Input device and pointer control method
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1. An input device that transmits, to a host device having a display displaying a pointer, information relating to the pointer and includes a sensor detecting contact information, comprising:
- an area extracting part extracting a contact area of the sensor and a finger based on the contact information detected by the sensor; and
a control part controlling the pointer based on the contact area extracted by said area extracting part, wherein the control part comprises;
a first control part detecting a barycenter position or a center position of the contact area extracted by the area extracting part and controlling the pointer based on the detected position, and a second control part controlling the pointer based on a value obtained from the contact area extracted by the area extracting part, and wherein the second control part controls a moving speed of the pointer based on a size of the contact area.
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Abstract
An input device that transmits, to a host device having a display displaying a pointer, information relating to the pointer and includes a sensor detecting contact information, and further includes an area extracting part and a control part. The area extracting part extracts a contact area of the sensor and a finger based on the contact information detected by the sensor. The control part controls the pointer based on the contact area extracted by the area extracting part.
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1. An input device that transmits, to a host device having a display displaying a pointer, information relating to the pointer and includes a sensor detecting contact information, comprising:
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an area extracting part extracting a contact area of the sensor and a finger based on the contact information detected by the sensor; and
a control part controlling the pointer based on the contact area extracted by said area extracting part, wherein the control part comprises;
a first control part detecting a barycenter position or a center position of the contact area extracted by the area extracting part and controlling the pointer based on the detected position, and a second control part controlling the pointer based on a value obtained from the contact area extracted by the area extracting part, and wherein the second control part controls a moving speed of the pointer based on a size of the contact area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An input device that transmits, to a host device having a display displaying a pointer, information relating to the pointer and includes a sensor detecting contact information, comprising:
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an area extracting part extracting a contact area of the sensor and a finger based on the contact information detected by the sensor; and
a control part controlling the pointer based on the contact area extracted by said area extracting part, wherein the control part comprises;
a first control part detecting a barycenter position or a center position of the contact area extracted by the area extracting part and controlling the pointer based on the detected position, and a second control part controlling the pointer based on a value obtained from the contact area extracted by the area extracting part, and wherein the second control part controls a moving speed of the pointer based on a length of an outline of the contact area.
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7. An input device that transmits, to a host device having a display displaying a pointer, information relating to the pointer and includes a sensor detecting contact information, comprising:
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an area extracting part extracting a contact area of the sensor and a finger based on the contact information detected by the sensor; and
a control part controlling the pointer based on the contact area extracted by said area extracting part, wherein the control part comprises;
a first control part detecting a barycenter position or a center position of the contact area extracted by the area extracting part and controlling the pointer based on the detected position, and a second control part controlling the pointer based on a value obtained from the contact area extracted by the area extracting part, and wherein the second control part controls a moving speed of the pointer based on lengths of sides of a rectangle circumscribing the contact area.
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8. An input device that transmits, to a host device having a display displaying a pointer, information relating to the pointer and includes a sensor detecting contact information, comprising:
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an area extracting part extracting a contact area of the sensor and a finger based on the contact information detected by the sensor;
a control part controlling the pointer based on the contact area extracted by said area extracting part, wherein the control part comprises;
a first control part detecting a barycenter position or a center position of the contact area extracted by the area extracting part and controlling the pointer based on the detected position, and a second control part controlling the pointer based on a value obtained from the contact area extracted by the area extracting part; and
a click detecting part detecting a click based on the value obtained by the second control part.
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9. An input device that transmits, to a host device having a display displaying a pointer, information relating to the pointer and includes a sensor detecting contact information, comprising:
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an area extracting part extracting a contact area of the sensor and a finger based on the contact information detected by the sensor;
a control part controlling the pointer based on the contact area extracted by said area extracting part, wherein the control part comprises;
a first control part detecting a barycenter position or a center position of the contact area extracted by the area extracting part and controlling the pointer based on the detected position, and a second control part controlling the pointer based on a value obtained from the contact area extracted by the area extracting part;
a perpendicular position detecting part detecting a position of the finger in a direction almost perpendicular to the sensor according to a value obtained from the contact area;
fingerprint dictionary information recording fingerprint information beforehand;
a fingerprint information identification part identifying information read by the sensor using said fingerprint dictionary information;
enda switching part selecting one of plural operation modes, wherein the plural operation modes comprise;
a first operation mode in which the first control part is activated, a second operation mode in which the first and second control parts are activated, a third operation mode in which the fingerprint information identification part is activated; and
a fourth operation mode in which the perpendicular position detecting part is activated. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A pointer control method of controlling a pointer displayed on a display of a host device based on contact information detected by a sensor, comprising:
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displaying a pointer and information relating to the pointer;
detecting contact information by a sensor;
extracting a contact area of the sensor and a finger, based on the contact information detected by the sensor; and
controlling the pointer based on the extracted contact area, wherein the controlling comprises;
detecting a barycenter position or a center position of the extracted contact area, and controlling the pointer based on a value obtained from the contact area extracted by the area extracting part.
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12. An input device that transmits, to a host device having a display displaying a pointer, information relating to the pointer and includes a sensor detecting contact information, comprising:
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a fingerprint authentication part authenticating a fingerprint of a finger touching the sensor;
an area detecting part detecting the size of a contact area of the sensor and the finger based on the contact information detected by the sensor; and
a control part controlling a moving speed of the pointer based on the fingerprint authenticated by said fingerprint authentication part and the size of the contact area detected by said area detecting part. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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