Operation equipment and operation system

• US 20070013659A1
• Filed: 07/05/2006
• Published: 01/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hori, Yoshihiko, Minoda, Hidenori, Nagata, Takuya
• Granted Patent: US 7,773,073 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1636 Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors

Abstract

The subject of the present invention is for offering an operation equipment and an operation system that can select directly either of a plurality of indication keys arranged on an operation screen according to posture of an equipment. An inclination of operation equipment 1 is detected, and the posture signal is made to output by inclination angle detection part 6; the rotation angle of the X-axis and the Y-axis which perpendicularly intersect in parallel, mutually, with the main surface part based on the posture signal by coordinates conversion part 8 is made to compute as an X-axis rotation angle and a Y-axis rotation angle, respectively; while memorizing a cell information, which is made of the plurality of cells, in cell information memory part 11, a conversion table which corresponds each cell of cell information with the indication key is memorized in conversion table memory part 12; while specifying one cell in cell information as a current cell based on the X-axis rotation angle and the Y-axis rotation angle by cursor control part 15, the indication key, which is corresponded to the current cell, is specified by using the conversion table, and a cursor is made to be moved.

Claims

1. An operation equipment that operates by selecting either of a plurality of indication keys by a cursor with using an operation screen arranged the plurality of indication keys assigned different operations, which comprises:

an inclination angle detector detects inclination of an equipment and outputs an posture signal; and

a cursor controller makes the cursor move by specifying either of the plurality of indication keys based on the posture signal from the inclination angle detector.

2. The operation equipment according to claim 1, which comprises:

a rotation angle calculator computes rotation angles of an X-axis and a Y-axis which are parallel to a main surface part and perpendicularly intersect mutually based on the posture signal from the inclination angle detector as an X-axis rotation angle and a Y-axis rotation angle, respectively, is provided; and

the cursor controller specifies either of the plurality of indication keys based on the X-axis rotation angle and the Y-axis rotation angle that are computed by the rotation angle calculator and makes the cursor move.

3. The operation equipment according to claim 2, which comprises:

a cell information memory memorizes a cell information provided with a plurality of cells; and

a conversion table memory memorizes a conversion table that associates each cell of the cell information memorized by the cell information memory with the indication key;

is provided;

the cursor controller specifies the indication key associated with the current cell by using the conversion table and makes the cursor move while specifying one cell in the cell information as a current cell based on the X-axis rotation angle and the Y-axis rotation angle which are computed by the rotation angle calculator.

4. An operation equipment selects a musical piece data from a cursor to select musical piece which shows a domain on the musical piece map by using a screen of a musical piece map where the musical piece map unfolding a plurality of musical piece data is arranged, which comprises:

an inclination angle detector detects inclination of equipment and outputs a posture signal;

a cursor controller makes the cursor to select musical piece move to direction which the equipment inclines based on the posture signal from the inclination angle detector and select the musical piece data located in the cursor to select musical piece.

5. An operation equipment operates by selecting either of a plurality of indication keys by a cursor to select key by using a key arrangement screen arranged the plurality of indication keys assigned to different operations, which comprises:

an inclination angle detector detects an inclination of an equipment and outputs a posture signal; and

a cursor controller makes the cursor to select key move to direction which the equipment inclines based on the posture signal from the inclination angle detector and select the indication key in which the cursor to select key is located.

6. The operation equipment according to claim 5, which comprises:

a plurality of indication key domains which adjoins mutually and corresponds to the plurality of the corresponding indication keys arranged on the key arrangement screen is set; and

the cursor to select key, by which a movement is controlled by the cursor controller, is located in either of the plurality of the indication key domains and is selected the indication key corresponding to the indication key domain in which the cursor to select key is located.

7. An operation equipment operates with selecting either of a plurality of indication keys by a cursor by using a key arrangement screen arranged the plurality of indication keys assigned to different operations, which comprises:

an inclination angle detector detects an inclination of the equipment and outputs a posture signal; and

a cursor controller extracts an inclination of arrangement direction of the indication key based on the posture signal from the inclination angle detector and makes the cursor move one to the direction toward the indication key which adjoins direction of an extracted inclination when the extracted inclination is changed from less than to greater than or equal to a first threshold previously set.

8. The operation equipment according to claim 7, wherein if arrangement directions of the indication key are two directions:

extracting inclinations of the two directions which are the arrangement direction of the indication key based on the posture signal by the inclination angle detector, respectively; and

making the cursor move one to the extracted two directions, respectively, if both of the extracted two directions are changed from less than to greater than or equal to a first threshold.

