Method of displaying data setting menu on touch input display provided with touch-sensitive panel and apparatus for carrying out the same method
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a data setting menu having a plurality of indicating blocks on a touch input display provided with a transparent touch-sensitive panel with touch input key elements arranged so as to overlap the indicating blocks displayed on the screen of the touch input display, the indicating block including data item indicating blocks for indicating data items and set value indicating blocks which display set values for the data items, the touch input key elements being touched on a surface of the transparent touch-sensitive panel,said method comprising steps of:
- choosing a data input method for setting value for the data item between a step switch input method and a numeric key input method by touching a touch input key element for selecting a input method;
displaying either a data input key window of step switches type or a data input key window of numeric keys type according to the selected data input method, with a data item indicating block and/or a set value indicating block displayed, when a touch is made to the data item indicating block or the set value indicating block in which a set value is entered or changed; and
entering the set value by making touches to increment keys and decrement keys included in the data input key window of step switches type or numeric keys included in the data input key window of numeric keys type.
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Abstract
Either a data input key window of step switches type or a data input key window of step numeric keys type is displayed with data item indicating blocks or set value indicating blocks displayed when a touch is made to any one of the data item indicating blocks or the set value indicating blocks according to the selected data input method. If the step switch input method is selected, a value to be set is entered by making touches to increment and decrement keys included in the data input key window. If the numeric key input method is selected, a value is entered by making touches to numeric keys included in the data input key window.
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7 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a data setting menu having a plurality of indicating blocks on a touch input display provided with a transparent touch-sensitive panel with touch input key elements arranged so as to overlap the indicating blocks displayed on the screen of the touch input display, the indicating block including data item indicating blocks for indicating data items and set value indicating blocks which display set values for the data items, the touch input key elements being touched on a surface of the transparent touch-sensitive panel,
said method comprising steps of: -
choosing a data input method for setting value for the data item between a step switch input method and a numeric key input method by touching a touch input key element for selecting a input method; displaying either a data input key window of step switches type or a data input key window of numeric keys type according to the selected data input method, with a data item indicating block and/or a set value indicating block displayed, when a touch is made to the data item indicating block or the set value indicating block in which a set value is entered or changed; and entering the set value by making touches to increment keys and decrement keys included in the data input key window of step switches type or numeric keys included in the data input key window of numeric keys type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for displaying a data setting menu having a plurality of indicating blocks on a touch input display provided with a transparent touch-sensitive panel with touch input key elements arranged so as to overlap the indicating blocks displayed on the screen of the touch input display, the indicating block including data item indicating blocks for indicating data items and set value indicating blocks which display set values for the data items, the touch input key elements being touched on a surface of the transparent touch-sensitive panel,
said apparatus comprising: -
an input method choosing means for choosing a data input method for setting value for the data item between a step switch input method and a numeric key input method; an input method deciding means for deciding the selected input method when a touch is made to any one of the data item indicating block or the set value indicating block; an displaying means for displaying either a data input key window of step switches type or a data input key window of numeric keys type, with the data item indicating block in which a set value is entered or changed and/or a set value indicating block displayed; and a touch input means corresponding to increment keys and decrement keys included in the data input key window of step switches type and/or numeric keys included in the data input key window of numeric keys type. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. The apparatus for displaying a data setting menu on a touch input display provided with a transparent touch-sensitive panel according to claim 7, wherein the data setting menu for setting initial condition includes a touch input key element for selecting a data input method.
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