Touch input program and touch input device

• US 20060214924A1
• Filed: 12/13/2005
• Published: 09/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Kawamoto, Koichi, Kitahara, Shinji, Katsuki, Yoshinori
• Granted Patent: US 7,634,136 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1075 using a touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/301 using an additional display connected to the game console, e.g. on the controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A game apparatus includes a CPU core. In response to a setting of a reverse input mode, the CPU core reverses vertically and horizontally BG/OBJ data corresponding to a question, and displays on an LCD an image based on the reversed BG/OBJ data. When a handwriting input operation associated with the image is accepted by a touch panel, the CPU core displays on the LCD an image based on handwriting input data corresponding to the accepted handwriting input operation.

Claims

1. A storage medium storing a touch input program to be executed by a processor of a touch input device having a first display and a second display arranged on respective left and right sides with respect to a predetermined axis and a touch panel provided on said second display,

said touch input program comprising:

a setting step setting a reverse input mode in response to a predetermined operation;

a determining step, determining whether or not the reverse input mode is set in said setting step;

a first reversing step, reversing first character data vertically and horizontally when result of determination in said determining step is affirmative;

a first displaying step of displaying an image based on the first character data reversed in said first reversing step;

a first accepting step, accepting through said touch panel a handwriting input operation associated with the image displayed in said first displaying step; and

a second displaying step, displaying on said second display an image based on handwriting input data corresponding to the handwriting input operation accepted in said first accepting step.

2. A storage medium according to claim 1, wherein

said touch input program further comprises:

a second reversing step, reversing vertically and horizontally handwriting input data corresponding to the handwriting input operation accepted in said first accepting step; and

a first processing step, executing a character recognition process based on the handwriting input data reversed in said second reversing step.

3. A storage medium according to claim 2, wherein

said touch input program further comprises:

a third reversing step, reversing second character data corresponding to the character information recognized by the process of said first processing step; and

a third displaying step, further displaying on said first display an image based on the second character data reversed in said third reversing step.

4. A storage medium according to claim 3, wherein

said touch input program further comprises:

a fourth displaying step, displaying an image based on said first character data when the determination result in said determining step is negative;

a second accepting step, accepting through said touch panel a handwriting input operation associated with the image displayed in said fourth displaying step;

a fifth displaying step, displaying on said second display an image based on the handwriting input data corresponding to the handwriting input operation accepted in said second accepting step;

a second processing step, executing said character recognition process based on the handwriting input data corresponding to the handwriting input operation accepted in said second accepting step; and

a sixth displaying step, further displaying on said first display an image based on third character data corresponding to the character information recognized by the process of said second processing step.

5. A touch input device, comprising:

a first display and a second display arranged on respective left and right sides with respect to a predetermined axis;

a touch panel provided on said second display;

a setting means for setting a reverse input mode in response to a predetermined operation;

a determining means for determining whether or not the reverse input mode is set by said setting means;

a first reversing means for reversing first character data vertically and horizontally when result of determination by said determining means is affirmative;

a first displaying means for displaying an image based on the first character data reversed by said first reversing means;

a first accepting means for accepting through said touch panel a handwriting input operation associated with the image displayed by said first displaying means; and

a second displaying means for displaying on said second display an image based on handwriting input data corresponding to the handwriting input operation accepted by said first accepting means.

6. A touch input device according to claim 5, further comprising:

a second reversing means for reversing vertically and horizontally handwriting input data corresponding to the handwriting input operation accepted by said first accepting means; and

a first processing means for executing a character recognition process based on the handwriting input data reversed by said second reversing means.

7. A touch input device according to claim 6, further comprising:

a third reversing means for reversing second character data corresponding to the character information recognized by the process of said first processing means; and

a third displaying means for further displaying on said first display an image based on the second character data reversed by said third reversing means.

8. A touch input device according to claim 7, further comprising:

a fourth displaying means for displaying an image based on said first character data when the result of determination by said determining means is negative;

a second accepting means for accepting through said touch panel a handwriting input operation associated with the image displayed by said fourth displaying means;

a fifth displaying means for displaying on said second display an image based on the handwriting input data based on the handwriting input operation accepted by said second accepting means;

a second processing means for executing said character recognition process based on the handwriting input data corresponding to the handwriting input operation accepted by said second accepting means; and

a sixth displaying means for further displaying on said first display an image based on third character data corresponding to the character information recognized by the process of said second processing means.

9. A touch input method for a touch input device having a first display and a second display arranged on respective left and right sides with respect to a predetermined axis and a touch panel provided on said second display, comprising:

a setting step of setting a reverse input mode in response to a predetermined operation;

a determining step of determining whether or not the reverse input mode is set in said setting step;

a first reversing step of reversing a first character data vertically and horizontally when result of determination in said determining step is affirmative;

a first displaying step of displaying an image based on the first character data reversed in said first reversing step;

a first accepting step of accepting through said touch panel a handwriting input operation associated with the image displayed in said first displaying step; and

a second displaying step of displaying on said second display an image based on handwriting input data corresponding to the handwriting input operation accepted in said first accepting step.

10. A touch input method according to claim 9, further comprising:

a second reversing step, reversing vertically and horizontally handwriting input data corresponding to the handwriting input operation accepted in said first accepting step; and

a first processing step, executing a character recognition process based on the handwriting input data reversed in said second reversing step.

11. A touch input method according to claim 10, further comprising:

a third reversing step, reversing second character data corresponding to the character information recognized by the process of said first processing step; and

a third displaying step, further displaying on said first display an image based on the second character data reversed in said third reversing step.

12. A touch input method according to claim 11, further comprising:

a fourth displaying step, displaying an image based on said first character data when the determination result in said determining step is negative;

a second accepting step, accepting through said touch panel a handwriting input operation associated with the image displayed in said fourth displaying step;

a fifth displaying step, displaying on said second display an image based on the handwriting input data based on the handwriting input operation accepted in said second accepting step;

a second processing step, executing said character recognition process based on the handwriting input data corresponding to the handwriting input operation accepted in said second accepting step; and

a sixth displaying step, further displaying on said first display an image based on third character data corresponding to the character information recognized by the process of said second processing step.