Input system, program, and recording medium

• US 7,755,606 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2006
• Issued: 07/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wacom Co Limited (Wacom)
• Original Assignee: Wacom Co Limited (Wacom)
• Inventors: Kawasome, Toshiki
• Primary Examiner(s): DHARIA, PRABODH M
• Application Number:
  US11/635,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20070080937A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,313 Days
• Field of Search: 345/89, 345/94, 345/101, 345156-161, 345168-173, 345/179, 345/630, 178/18.01, 178/18.03, 235/151.1, 235/462, 382/188, 340/172.5, 112/102.5, 710/16, 715/768, 715/863
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04897 Special input arrangements or commands for improving display capability

Abstract

An input system comprising a computer operably associated with a display screen, a first input device, and a second input device. The first input device has an operating region corresponding to an operation region displayed on the display screen. The operation region may be enlarged, reduced, or moved in response to an operation of the second input device.

Claims

1. A method of modifying an operation region displayed on a display screen, comprising the steps of:

providing a display screen operably associated with a computer,

the computer for executing an application program and for displaying an operation region on the display screen, the computer in communication with a first input device and a second input device,

the first input device comprising a digitizer and associated stylus, the digitizer having a digitizer operating area corresponding to the operation region on the display screen, the first input device for performing operations in the operation region, the first input device further including an auxiliary operating area for modifying the positioning state of the operation region in response to an operation in the auxiliary operating area, wherein the digitizer operating area and the auxiliary operating area are simultaneously operable, and

the second input device for performing operations differing from operations performed using the first input device;

displaying the operation region in a first state;

operating the second input device; and

displaying the operation region in a second state in response to an operation of the second input device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first state of the operation region is displayed according to pre-set input range information.

3. The method of claim 2, comprising the further step of updating the pre-set input range information in response to an operation of the second input device.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising the further step of moving the operation region in response to an operation of the second input device.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising the further step of enlarging the operation region in response to an operation of the second input device.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising the further step of reducing the operation region in response to an operation of the second input device.

7. The method of claim 1, including the further step of moving the operation region horizontally relative to the display screen in response to an operation in the auxiliary operating area.

8. The method of claim 1, including the further step of moving the operation region vertically relative to the display screen in response to an operation in the auxiliary operating area.

9. The method of claim 1, including the further step of enlarging the operation region in response to an operation in the auxiliary operating area.

10. The method of claim 1, including the further step of reducing the operation region in response to an operation in the auxiliary operating area.

11. The method of claim 1, including the further step of changing the operation region to one of a plurality of pre-set positions on the display screen in response to an operation in the auxiliary operating area.

12. The method of claim 1, including the further steps of:

providing a third input device for performing operations in the operation region differing from operations performed using the first and second input devices; and

displaying the operation region in a third state in response to an operation of the third input device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the third input device comprises a keyboard.