INPUT DEVICE
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Abstract
Through operation of a software keyboard displayed on the screen, and without creating physical protrusions or depressions, this input device enables easy and reliable key operations even without visual confirmation of the keyboard. A display portion of a touch panel displays a software keyboard having a prescribed array of keys. An input portion is attached to the display portion, and is capable of user input operations. Based on the user'"'"'s touch position on the touch panel, a control portion determines if said touch position is in a specific position pre-set as the home position of the software keyboard. When the touch position is in the specific position, a notification portion notifies the user by a prescribed notification. By this means, the user can determine when he or she touches the home position while performing touch operations even without visual confirmation of the software keyboard.
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14 Claims
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1-7. -7. (canceled)
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8. An input device, comprising:
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a touch panel including a display portion that displays a software keyboard having predetermined key arrangement and an input portion attached to the display portion; a control portion that determines, based on a user'"'"'s touch position on the touch panel, whether the touch position is in a specific position preset as a home position of the software keyboard; and a notification portion that makes predetermined notification to the user in accordance with control by the control portion when the touch position is in the specific position, wherein when a horizontal direction is an X direction, a vertical direction is a Y direction in the display portion, a coordinate area in the X direction of the specific position is a range from XH1 to XH2, a coordinate area in the Y direction of the specific position is a range from YV1 to YV2, a coordinate in the X direction of the touch position is x, and a coordinate in the Y direction of the touch position is y, the control portion determines that the touch position is in the specific position when either one of XH1≦
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XH2 or YV1≦
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YV2 is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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