INPUT APPARATUS

• US 20110169765A1
• Filed: 12/25/2009
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Aono, Tomotake
• Granted Patent: US 9,448,649 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/014 Force feedback applied to GUI
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

An input apparatus has a display unit for displaying an input object, an input unit for receiving a pressure input to the input object, a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on the input unit, and a control unit for controlling to receive the pressure input if the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a load standard. The control unit controls such that a load standard for receiving the pressure input to the input object is different from a load standard for receiving a pressure input to another input object adjacent to the input object.

Claims

1. An input apparatus comprising:

a display unit for displaying an input object;

an input unit for receiving a pressure input to the input object displayed on the display unit;

a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on the input unit; and

a control unit for controlling to receive the pressure input if the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a load standard, wherein

the control unit controls such that a load standard for receiving a pressure input to the input object is different from a load standard for receiving a pressure input to another input object adjacent to the input object.

2. The input apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a vibration unit for vibrating the input unit, wherein

the control unit controls to drive the vibration unit if the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies the load standard.

3. The input apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit controls to drive again the vibration unit if the pressure load detected by the load detection unit does not satisfy the load standard after the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies the load standard.

4. The input apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the control unit controls to confirm the pressure input to the input object being received by the input unit when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit does not satisfy the load standard after the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies the load standard.

5. The input apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit controls to confirm the pressure input to the input object being received by the input unit when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit does not satisfy the load standard after the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies the load standard.

6. The input apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control unit controls to confirm the pressure input to the input object being received by the input unit when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit does not satisfy the load standard after the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies the load standard.