on the display screen as partially overlapping each other, the protrusion control section makes the protrusion state of the protrusion members protruded in accordance with the display content of a hidden region of the second window different from the protrusion state of the protrusion members protruded in accordance with the display content of an entire region of the first window and a displayed region of the second window, the hidden region being a region of the second window hidden under the first window in an overlapping portion between the first window and the second window, and the displayed region being a region of the second window other than the hidden region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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