Display-input device, display-input method, and computer program product

• US 20080068347A1
• Filed: 09/13/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Morohoshi, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US11/898,561
• Publication Number:
  US 20080068347A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A display-input device includes an input unit that receives touch input; a display unit that displays a screen including a symbol selectable to specify setting in response to the touch input; a position detecting unit that detects a position of the touch input on the input unit; a distance detecting unit that detects, upon the input unit receiving successive touch inputs, a distance between positions of the touch inputs; and a display controlling unit that controls display of the screen on the display unit based on the position and the distance.

Claims

1. A display-input device comprising:

an input unit that receives touch input;

a display unit that displays a screen including a symbol selectable to specify setting in response to the touch input;

a position detecting unit that detects a position of the touch input on the input unit;

a distance detecting unit that detects, upon the input unit receiving successive touch inputs, a distance between positions of the touch inputs; and

a display controlling unit that controls display of the screen on the display unit based on the position and the distance.

2. The display-input device according to claim 1, further comprising a speed detecting unit that detects, upon the input unit receiving successive touch inputs, a speed at which the touch inputs have been provided, wherein

the display controlling unit controls the display of the screen on the display unit based on the speed.

3. The display-input device according to claim 2, wherein the input unit includes

an electrostatic member that detects change in electrostatic capacitance resulting from touch input;

and

a switch member that detects whether a touch input has occurred based on the change in electrostatic capacitance detected by the electrostatic member, wherein

the position detecting unit detects the position based on the touch input detected by the switch member,

the distance detecting unit detects the distance based on the change in electrostatic capacitance detected by the electrostatic member, and

the speed detecting unit detects the speed based on the change in electrostatic capacitance detected by the electrostatic member.

4. The display-input device according to claim 3, further comprising:

a lighting unit that is embedded in the electrostatic member; and

a light controlling unit that controls lighting of the lighting unit based on the position of the touch input.

5. The display-input device according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is located adjacent to a thumb of a user when the user holds the display-input device.

6. A display-input method comprising:

receiving touch input;

detecting a position of the touch input;

detecting, upon receiving successive touch inputs at the receiving, a distance between positions of the touch inputs; and

controlling display on a display unit based on the position and the distance.

7. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program codes embodied in the medium that, when executed, causes a computer to execute:

receiving touch input;

detecting a position of the touch input;

detecting, upon receiving successive touch inputs at the receiving, a distance between positions of the touch inputs; and

controlling display on a display unit based on the position and the distance.