JP2006244030A - Guide panel for touch panel input device, touch panel input device and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a touch panel input device which can be easily operated even by a person who is not able to operate a normal touch panel due to various reasons. <P>SOLUTION: A transparent guide plate 120 where guide hole parts 122 are perforated is mounted on a touch panel input device 100 of an information processor. When the guide plate 120 is mounted, a display change switch 132 is operated, and the operation keys of an application are displayed at positions equivalent to the guide hole parts 122 of the touch panel input device 100 by a key switching means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a touch panel input device guide panel touch panel input device and an information processing device, and more particularly to a touch panel input device guide panel, a touch panel input device and information that can be easily operated even by a person with a visual impairment or an upper limb disorder. The present invention relates to a processing apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an input device of an information processing apparatus such as a ticket vending machine, an ATM device, or a personal computer has many touch panel displays that can be input by simply touching the surface of the display (see Patent Document 1). An input device having a general touch panel display is obtained by laminating a touch panel having a transparent plate as a base material on a display unit (display unit) composed of a CRT or a liquid crystal for displaying images and characters. According to the display on the display unit displayed by the application, input is performed by touching the surface of the touch panel, which is a smooth surface.

  However, in such an input device, the surface of the touch panel is smooth and the display content cannot be recognized by tactile sensation. I do not know, I can not operate. Therefore, in order for a visually impaired person etc. to operate an input device, assistance of others is needed.

  In view of this, an input device that has been devised so that a visually impaired person can perform an input operation relatively easily without requiring the assistance of another person has been proposed.

Patent Literature 2, Patent Literature 3, and Patent Literature 4 describe an input device in which an uneven display portion that indicates the input content is provided outside an input portion provided at an outer peripheral position of a touch panel display. The operator can understand the input content tactilely by touching Braille or a guide icon provided on the uneven display portion.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-38630 JP 2000-353269 A JP 2001-273075 A JP-A-11-161151

  However, if a person with a disability in the upper limb uses a touch panel in addition to a person with visual impairment, the display screen may not be touched with the upper limb. In such a case, supplement the input from the numeric keypad. Etc.

  In addition, as described above, there is an example in which the touch panel is easy to use in combination with the display exterior of the input device, but there is a problem that screen transition at the time of input is limited and a plurality of applications and functions cannot be handled.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a touch panel input device that can be easily operated even by a person who cannot operate a normal touch panel for various reasons.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a plate-like member that is arranged on the display surface of the touch panel switch, and a guide hole that is opened so that an operator can touch a touch key displayed on the touch panel of the plate-like member. A guide plate for a touch panel input device.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the guide plate of the touch panel input device according to the first aspect, the plate-like member is formed of a transparent material.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the guide plate of the touch panel input device according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, a display portion formed of an uneven portion is provided around the guide hole portion.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a touch panel input device comprising: a touch panel switch that performs a switch operation by contacting a display surface; and the guide plate according to any one of the first to third aspects.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the touch panel input device according to the fourth aspect, there is provided key display switching means for changing the display of the operation key display of the application to the display of the operation key arrangement accessible from the guide hole portion of the guide plate attached. It is characterized by that.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the touch panel input device according to the fourth or fifth aspect further comprises a display change switch for changing the display key arrangement to a display arrangement of the application and a key display arrangement operable via the guide plate. Features.

  The invention of claim 7 is the touch panel input device according to claims 4 to 7, characterized in that the guide plate is configured to be detachable from the touch panel display surface.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the touch panel input device according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the display change switch is activated by mounting a guide plate on the touch panel display surface, and can be operated on the display surface via the guide plate. A key display arrangement is displayed.

  A ninth aspect of the present invention is an information processing apparatus comprising the touch panel input device according to any of the fifth to eighth aspects.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the ninth aspect, the display changing means is provided in the information processing apparatus main body.

  According to the guide panel, the touch panel input device, and the information processing device of the touch panel input device according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such as pressing a key next to a person with a disability in an upper limb or the like when performing an input operation on the touch panel. In addition, it is possible to prevent a person with visual impairment such as amblyopia from touching the touch panel accidentally with a face close to the screen.

  Embodiments as the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a perspective view showing an upper processing apparatus according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a view showing the touch panel input device shown in FIG. 1, (a) is a front view, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB. (C), CC sectional view, FIG. 2 is a perspective view which shows the guide panel used for the touch-panel input / output device shown in FIG.

