Input apparatus, input method, input control program, reproduction apparatus, reproduction control method, and reproduction control program

• US 7,885,508 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2006
• Issued: 02/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Osamu, Sakai, Nobuhiro, Toyoda, Masaharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Harvey; David E
• Application Number:
  US11/400,209
• Publication Number:
  US 20070003214A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,765 Days
• Field of Search: 386/46, 386/83, 386/52, 386/68, 386/69, 345/156, 345173-178, 715/719, 715/726, 715/723, 715/720
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/783 Adaptations for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 the additional signal being at least another television signal

Abstract

An input apparatus that inputs a reproduction speed of a video signal is disclosed. The input apparatus has a position detection section and a control section. The position detection section linearly detects a position that a user'"'"'s finger has touched. The control section outputs reproduction speed information corresponding to the position detected by the position detection section.

Claims

1. An input apparatus that inputs a reproduction speed of a video signal, comprising:

a position detection section having a plurality of regions and configured to linearly detect a region touched by a finger; and

a control section configured

to allocate reproduction speed information to each region, and

to output reproduction speed information corresponding to the detected region of the position detection section, the position detection section including

a first region of the plurality of regions at a center of the position detection section having reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed,

second and third regions adjacent to the center region on opposite sides of the center region, the second and third regions being narrower than the center region, and

a plurality of remaining regions adjacent to the second and third regions, the remaining regions being a same width, the same width being narrower than the second and third regions.

2. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control section outputs reproduction speed information denoting a reproduction speed that is in proportion to a distance from the detected region to a predetermined region, the predetermined region corresponding to reproduction speed information that denotes zero reproduction speed.

3. The input apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control section outputs

reproduction speed information denoting a forward direction when the detected region is in a first direction with respect to the predetermined region and

reproduction speed information denoting a reverse direction when the detected region is in a second direction opposite the first direction.

4. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control section continuously outputs reproduction speed information corresponding to the detected region when the position detection section detects that the finger has been physically released from the position detection section.

5. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control section outputs reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed when the position detection section has detected that the finger has been physically released from the position detection section.

6. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control section includes

at least a first mode in which the position detection section continuously outputs reproduction speed information just detected by the position detection section when the position detection section detects that the finger has been physically released from the position detection section, and

a second mode in which the position detection section outputs reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed when the position detection section detects that the finger has been physically released from the position detection section.

7. The input apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the center region is wider than the second, third and remaining regions.

8. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position detection section includes an indication section formed at a position corresponding to a detectable range of the position detection section and indicating a reproduction speed corresponding to the reproduction speed information.

9. The input apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the indication section indicates a length corresponding to the reproduction speed information.

10. The input apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the indication section indicates information ranging from a position corresponding to reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed to the detected region.

11. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position detection section is a touch panel that non-contactually detects the touch of the finger.

12. The input apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a sound output section configured to output a predetermined sound when the position detection section detects the touch of the finger.

34. The input apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the indication section is a plurality of light emitting diodes.

35. The input apparatus according to claim 34, wherein the position detection section further includes a perimeter light emitting diode at each end of the position detection section just beyond the detectable range of the position detection section, each perimeter light emitting diode illuminating to indicate a direction for which the video signal is available to be reproduced.

13. An input method implemented by an input apparatus for inputting a reproduction speed of a video signal, comprising:

linearly detecting, at a position detection section having a plurality of regions, a region touched by a finger;

allocating, at a control section, reproduction speed information to each region; and

outputting, at the control section, reproduction speed information corresponding to the detected region of the position detection section, the position detection section including

a first region of the plurality of regions at a center of the position detection section having reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed,

second and third regions adjacent to the center region on opposite sides of the center region, the second and third regions being narrower than the center region, and

a plurality of remaining regions adjacent to the second and third regions, the remaining regions being a same width, the same width being narrower than the second and third regions.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions thereon that when executed by an input apparatus cause the input apparatus to perform a method comprising:

linearly detecting a region, from a position detection section having a plurality of regions, touched by a finger;

allocating reproduction speed information to each region; and

outputting reproduction speed information corresponding to the detected region of the position detection section, the position detection section including

a first region of the plurality of regions at a center of the position detection section having reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed,

second and third regions adjacent to the center region on opposite sides of the center region, the second and third regions being narrower than the center region, and

a plurality of remaining regions adjacent to the second and third regions, the remaining regions being a same width, the same width being narrower than the second and third regions.

15. A reproduction apparatus, comprising:

a reproduction section configured to reproduce at least a video signal recorded on a record medium;

a position detection section having a plurality of regions and configured to linearly detect a region touched by a finger;

a control section configured

to allocate reproduction speed information to each region, and

to output reproduction speed information corresponding to the detected region of the position detection section, the position detection section including

a first region of the plurality of regions at a center of the position detection section having reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed,

second and third regions adjacent to the center region on opposite sides of the center region, the second and third regions being narrower than the center region, and

a plurality of remaining regions adjacent to the second and third regions, the remaining regions being a same width, the same width being narrower than the second and third regions; and

a reproduction control section configured to control a reproduction speed of the video signal to correspond to the reproduction speed information.

