JP2003337649A5

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Publication number: JP2003337649A5
Application number: JP2002144951A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2002-05-20
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、生体又は物体の接触位置を所定の検出範囲内で検出する検出ステップと、この検出ステップで検出される接触位置又は接触位置の変化に対応して、特定の入力を受け付ける入力ステップと、検出ステップで接触位置の所定量以上の変化がある毎に、少なくとも検出範囲の近傍を振動させる振動ステップとを有するものである。[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The input method of the present invention receives a specific input corresponding to a detection step of detecting a contact position of a living body or an object within a predetermined detection range, and a change of the contact position or the contact position detected in this detection step. The input step and the vibration step of vibrating at least the vicinity of the detection range each time there is a change of the contact position by a predetermined amount or more in the detection step.

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本発明の入力装置は、生体又は物体の接触位置を所定の検出範囲内で検出する接触検出センサと、接触検出センサで検出した接触位置又は接触位置の変化に対応して、所定の機能の入力を受け付ける入力処理を行い、接触位置の所定量以上の変化がある毎に、駆動信号を出力する制御手段と、制御手段が出力する駆動信号により、少なくとも上記接触検出センサの配置位置の近傍を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 includes a contact detection sensor for detecting a contact position of a living body or an object within a predetermined detection range, and an input of a predetermined function corresponding to a change in the contact position or the contact position detected by the contact detection sensor. Control unit that outputs a drive signal each time there is a change in the contact position by a predetermined amount or more, and the drive signal output from the control unit vibrates at least the vicinity of the arrangement position of the contact detection sensor And an actuator.

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本発明によると、生体又は物体の接触をセンサで検出した位置又はその位置の変化に応じて、特定の入力を受け付けるので、平面的な接触検出センサを使用して入力の受け付けが可能になる。この場合、接触位置の所定量以上の変化がある毎に、少なくとも検出範囲の近傍を振動させることで、センサに接触したユーザ（又はセンサに接触した物体を介してユーザ）にクリック感に相当する振動が伝わり、あたかもクリック感のあるダイヤルを回転させている場合と同様の感触が得られる。[0010]
According to the present invention, since a specific input is received according to the position at which the contact of the living body or the object is detected by the sensor or the change in the position, the flat contact detection sensor can be used to receive the input. In this case, by vibrating at least the vicinity of the detection range each time there is a change of the contact position by a predetermined amount or more, it corresponds to a click feeling for the user who has touched the sensor (or the user through the object that contacts the sensor). Vibration is transmitted, and the same feel as when the dial with a click feeling is rotated can be obtained.

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【発明の効果】
本発明によると、生体又は物体の接触をセンサで検出した位置又はその位置の変化に応じて、特定の入力を受け付けるので、平面的な接触検出センサを使用して入力の受け付けが可能になる。そして、センサに接触する位置の所定量以上の変化がある毎に、少なくとも検出範囲の近傍を振動させることで、センサに接触したユーザ（又はセンサに接触した物体を介してユーザ）にクリック感に相当する振動が伝わり、あたかもクリック感のあるダイヤルを回転させている場合と同様の感触が得られ、良好な操作性が得られる。[0095]
【Effect of the invention】
According to the present invention, since a specific input is received according to the position at which the contact of the living body or the object is detected by the sensor or the change in the position, the flat contact detection sensor can be used to receive the input. Then, every time there is a change of a predetermined amount or more of the position in contact with the sensor, by vibrating at least the vicinity of the detection range, the user who is in contact with the sensor (or the user through the object in contact with the sensor) A corresponding vibration is transmitted, and the same feel as when the dial with a click feeling is rotated can be obtained, and good operability can be obtained.

Claims

Detecting the contact position of a living body or an object within a predetermined detection range;
An input step of receiving a specific input in response to the touch position or the change in the touch position detected in the detection step;
An oscillating step of oscillating at least the vicinity of the detection range each time there is a change of the contact position by a predetermined amount or more in the detection step.

In the input method according to claim 1,
The contact detection in the detection step is an input method of detecting an intensity change due to contact of a signal transmitted between one or more transmission electrodes arranged in the predetermined detection range and one or more reception electrodes. .

In the input method according to claim 2,
An input method for detecting simultaneous contact at a plurality of places as contact detection in the detection step.

In the input method according to claim 2,
The input method which made the range which performs the contact detection in the said detection step the cyclic | annular range.

In the input method according to claim 1,
The input method which detects the operation inside the range which performs said cyclic | annular contact detection in a detection step different from the said detection step.

In the input method according to claim 5,
An input method for changing a function of receiving an input in the input step according to a detection pattern in the two detection steps.

In the input method according to claim 2,
The input method which made the range which performs the contact detection in the said detection step the linear range.

In the input method according to claim 7,
An input method in which the linear detection range is disposed adjacent to any side of display means for displaying characters or figures.

In the input method according to claim 8,
An input method for receiving an input of a function related to display on the display means by detecting the touch in the detection step.

In the input method according to claim 9,
When the two contact positions detected almost at the same time in the detection step change so as to approach each other and when change so as to move away from each other, either one or the magnification or scale of the display on the display means An input method that accepts input of the function to be changed to the other.

A touch detection sensor that detects a contact position of a living body or an object within a predetermined detection range;
The input processing for receiving the input of the predetermined function is performed according to the change in the contact position or the contact position detected by the contact detection sensor, and the drive signal is output each time there is a change of the contact position by a predetermined amount or more. Control means,
An input device comprising: an actuator that vibrates at least the vicinity of an arrangement position of the touch detection sensor according to a drive signal output from the control unit.

In the input device according to claim 11,
As the contact detection sensor
One or more transmission electrodes to which a specific signal from a signal source is supplied, and one or more reception electrodes disposed in proximity to the transmission electrode and mutually isolated are defined within the detection range. Place in the state,
An input device configured to detect a contact position based on the signal strength of the specific signal obtained by the reception electrode;

In the input device according to claim 12,
An input device wherein the control means detects simultaneous contact at a plurality of locations based on the signal strength of the specific signal.

In the input device according to claim 12,
The detection range of the contact detection sensor is an annular or linear range,
One of the transmission electrode and the reception electrode is an electrode disposed in an annular or linear shape in the annular or linear detection range, and the other electrode is substantially orthogonal to the one electrode. Input device with multiple electrodes placed in position.

In the input device according to claim 12,
The detection range of the contact detection sensor is an annular or linear range,
An input device in which a plurality of transmission electrodes and a plurality of reception electrodes are alternately arranged in order in the annular or linear detection range.

In the input device according to claim 11,
The input device which made the detection range of the said contact detection sensor an annular range, and arrange | positions a push button type switch inside this annular range.

In the input device according to claim 16,
The control device is an input device that changes a function of receiving an input according to two detection detection patterns of detection of a touch by the contact detection sensor and detection of an operation of the push button type switch.

In the input device according to claim 11,
Let the detection range of the contact detection sensor be a linear range,
An input device in which the linear detection range is disposed adjacent to any side of display means for displaying characters or figures.

In the input device according to claim 18,
The control unit is an input device that receives an input of a function related to display on the display unit by detecting a touch of the touch detection sensor.

In the input device according to claim 19,
The magnification of the display on the display means or the magnification of the display on the display means when two contact positions detected substantially simultaneously by one or more touch detection sensors change so as to approach each other and when change so as to move away from each other. An input device that receives an input of a function to change the scale to one or the other.