  In this example, a touch panel input device 100 is used as a display device for an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer 10. In FIG. 1, 20 denotes a personal computer main body, 30 denotes a keyboard, and 40 denotes a mouse. Note that the information processing device may be a ticket vending machine, an ATM device, or the like other than a personal computer as long as it can arrange a touch panel input device.

  In this example, the touch panel input device 100 forms a known touch panel function on the liquid crystal display device 110. A guide plate 120 having a guide hole 122 is attached to the surface of the touch panel input device 100.

  The guide plate 120 is made of a transparent synthetic resin plate material through which the display of the liquid crystal display device can be seen. As shown in FIG. 2, a rectangular guide hole portion 122 through which a finger or a rod-like member can be inserted passes through the guide plate 120. Is formed. In this example, the periphery of the guide hole 122 is formed to be inclined so that a finger or a rod-like member can be easily inserted.

  In this example, when the application software of the personal computer 10 is activated, keys for application operation are arranged and displayed inside the frame 111 of the liquid crystal display device 110 and at the guide hole 122. I try to do it.

  This key display operation is performed by a display switching means constituted by predetermined software. The display changing means performs processing so as to display an array of operation keys for the application at the position of the guide hole portion 122 based on a predetermined rule. In this example, the key arrangement is made constant regardless of the application so that it is not necessary to change the guide plate for each application.

  Thereby, it is possible to prevent erroneous input such as simultaneously pressing the adjacent key with a finger or sliding the rod-like member on the touch panel when the touch panel input device is operated.

  Further, in this example, the attaching / detaching portion 131 of the guide plate 120 is provided, the guide plate 120 is removable, and the guide plate can be used with the same equipment with the internal situation. In this example, the attachment / detachment unit 131 is provided with a display change switch 132 that switches between a normal key layout display and a display in which keys are arranged at locations corresponding to the guide holes 122 when the guide plate 120 is attached. The display change switch is activated by mounting a guide plate on the touch panel display surface. When the guide plate 120 is attached to the liquid crystal display device 110, the display switching means aligns the operation key with the guide hole 122. Display in position. In addition, this display change switch may be provided in another part of the touch panel input device 100 or the device main body 20 instead of being provided in the attaching / detaching portion.

  In this example, a display 123 such as Braille can be disposed in the vicinity of the guide hole 122. Thereby, the information of the guide hole part 122 can be obtained with a fingertip.

  In this example, the guide hole provided in the guide plate is a rectangular one that is regularly arranged. However, the shape and arrangement of the guide hole may be changed as necessary.

It is a perspective view which shows the information processing apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a figure which shows the touchscreen input device shown in FIG. 1, (a) is a front view, (b) is sectional drawing equivalent to the BB line in (a), (c) is C in (a). It is line sectional drawing equivalent to -C. It is a perspective view which shows the guide plate shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Personal computer 20 ... Device main body 30 ... Keyboard 40 ... Mouse 100 ... Touch panel input device 110 ... Liquid crystal display device 111 ... Frame 120 ... Guide plate 122 ... Guide hole 123 ... display 131 ... detachable part 132 ... display change switch

Claims (10)

It is characterized by comprising a plate-like member arranged so as to overlap the display surface of the touch panel switch, and a guide hole that is opened so that an operator can touch a touch key displayed on the touch panel of the plate-like member. Guide plate for touch panel input device. The guide plate for a touch panel input device according to claim 1, wherein the plate-like member is made of a transparent material. The guide plate of the touch panel input device according to claim 1, further comprising a display portion formed of a concavo-convex portion around the guide hole portion. A touch panel input device comprising: a touch panel switch that performs a switch operation by touching a display surface; and the guide plate according to claim 1. 5. The touch panel input device according to claim 4, further comprising key display switching means for changing the display of the operation key display of the application to a display of an operation key arrangement that can be touched from a guide hole portion of a guide plate to which an application is attached. 6. The touch panel input device according to claim 4, further comprising a display change switch for changing the display key arrangement to a display arrangement specific to the application and a key display arrangement operable via a guide plate. 8. The touch panel input device according to claim 4, wherein the guide plate is configured to be removable from the touch panel display surface. 8. The switch display change switch is operated by mounting a guide plate on a touch panel display surface, and a key display arrangement operable via the guide plate is displayed on the display surface. Touch panel input device. An information processing apparatus comprising the touch panel input device according to claim 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the display changing unit is provided in the information processing apparatus main body.