DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20150097785A1
• Filed: 06/14/2012
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Shoji, Masakazu, Shimotani, Mitsuo, Fujisawa, Hiroki, Kobayashi, Keisuke, Nobe, Yuji
• Application Number:
  US14/391,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20150097785A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2215/028 alterable
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2215/046 Inflatable bubble or cell

Abstract

A display device includes a touch panel 3 that has a touch operation area wider than an image display area, an operation member formed in an area 3b, other than the image display area, in the touch operation area, and an operation feeling generator 7 that provides an operation feeling for a pointing object which has operated the operation member.

Claims

1-7. -7. (canceled)

8. A display device comprising:

a touch panel that has a touch operation area wider than an image display area;

an operation member formed in an area, other than said image display area, in said touch operation area; and

an operation feeling generator that provides an operation feeling for a portion of said operation member which has been operated.

9. The display device according to claim 8, wherein in said image display area, a display screen changes according to an operation on said image display area, and, in said operation member, an operation feeling occurs according to an operation on said operation member.

10. The display device according to claim 8, wherein said operation member is placed in a surface state stereoscopically different from that of an area, other than said operation member, in said touch operation area.

11. The display device according to claim 10, wherein said operation member is placed in a surface state in which said operation member is projecting or recessed against the area, other than said operation member, in said touch operation area.

12. The display device according to claim 8, wherein said operation feeling generator expands against a push of said operation member, thereby providing a reaction force as the operation feeling.

13. The display device according to claim 12, wherein said operation feeling generator provides the operation feeling when said operation feeling generator is pushed by a further push of said operation member.

14. The display device according to claim 8, wherein said operation feeling generator provides a vibration for said operation member as the operation feeling.

15. The display device according to claim 8, wherein said display device comprises an illuminator that illuminates said operation member from a rear surface side of said touch panel and a controller that controls an illuminating operation of said illuminator according to an operation on said operation member.

16. The display device according to claim 15, wherein said operation feeling generator provides a vibration for said operation member as the operation feeling, and a position illuminated differs from a position for which the vibration is provided.

17. The display device according to claim 15, wherein said controller changes the illumination on said operation member to a different illumination state according to surrounding conditions.