JP2003330618A5

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Publication number: JP2003330618A5
Application number: JP2002141741A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2002-05-16
Publication date: 2005-03-17

Description

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【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明の入力方法は、生体又は物体の接近と接触とを、所定の検出範囲内で検出する検出ステップと、その検出ステップでの接近の検出に応じて、振動させる振動ステップと、検出ステップでの所定状態での接触の検出に応じて、所定の入力処理を行う入力ステップとを有するものである。[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Input method of the present invention, the contact with the approach of the living body or an object, a detection step of detecting in a predetermined detection range, the vibration step in response to detection of the approach of its detection step, to vibration, the detection step And an input step of performing a predetermined input process according to the detection of the contact in the predetermined state.

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本発明の入力装置は、生体又は物体の接近と接触とを所定の検出範囲内で検出する検出センサと、検出センサで接近を検出した場合に駆動信号を出力し、所定状態での接触を検出した場合に、所定の機能の入力を受け付ける入力処理を行う制御手段と、制御手段が出力する駆動信号により、振動させるアクチュエータとを備えたものである。[0009]
The input device of the present invention outputs a drive signal when a proximity sensor is detected by a detection sensor that detects proximity and contact of a living body or an object within a predetermined detection range, and detects a touch in a predetermined state. when, those having a control means for performing input processing for accepting input of a predetermined function, the drive signal control means outputs, and an actuator for vibration.

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本発明によると、所定の検出範囲内で生体又は物体の接近を検出した場合に、振動させるようにしたことで、例えば、小型の携帯機器のパネル上を検出範囲として、その機器を一方の手で持った状態で、他方の手の指やペン等でパネルに接近させた場合に、その接近の検出で機器が振動し、その振動が機器を持った手に伝わり、パネル上のその位置の接触で、入力が行えることがユーザに判るようになる。[0010]
According to the present invention, when the approach of a living body or an object is detected within a predetermined detection range, it is vibrated, thereby, for example, using the device as a detection range on a panel of a small portable device, in a state where in with the, if brought close to the panel by the other hand of a finger or a pen, and vibrated is equipment detects the approach, transmitted to the hand that vibrations having a device, its position on the panel The user can know that the input can be made by the touch of.

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【発明の効果】
本発明によると、所定の検出範囲内で生体又は物体の接近を検出した場合に、振動させるようにしたことで、例えば、小型の携帯機器のパネル上を検出範囲として、その機器を一方の手で持った状態で、他方の手の指やペン等でパネルに接近させた場合に、その接近の検出で機器が振動し、その振動が機器を持った手に伝わり、パネル上のその位置の接触で、入力が行えることがユーザに判るようになる。従って、パネル上を触れる直前に、その位置に触れたときに入力ができることが振動から判るようになり、タッチパネルの確実な操作が可能になる。[0042]
【Effect of the invention】
According to the present invention, when the approach of a living body or an object is detected within a predetermined detection range, it is vibrated, thereby, for example, using the device as a detection range on a panel of a small portable device, in a state where in with the, if brought close to the panel by the other hand of a finger or a pen, and vibrated is equipment detects the approach, transmitted to the hand that vibrations having a device, its position on the panel The user can know that the input can be made by the touch of. Therefore, just before touching the upper panel, now seen from the vibration can be input to the touch at that location, allowing reliable operation of the touch panel.

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この場合、検出センサで所定状態の接触を検出した場合にも駆動信号を出力して、アクチュエータで振動させる処理を行うことで、接近だけでなく接触についても振動から判るようになる。[0043]
In this case, also it outputs a driving signal when it detects the contact of a predetermined state detection sensor, by performing the process of vibrated by an actuator, so that seen from the vibration also contact not only approaches.

Claims

Detecting the approach and contact of a living body or an object within a predetermined detection range;
In response to detection of the approach of the above detection step, a vibration step of vibration,
An input step of performing a predetermined input process in response to the detection of a touch in a predetermined state in the detection step.

In the input method according to claim 1,
The vibration step, by detecting the contact at a predetermined state at the detecting step, an input method for performing processing to vibration.

In the input method according to claim 2,
The input method which made the vibration state at the time of the approach at the time of the above-mentioned vibration step different from the vibration state at the time of detecting contact, and the vibration state at the time of detecting contact.

A detection sensor for detecting approach and contact of a living body or an object within a predetermined detection range;
A control unit that outputs a drive signal when approach is detected by the detection sensor, and performs an input process of receiving an input of a predetermined function when a touch in a predetermined state is detected;
By a command from the control means, an input device provided with an actuator for vibration.

In the input device according to claim 4,
The control means, even when detecting a contact of a predetermined state by the detection sensor, an input device that performs processing to vibrated by the actuator.

In the input device according to claim 5,
The control means sets the vibration state in which the actuator is vibrated when an approach is detected by the detection sensor and the vibration state in which the actuator is vibrated when a contact is detected by the detection sensor. An input device that controls.

In the input device according to claim 4,
The detection sensor is a sensor that detects a magnetic field or signal strength within a detection range,
An input device for discriminating the approach of a living body or an object and the contact of a living body or an object on the basis of the change amount of the magnetic field or the signal intensity detected by the detection sensor.

In the input device according to claim 7,
The control device is an input device that makes a determination as to the approached and / or touched position from the position or timing at which the magnetic field or signal intensity changes within the detection range of the detection sensor.