9. The operation equipment according to claim 7, which comprises:

a rotation angle calculator shows a direction and how much inclined by being composition of an X-axis rotation angle and a Y-axis rotation angle, which respective rotation angles of an X-axis and a Y-axis which are parallel to a main surface part and perpendicularly intersect mutually is computed based on the posture signal from the inclination angle detector as the X-axis rotation angle and the Y-axis rotation angle, respectively, is provided; and

the cursor controller extracts an inclination of an arrangement direction of the indication key from the posture vector computed by the rotation angle calculator.

10. The operation equipment according to claim 9, wherein if the arrangement directions of the indication key are two directions:

extracting inclinations of the two directions which are the arrangement direction of the indication key based on the posture signal by the inclination angle detector, respectively; and

making the cursor move one to an extracted two directions, respectively, if both of the extracted two directions are changed from less than to greater than or equal to the first threshold.

11. An operation equipment that operates by selecting either of a plurality of indication keys from a cursor to select key with using a key arrangement screen arranged the plurality of indication keys assigned to different operations, which comprises:

an inclination angle detector detects an inclination angle of equipment and outputs a posture signal;

an operation detector detects a predetermined operation for the equipment based on the posture signal; and

a cursor controller makes the cursor move one to the indication key adjoining the direction to which the equipment is inclined if a predetermined operation is detected by the operation detector.

12. The operation equipment according to claim 11, wherein:

the cursor controller is, with extracting an inclination of arrangement direction of the indication key based on the posture signal, if a predetermined operation is detected by the operation detector, the inclination in the arrangement direction of the indication key before the predetermined operation is executed to the equipment is compared with a threshold, which is previously set, and the cursor is made move one to the indication key which adjoins the direction of an extracted inclination when the inclination is the grater than or equal to the threshold.

13. The operation equipment according to claim 12, which comprises:

a central controller of executing the operation assigned to the indication key in which the cursor is located if the inclination in the arrangement direction of the indication key before the predetermined operation is executed to the equipment is less than the threshold.

14. An operation equipment displays alternatively a plurality of operation screens arranged a plurality of indication keys assigned different operations, on a display, and operate it by selecting either of the plurality of indication keys with cursor, which comprises:

an inclination angle detector detects inclination of an equipment and outputs a posture signal; and

a cursor controller uses properly according to the operation screen either a first cursor move control which specifies either of the plurality of indication keys based on the posture signal and moves a cursor, or a second cursor move control which moves the cursor in different logic from the first cursor move control based on the posture signal.

15. The operation equipment according to claim 14, which comprises:

the cursor controller makes the cursor move to a direction which an equipment inclines as the second cursor move control based on the posture signal and makes the indication key select in which the cursor is located.

16. The operation equipment according to claim 14, wherein:

if a screen of musical piece map, where a musical piece map unfolding a plurality of musical piece data is arranged, is displayed on a display, the cursor controller makes a cursor to select musical piece, which shows a domain on the musical piece map move to direction which the equipment inclines based on the posture signal as the second cursor move control and select the musical piece data which are located in the cursor to select musical piece.

17. The operation equipment according to claim 14, wherein:

the cursor controller extracts an inclination of arrangement direction of the indication key based on the posture signal as the second cursor move control and makes the cursor move one to the indication key which adjoins a direction of an extracted inclination when the extracted inclination becomes from less than to grater than or equal to the first threshold previously set.

18. The operation equipment according to claim 14, wherein:

the operation detector detects a predetermined operation for the equipment based on the posture signal is provided;

the cursor controller, as second cursor move control, moves the cursor one to the indication key adjoining a direction to which the equipment is inclined if a predetermined operation is detected by the operation detector.

19. An operation equipment displays alternatively a plurality of operation screens, which are arranged a plurality of indication keys assigned to different operations, on a display and operates by selecting either of the plurality of indication keys with a cursor, which comprises:

a cursor controller uses properly according to the operation screen either a first cursor move control which specifies either of the plurality of indication keys based on a posture signal and moves the cursor, or a second cursor move control which moves the cursor in different logic from the first cursor move control based on the posture signal.

20. The operation equipment according to claim 19, wherein:

the cursor controller extracts an inclination of arrangement direction of the indication key based on the posture signal as the second cursor move control and makes the cursor move one to the indication key which adjoins the direction of the extracted inclination when the extracted inclination becomes from less than to grater than or equal to a first threshold previously set.

21. The operation equipment according to claim 19, wherein:

an operation detector detects a predetermined operation for an equipment based on the posture signal is provided;

the cursor controller, as second cursor move control, moves the cursor one to the indication key adjoining the direction to which the equipment is inclined if the predetermined operation is detected by the operation detector.

