Display device, display control method and display control program, and input device, input assistance method and program
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- a 3-D touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target andposition coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected, the position coordinates including coordinates in X and Y directions that are parallel with a surface of the touch panel and a coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel;
a display on which the touch panel is provided;
a processor and a memory configured asa direction judger that judges a direction of the detection target on the basis of the position coordinates detected by the 3-D touch panel; and
a display controller that controls the display such that a part of display contents of the display which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the detection target judged by the direction judger, wherein;
the direction judger judges a direction of the detection target when the coordinate in the Z direction of the detection target detected by the 3-D touch panel is in a first coordinate range; and
the display controller controls the display to perform a display so as to avoid a portion of a screen of the display which is hidden by the detection target, when the coordinate in the Z direction of the detection target detected by the 3-D touch panel is in a second coordinate range, which is smaller than the first coordinate range.
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Abstract
A display device is equipped with a proximity touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target; a position detection unit that detects position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected, the position coordinates consisting of coordinates in the X and Y directions and a coordinate in the Z direction; a display unit on which the touch panel is placed; a direction judgment unit that judges a direction of the detection target on the basis of the detected position coordinates; and a display control unit for controlling the display unit to perform a display so that a part of display contents of the display unit which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the direction-judged detection target.
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21 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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a 3-D touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target and position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected, the position coordinates including coordinates in X and Y directions that are parallel with a surface of the touch panel and a coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel; a display on which the touch panel is provided; a processor and a memory configured as a direction judger that judges a direction of the detection target on the basis of the position coordinates detected by the 3-D touch panel; and a display controller that controls the display such that a part of display contents of the display which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the detection target judged by the direction judger, wherein; the direction judger judges a direction of the detection target when the coordinate in the Z direction of the detection target detected by the 3-D touch panel is in a first coordinate range; and the display controller controls the display to perform a display so as to avoid a portion of a screen of the display which is hidden by the detection target, when the coordinate in the Z direction of the detection target detected by the 3-D touch panel is in a second coordinate range, which is smaller than the first coordinate range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A display control method of a display device having a touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target, the display control method comprising:
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detecting position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected by the touch panel, the position coordinates including coordinates in X and Y directions that are parallel with a surface of the touch panel and a coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel; judging a direction of the detection target on the basis of the detected position coordinates; controlling a display, on which the touch panel is provided, to perform a display such that a part of display contents of the display which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the direction-judged detection target; judging a direction of the detection target when the coordinate in the Z direction of the detected detection target is in a first coordinate range; and controlling the display to perform a display so as to avoid a portion of a screen of the display which is hidden by the detection target when the coordinate in the Z direction of the detected detection target is in a second coordinate range, which is smaller than the first coordinate range.
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9. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a display control program that causes a computer comprising a display device having a touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target, to-perform operations comprising:
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detecting position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected by the touch panel, the position coordinates including coordinates in X and Y directions that are parallel with a surface of the touch panel and a coordinate in a z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel; judging a direction of the detection target on the basis of the detected position coordinates; controlling a display, on which the touch panel is provided, to perform a display such that a part of display contents of the display which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the judged detection target, judging a direction of the detection target when the coordinate in the Z direction of the detected detection target is in a first coordinate range; and controlling the display to perform a display so as to avoid a portion of a screen of the display which is hidden by the detection target when the coordinate in the Z direction of the detected detection target is in a second coordinate range, which is smaller in the coordinate in the Z direction than the first coordinate range.
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10. An input device comprising:
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a 3-D touch panel that detects position coordinates of a detection target, while the detection target is approaching and not touching a surface of the touch panel, the position coordinates including coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel;
a display, on which the touch panel is provided, and that displays an object;
a processor and a memory configured asa pointer coordinates controller that judges, based on the detected position coordinates, whether the detection target is approaching for a touch manipulation of the object or for a contactless manipulation of the object, the touch manipulation manipulating the object by touching the 3-D touch panel with the detection target, the contactless manipulation manipulating the object without touching the 3-D touch panel with the detection target; and a display controller that controls the display to display an indicator indicating a position of a manipulation target when it is judged that the detection target is approaching for the contactless manipulation, and not to display the indicator when it is judged that the detection target is approaching for the touch manipulation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An input assistance method of an input device having a display on which a touch panel is provided and that displays an object, comprising:
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detecting position coordinates of a detection target, while the detection target is approaching and not touching a surface of the touch panel, the position coordinates including a coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel; judging, based on the detected position coordinates, whether the detection target is approaching for a touch manipulation of the object or for a contactless manipulation of the object, the touch manipulation manipulating the object by touching the touch panel with the detection target, the contactless manipulation manipulating the object without touching the touch panel with the detection target; and controlling the display to display an indicator indicating a position of a manipulation target when it is judged that the detection target is approaching for the contactless manipulation, and not to display the indicator when it is judged that the detection target is approaching for the touch manipulation.
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21. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer comprising an input device having a display on which a touch panel is provided and that displays an object, to perform operations comprising:
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detecting position coordinates of a detection target, while the detection target is approaching and not touching a surface of the touch panel, the position coordinates including a coordinate in a Z direction that is perpendicular to the surface of the touch panel; judging, based on the detected position coordinates, whether the detection target is approaching for a touch manipulation of the object or for a contactless manipulation of the object, the touch manipulation manipulating the object by touching the touch panel with the detection target, the contactless manipulation manipulating the object without touching the touch panel with the detection target; and controlling the display to display an indicator indicating a position of a manipulation target when it is judged that the detection target is approaching for the contactless manipulation, and not to display the indicator when it is judged that the detection target is approaching for the touch manipulation.
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