DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, AND INPUT DEVICE, INPUT ASSISTANCE METHOD AND PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- a touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target;
a position detection unit that detects position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected by the touch panel, the position coordinates including coordinates in X and Y directions that are parallel with a surface of the touch panel and a coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel;
a display unit on which the touch panel is placed;
a direction judgment unit that judges a direction of the detection target on the basis of the position coordinates detected by the position detection unit; and
a display control unit that controls the display unit to perform a display so that a part of display contents of the display unit which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the detection target judged by the direction judgment unit, wherein;
the direction judgment unit judges a direction of the detection target if the coordinate in the Z direction of the detection target detected by the position detection unit is in a first coordinate range; and
the display control unit controls the display unit to perform a display so as to avoid the portion of the screen of the display unit which is hidden by the detection target if the coordinate in the Z direction of the detection target detected by the position detection unit is in a second coordinate range which is smaller in the coordinate in the Z direction than the first coordinate range.
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Abstract
A display device is equipped with a proximity touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target; a position detection unit that detects position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected, the position coordinates consisting of coordinates in the X and Y directions and a coordinate in the Z direction; a display unit on which the touch panel is placed; a direction judgment unit that judges a direction of the detection target on the basis of the detected position coordinates; and a display control unit for controlling the display unit to perform a display so that a part of display contents of the display unit which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the direction-judged detection target.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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a touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target; a position detection unit that detects position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected by the touch panel, the position coordinates including coordinates in X and Y directions that are parallel with a surface of the touch panel and a coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel; a display unit on which the touch panel is placed; a direction judgment unit that judges a direction of the detection target on the basis of the position coordinates detected by the position detection unit; and a display control unit that controls the display unit to perform a display so that a part of display contents of the display unit which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the detection target judged by the direction judgment unit, wherein; the direction judgment unit judges a direction of the detection target if the coordinate in the Z direction of the detection target detected by the position detection unit is in a first coordinate range; and the display control unit controls the display unit to perform a display so as to avoid the portion of the screen of the display unit which is hidden by the detection target if the coordinate in the Z direction of the detection target detected by the position detection unit is in a second coordinate range which is smaller in the coordinate in the Z direction than the first coordinate range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
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9. A display control method of a display device having a touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target, the display control method comprising the steps of:
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detecting position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected by the touch panel, the position coordinates including coordinates in X and Y directions that are parallel with a surface of the touch panel and a coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel; judging a direction of the detection target on the basis of the detected position coordinates; controlling a display unit on which the touch panel is placed to perform a display so that a part of display contents of the display unit which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the direction-judged detection target; judging a direction of the detection target if the coordinate in the Z direction of the detected detection target is in a first coordinate range; and controlling the display unit to perform a display so as to avoid the portion of the screen of the display unit which is hidden by the detection target if the coordinate in the Z direction of the detected detection target is in a second coordinate range which is smaller in the coordinate in the Z direction than the first coordinate range.
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10. A display control program for causing a computer which is a display device having a touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target, to execute the steps of:
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detecting position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected by the touch panel, the position coordinates including coordinates in X and Y directions that are parallel with a surface of the touch panel and a coordinate in a z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel; judging a direction of the detection target on the basis of the detected position coordinates; controlling a display unit on which the touch panel is placed to perform a display so that a part of display contents of the display unit which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the judged detection target, judging a direction of the detection target if the coordinate in the Z direction of the detected detection target is in a first coordinate range; and controlling the display unit to perform a display so as to avoid the portion of the screen of the display unit which is hidden by the detection target if the coordinate in the Z direction of the detected detection target is in a second coordinate range which is smaller in the coordinate in the Z direction than the first coordinate range.
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11. An input device comprising:
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a touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target; a position detection unit that detects position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected by the touch panel, the position coordinates including coordinates in X and Y directions that are parallel with a surface of the touch panel and a coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel; a display unit on which the touch panel is placed; a pointer coordinates control unit that judges whether to display an indicator for pointing a position of a manipulation target designated by the detection target on the basis of information including the coordinate in the Z direction detected by the position detection unit and a predetermined judgment condition; and a display control unit for controlling the display unit to display the indicator if the pointer coordinates control unit judges that the indicator should be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An input assistance method of an input device having a display unit on which a touch panel is placed, comprising the steps of:
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detecting coming into proximity or contact of a detection target by the touch panel; detecting position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected, the position coordinates including coordinates in X and Y directions that are parallel with a surface of the touch panel and a coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel; judging whether to display an indicator for pointing a position of a manipulation target designated by the detection target on the basis of information including the detected coordinate in the Z direction and a predetermined judgment condition; and controlling the display unit to display the indicator if it is judged that the indicator should be displayed.
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22. A program for causing a computer which is an input device having a display unit on which a touch panel is placed, to execute the steps of:
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detecting coming into proximity or contact of a detection target by the touch panel; detecting position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected, the position coordinates including coordinates in X and Y directions that are parallel with a surface of the touch panel and a coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel; judging whether to display an indicator for pointing a position of a manipulation target designated by the detection target on the basis of information including the detected coordinate in the Z direction and a predetermined judgment condition; and controlling the display unit to display the indicator if it is judged that the indicator should be displayed.
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Specification