Input device and inputting method with input device
First Claim
1. An input device comprising:
- an input unit for accepting first and second operations;
operation amount acquiring means for detecting a first amount of the first operation and a second amount of the second operation;
a timer starting counting time at a specified time at which or before which the first amount changes from smaller than a first threshold to not smaller than the first threshold; and
input judging means for judging that a double tap operation is performed when the second amount changes from smaller than a second threshold to not smaller than the second threshold before said timer counts a certain time, wherein the second threshold is smaller than the first threshold.
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Abstract
An input device is provided which is capable of entering a double tap operation even if an operation through a touch panel is performed in difficulty. The input device includes a coordinate acquiring section, a pressure acquiring section, a coordinate condition storing section, an on-pressure storing section for storing a first pressure and a second pressure smaller than the first pressure, a time condition storing section, and an input judging section. In operation, the pressure of the first pen touch operation detected by the pressure acquiring section exceeds a first pressure. Then, if the pressure of the second pen touch operation detected by the pressure acquiring section exceeds the second pressure within a certain time stored in the time condition storing section, and if the second pen touch operation is performed within a distance stored in the coordinate condition storing section, the input judging section qualifies the two consecutive pen touch operations as a double tap operation. As the threshold of the pressure of the second pen touch operation is smaller than an ordinary pressure, the double tap operation can correctly be identified even if the pressure of the second pen touch operation by any user becomes small.
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60 Claims
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1. An input device comprising:
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an input unit for accepting first and second operations;
operation amount acquiring means for detecting a first amount of the first operation and a second amount of the second operation;
a timer starting counting time at a specified time at which or before which the first amount changes from smaller than a first threshold to not smaller than the first threshold; and
input judging means for judging that a double tap operation is performed when the second amount changes from smaller than a second threshold to not smaller than the second threshold before said timer counts a certain time, wherein the second threshold is smaller than the first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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17. A method of inputting data with an input device having an input unit for accepting first and second operations, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a first amount of the first operation;
detecting a second amount of the second operation; and
judging that a double tap operation is performed when the second amount changes from smaller than a second threshold to not smaller than the second threshold within a certain time from a first time at which or before which the first amount changes from smaller than a first threshold to not smaller than the first threshold, wherein the second threshold is smaller than the first threshold.
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33. A program for instructing an input device to execute a method of inputting data, the input device having an input unit for accepting first and second operations, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a first pressure and a first position of the first operation;
detecting a second pressure and a second position of the second operation; and
judging that a double tap operation is performed when the second pressure changes from smaller than a second threshold to not smaller than the second threshold within the certain time from a first time at which or before which the first pressure changes from smaller than a first threshold to not smaller than the first threshold and when a distance between the first and second positions is smaller than a certain distance. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A recording medium for storing a program which instructs an input device to execute a method of inputting data, the input device having an input unit for accepting first and second operations, said recording medium being readable for the input device, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a first pressure and a first position of the first operation;
detecting a second pressure and a second position of the second operation; and
judging that a double tap operation is performed when a second pressure changes from smaller than a second threshold to not smaller than the second threshold within the certain time from a first time at which or before which the first pressure changes from smaller than a first threshold to not smaller than the first threshold and when a distance between the first and second positions is smaller than a certain distance. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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47. A program for instructing a computer to execute a method of inputting data, the computer being coupled with an input device having an input unit for accepting first and second operations, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a first pressure and a first position of the first operation;
detecting a second pressure and a second position of the second operation; and
judging that a double tap operation is performed when a second pressure changes from smaller than a second threshold to not smaller than the second threshold within the certain time from a first time at which or before which the first pressure changes from smaller than a first threshold to not smaller than the first threshold and when a distance between the first and second positions is smaller than a certain distance.
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54. A recording medium for storing a program which instructs a computer to execute a method of inputting data, the computer being coupled with an input device having an input unit for accepting first and second operations, said recording medium being readable for the computer, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a first pressure and a first position of the first operation;
detecting a second pressure and a second position of the second operation; and
judging that a double tap operation is performed when the second pressure changes from smaller than a second threshold to not smaller than the second threshold within the certain time from a first time at which or before which the first pressure changes from smaller than a first threshold to not smaller than the first threshold and when a distance between the first and second positions is smaller than a certain distance. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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