DATA INPUT DEVICE
First Claim
1. A data input device, comprising:
- an input unit provided to enable, within a predetermined input region, movement input performed by horizontal movement, central input performed by any of vertical movement and selection of a central input key on one side of the input unit, and central and movement input performed in combination with the central input and the movement input;
a detection unit adapted to detect the horizontal movement, a path and the vertical movement of the input unit or the selection of the central input key; and
a control unit adapted to, based on detection results of the detection unit, extract input commands corresponding to the movement input, the central input and the central and movement input from a memory unit and execute them.
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Abstract
A data input device according to the present invention includes an input unit provided to enable, within a predetermined input region, movement input performed by horizontal movement, central input performed by any of vertical movement and selection of a central input key provided on one side of the input unit, and central and movement input performed by horizontal movement of the input unit when the central input has been performed; a detection unit adapted to detect the horizontal movement of the input unit, a path, and the vertical movement or the selection of the central input key; and a control unit adapted to, based on detection results of the detection unit, extract input commands corresponding to the movement input, the central input and the central and movement input from a memory unit and execute them. Accordingly, the data input device according to the present invention can perform the various functions of the mouse of a desktop computer using a single finger without limitation within a minimum input space by performing various input actions independently or in combination using a single input unit. Furthermore, when characters are performed using the data input device according to the present invention, every character to be input can be input through a single action by combining respective input actions together.
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25 Claims
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1. A data input device, comprising:
- an input unit provided to enable, within a predetermined input region, movement input performed by horizontal movement, central input performed by any of vertical movement and selection of a central input key on one side of the input unit, and central and movement input performed in combination with the central input and the movement input;
a detection unit adapted to detect the horizontal movement, a path and the vertical movement of the input unit or the selection of the central input key; and
a control unit adapted to, based on detection results of the detection unit, extract input commands corresponding to the movement input, the central input and the central and movement input from a memory unit and execute them. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21)
- an input unit provided to enable, within a predetermined input region, movement input performed by horizontal movement, central input performed by any of vertical movement and selection of a central input key on one side of the input unit, and central and movement input performed in combination with the central input and the movement input;
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22. A data input device comprising:
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a base; an input unit provided on the base, the input unit being provided to enable central input performed by any of vertical movement of the input unit itself and selection of a central input key provided on one side of the input unit, movement and central input performed by the central input after horizontal movement toward any of four or eight direction indication locations radially arranged around a reference location within a predetermined input region, central and movement input performed by horizontal movement toward each of the direction indication locations after the central input, directional pressing input performed by tilting the input unit itself toward each of the direction indication locations at a horizontal location, and directional movement input performed by horizontal movement of the input unit at each of the direction indication locations in each of forward, rearward, rightward and leftward directions to be performed independently; a detection unit adapted to detect the horizontal movement, a path, and vertical movement of the input unit or the selection of the central input key; and
a control unit adapted to, based on detection results of the detection unit, extract characters assigned to the respective input actions of the input unit for each of the respective direction indication locations from a memory unit and input them. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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