16. A reproduction control method implemented by a reproduction apparatus, comprising:

linearly detecting, at a position detection section having a plurality of regions, a region touched by a finger;

allocating, at a control section, reproduction speed information to each region;

outputting, at the control section, reproduction speed information corresponding to the detected region of the position detection section, the position detection section including

a first region of the plurality of regions at a center of the position detection section having reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed,

second and third regions adjacent to the center region on opposite sides of the center region, the second and third regions being narrower than the center region, and

a plurality of remaining regions adjacent to the second and third regions, the remaining regions being a same width, the same width being narrower than the second and third regions; and

controlling, at a reproduction control section, a reproduction speed of at least a video signal recorded on a record medium to correspond to the reproduction speed information.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions thereon that when executed by a reproduction apparatus cause the reproduction apparatus to perform a method comprising:

linearly detecting a region, from a position detection section having a plurality of regions, touched by a finger;

allocating reproduction speed information to each region;

outputting reproduction speed information corresponding to the detected region of the position detection section, the position detection section including

a first region of the plurality of regions at a center of the position detection section having reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed,

second and third regions adjacent to the center region on opposite sides of the center region, the second and third regions being narrower than the center region, and

a plurality of remaining regions adjacent to the second and third regions, the remaining regions being a same width, the same width being narrower than the second and third regions; and

controlling a reproduction speed of at least a video signal recorded on a record medium to correspond to the reproduction speed information.

18. An input apparatus that inputs output speed information having information corresponding to time information, comprising:

a position detection section having a plurality of regions and configured to linearly detect a region touched by a finger; and

a control section configured

to allocate speed information to each region, and

to output output speed information corresponding to the time information, the time information corresponding to the detected region of the position detection section, the position detection section including

a first region of the plurality of regions at a center of the position detection section having reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed,

second and third regions adjacent to the center region on opposite sides of the center region, the second and third regions being narrower than the center region, and

a plurality of remaining regions adjacent to the second and third regions, the remaining regions being a same width, the same width being narrower than the second and third regions.

19. The input apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the control section outputs the output speed information denoting an output speed that is in proportion to a distance from the detected region to a predetermined region, the predetermined region corresponding to the output speed information that denotes zero output speed.

20. The input apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the control section outputs

reproduction speed information denoting a forward direction when the detected region is in a first direction with respect to the predetermined region, and

reproduction speed information denoting a reverse direction when the detected region is in a second direction opposite the first direction.

21. The input apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the control section continuously outputs reproduction speed information corresponding to the detected region when the position detection section detects that the finger has been physically released from the position detection section.

22. The input apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the control section outputs reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed when the position detection section detects that the finger has been physically released from the position detection section.

23. The input apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the control section includes

at least a first mode in which the position detection section continuously outputs reproduction speed information just detected by the position detection section, when the position detection section detects that the finger has been physically released from the position detection section, and

a second mode in which the position detection section outputs reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed when the position detection section detects that the finger has been physically released from the position detection section.

24. The input apparatus as set forth in claim 18, wherein the center region is wider than the the second, third and remaining regions.

25. The input apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the position detection section includes an indication section formed at a position corresponding to a detectable range of the position detection section and indicating a reproduction speed corresponding to the reproduction speed information.

26. The input apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the indication section indicates a length corresponding to the reproduction speed information.

27. The input apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the indication section indicates information ranging from a position corresponding to reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed to the detected region.

28. The input apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the position detection section is a touch panel that non-contactually detects the touch of the finger.

29. The input apparatus according to claim 18, wherein

the position detection section is a touch panel configured to detect that the finger has touched the touch panel by detecting a corresponding variation of capacitance, and

the touch panel has a horizontally elongated dent.

30. The input apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the touch panel has a bump at a horizontally center portion in the horizontally elongated dent.

31. The input apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising:

a sound output section configured to output a predetermined sound when the position detection section detects the touch of the finger.

32. An input method implemented by an input apparatus of inputting output speed information having information corresponding to time information, comprising:

linearly detecting, at a position detection section having a plurality of regions, a region touched by a finger;

allocating, at a control section, reproduction speed information to each region; and

outputting, at the control section, output speed information corresponding to the time information, the time information corresponding to the detected region of the position detection section, the position detection section including

a first region of the plurality of regions at a center of the position detection section having reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed,

second and third regions adjacent to the center region on opposite sides of the center region, the second and third regions being narrower than the center region, and

a plurality of remaining regions adjacent to the second and third regions, the remaining regions being a same width, the same width being narrower than the second and third regions.

33. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions thereon that when executed by an input apparatus that inputs output speed information having information corresponding to time information, the input method comprising the steps of:

linearly detecting a region, from a position detection section having a plurality of regions, touched by a finger;

allocating speed information to each region; and

outputting output speed information corresponding to the time information, the time information corresponding to the detected region of the position detection section, the position detection section including

a first region of the plurality of regions at a center of the position detection section having reproduction speed information denoting zero reproduction speed,

second and third regions adjacent to the center region on opposite sides of the center region, the second and third regions being narrower than the center region, and

a plurality of remaining regions adjacent to the second and third regions, the remaining regions being a same width, the same width being narrower than the second and third regions.