Control panel having a graphical user interface for setting control panel data with stylus

• US 5,512,707 A
• Filed: 01/04/1994
• Issued: 04/30/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Ohshima, Osamu
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoop, Jr., William M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DONELS, JEFFREY
• Application Number:
  US08/177,230
• Time in Patent Office: 847 Days
• Field of Search: 84/600, 84/644, 84/645, 84/658, 84/670, 84/671, 84/743
• US Class Current: 84/658
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/00 Measuring linear or angular speed; Measuring differences of linear or angular speeds G01P5/00 - G01P11/00 take precedence; direction and speed indication G01P13/045; counting mechanisms G06M
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/096 using a touch screen touch screen note input, e.g. using a displayed keyboard G10H2220/241; personal digital assistant [PDA] G10H2230/015
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/161 with 2D or x/y surface coordinates sensing graphical user interface or touchscreen input G10H2220/091; microtonal keyboard G10H2210/401

Abstract

A panel device is installed in a machine for setting a numerical data in a desired updating mode to input the same into the machine. The panel device has a display panel for displaying a plurality of numerical data. A pointing tool is manually handled to touch the display panel for designating a requested one of the numerical data to be set, and is moved for drawing a gesture pattern. A fiat sensor is coupled to the pointing tool for detecting the drawn gesture pattern. An analyzer analyzes the detected gesture pattern to determine a particular updating mode associated to the gesture pattern. A processor carries out setting of the designated numerical data according to the determined updating mode.

Claims

1. A panel device installed in a machine for setting numerical data in a desired updating mode into the machine, the panel device comprising:

display means for displaying at least one numerical data item;

pointing means manually handled to touch the display means for designating a requested one of the numerical data to be updated, and being moved for drawing a gesture pattern;

detecting means coupled to the pointing means for detecting the drawn gesture pattern;

analyzing means for analyzing the detected gesture pattern to determine a particular updating mode associated to the gesture pattern; and

operation means for carrying out updating of the designated numerical data according to the determined updating mode.

2. A panel device according to claim 1, being installed in a machine constituting an electronic musical instrument for setting numerical data which is inputted into the electronic musical instrument to control a performance thereof.

3. A panel device according to claim 1, wherein the pointing means comprises a stylus pen which may be used to draw a gesture pattern, and the detecting means includes a flat sensor disposed under the display means and being coupled to the stylus pen across the display means for sensing the drawn gesture pattern.

4. A panel device according to claim 1, wherein the detecting means comprises means for detecting the drawn gesture pattern in terms of a moving velocity, a moving direction and an exerted pressure of the pointing means.

5. A panel device according to claim 1, wherein the analyzing means includes means for recognizing the gesture pattern by a matching method using preset reference patterns.

6. A panel device according to claim 1, wherein the analyzing means includes means for determining a particular updating mode for updating the displayed numerical data item selected from a single step increment mode, a single step decrement mode, a continuous increment mode, a continuous decrement mode and an instant reset mode, each of which are associated with different gesture patterns.

7. A panel device installed in a machine for setting numerical data in a desired updating mode, the panel device comprising:

display means for displaying at least one numerical data item;

pointing means for designating the numerical data item to be updated, and being moved along the display means over the designated numerical data item for drawing a gesture pattern;

detecting means coupled to the pointing means for detecting the drawn gesture pattern;

analyzing means for analyzing the detected gesture pattern to determine a particular updating mode associated with the gesture pattern; and

operation means updating the designated numerical data item according to the determined updating mode.

8. A panel device according to claim 7, being installed in a machine constituting an electronic musical instrument for setting a numerical data item which is inputted into the electronic musical instrument to control performance thereof.

9. A panel device according to claim 7, wherein the pointing means comprises a stylus pen which may be used to draw a gesture pattern, and the detecting means includes a flat sensor disposed under the display means and being coupled to the stylus pen across the display means for sensing the drawn gesture pattern.

10. A panel device according to claim 7, wherein the detecting means comprises means for detecting the drawn gesture pattern in terms of moving velocity, a moving direction and an exerted pressure of the pointing means.

11. A panel device according to claim 7, wherein the analyzing means includes means for recognizing the gesture pattern by a matching method using preset reference patterns.

12. A panel device according to claim 7, wherein the analyzing means includes means for determining a particular updating mode for updating the displayed numerical data item selected from a single step increment mode, a single step decrement mode, a continuous increment mode, a continuous decrement mode and an instant reset mode, each of which are associated with different gesture patterns.