Input apparatus suitable for portable electronic device
First Claim
1. An input apparatus for entering inputs into a portable electronic device, comprising:
- input means for allowing a user to enter inputs by a prescribed input operation;
input movement monitoring means for monitoring a movement of the user at a time of the input operation; and
processing means for processing the inputs entered into the portable electronic device by the user using the input means at a time of the input operation, according to the input operation made by the user at the input means and the movement of the user monitored by the input movement monitoring means, to obtain processed input data appropriate for the portable electronic device.
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Abstract
An input apparatus for a portable electronic device capable of detecting the unintentional erroneous input operations and separating the intended correct input operations effectively. The apparatus includes an input unit for allowing a user to enter inputs by a prescribed input operation, an input movement monitoring unit for monitoring a movement of the user at a time of the input operation and a processing unit for processing the inputs entered at the input unit according to the input operation made by the user at the input unit and the movement of the user monitored by the input movement monitoring unit. The apparatus can be adapted to a pen input type electronic device, a slide control type electronic device, and a button control type electronic device. The movement monitored by the input movement monitoring unit can also be utilized as a control command for controlling the operation of the electronic device.
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21 Claims
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1. An input apparatus for entering inputs into a portable electronic device, comprising:
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input means for allowing a user to enter inputs by a prescribed input operation; input movement monitoring means for monitoring a movement of the user at a time of the input operation; and processing means for processing the inputs entered into the portable electronic device by the user using the input means at a time of the input operation, according to the input operation made by the user at the input means and the movement of the user monitored by the input movement monitoring means, to obtain processed input data appropriate for the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for entering inputs into a portable electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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allowing a user to enter inputs by a prescribed input operation; monitoring a movement of the user at a time for the input operation; and processing the inputs entered into the portable electronic device by the user at a time of the input operation at the allowing step, according to the input operation made by the user at the allowing step and the movement of the user monitored by at the monitoring step, to obtain processed input data appropriate for the portable electronic device.
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21. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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data input means for entering data into the portable electronic device, including; input means for allowing a user to enter inputs by a prescribed input operation; input movement monitoring means for monitoring a movement of the user at a time of the input operation; and processing means for processing the inputs entered into the portable electronic device by the user using the input means at a time of the input operations according to the input operation made by the user at the input means and the movement of the user monitored by the input movement monitoring means, to obtain processed input data appropriate for the portable electronic device; and data processing means for processing the appropriately processed input data entered from the data input means.
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