22. An operation system, comprises a body equipment and a remote control equipment, by using the operation screen on which a plurality of indication keys are arranged, which operates by selecting either of the plurality of indication keys from a cursor, wherein:

the remote control equipment is provided with;

an inclination angle detector detects inclination of the remote control equipment and outputs a posture signal,

an operation key indicates execution of an operation assigned to the indication key in which the cursor is located, and

a transmitter transmits the posture signal outputted from an inclination angle detector and a press-down signal of the operation key; and

the body equipment is provided with, a receiver receives the posture signal and the press-down signal,

a display displays the operation screen,

a cursor controller specifies either of the plurality of indication keys based on the posture signal received by the a receiver and moves the cursor,

a central controller executes the operation assigned to the indication key in which the cursor is located based on the press-down signal of the operation key received by the receiver.

23. An operation system;

comprises a body equipment and a remote control equipment that operates the body equipment, selects a musical piece data by a cursor to select musical piece which shows a domain on the musical piece map by using a screen of musical piece map where a musical piece map unfolding the plurality of musical piece data is arranged, wherein;

the remote control equipment is provided with;

an inclination angle detector detects inclination of the remote control equipment and outputs a posture signal,

an indication key indicates for playing back the musical piece data selected by the cursor to select musical piece, and

a transmitter transmits the posture signal outputted from the inclination angle detector and the press-down signal of the operation key,

the body equipment is provided with;

a receiver which receive the posture signal and a press-down signal,

a display displays the screen of musical piece map,

a cursor controller moves the cursor to select musical piece to direction which the remote control equipment inclines based on the posture signal received by the a receiver and select the musical piece data located in the cursor to select musical piece, and

a central controller executes to play back the musical piece data selected by the cursor to select musical piece data.

24. An operation system;

comprises a body equipment, and a remote control equipment which operates the body equipment; and

operates by selecting either of a plurality of indication keys from a cursor to select key by using the key arrangement screen where the plurality of indication keys assigned to different operations, are arranged, wherein;

the remote control equipment is provided with;

the inclination angle detector detects inclination of the remote control equipment and outputs a posture signal,

an operation key which indicates execution of the operation assigned to the indication key in which the cursor to select key is located, and

a transmitter transmits the posture signal outputted from an inclination angle detector and the press-down signal of the operation key,

the body equipment is equipped with;

a receiver which receives the posture signal and a press-down signal,

a display displays the key arrangement screen,

a cursor controller moves the cursor to select key to direction which the remote control equipment inclines based on the posture signal received by the receiver and selects the indication key located in the cursor to select key, and

a central controller executes the operation assigned to the indication key in which the cursor to select key is located based on the press-down signal of the operation key received by the receiver.

25. An operation system;

comprises a body equipment, and a remote control equipment which operates the body equipment; and

operates by selecting either of a plurality of indication keys from a cursor to select key by using a key arrangement screen where the plurality of indication keys assigned the different operations, are arranged, wherein;

the remote control equipment is provided with;

an inclination angle detector detects inclination of the remote control equipment and outputs a posture signal,

an operation key which indicates execution of the operation assigned to the indication key in which the cursor to select key is located, and

a transmitter transmits the posture signal outputted from the inclination angle detector and a press-down signal of the operation key,

the body equipment is provided with;

a receiver receives the posture signal and the press-down signal,

a display displays the key arrangement screen,

a cursor controller extracts the inclination of arrangement direction of the indication key based on the posture signal from the inclination angle detector with moving the cursor to one for a direction toward the indication key which adjoins direction of an extracted inclination when the extracted inclination is changed from less than to greater than or equal to the first threshold previously set, and

a central controller executes the operation assigned to the indication key in which the cursor to select key is located based on the press-down signal of the operation key received by the receiver.

26. An operation system;

comprises a body equipment, and a remote control equipment which operates the body equipment; and

operates by selecting either of a plurality of indication keys from a cursor to select key by using a key arrangement screen where the plurality of indication keys assigned to different operations, are arranged, wherein;

the remote control equipment is provided with;

an inclination angle detector detects inclination of the remote control equipment and outputs a posture signal, and

a transmitter transmits the posture signal outputted from the inclination angle detector,

the body equipment is provided with;

a receiver which receives the posture signal,

a display displays the key arrangement screen,

an operation detector detects the predetermined operation to equipment based on the posture signal received by the receiver, and

a cursor controller moves the cursor one to the indication key adjoining a direction to which the equipment is inclined if a predetermined operation is detected by the operation detector.