JP2006293942A - Input processing device, and input processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device providing input of characters and instructions to a data processor by a small number of times of operations without using a keyboard. <P>SOLUTION: When a user moves a finger attached with an input indication part 1, an information reading part 21 of an input processing part 2 reads tag identification information transmitted from an IC tag 11 of the input indication part 1 approaching a predetermined communicable area, and sends out a set of the read tag identification information, and one's reading part identification information to a processing ascertaining part 23. In the processing ascertaining part 23, an input information allocation table of a data storing part 22 is referred to, input information corresponding to the tag identification information and the reading part identification information is specified, and the input processing of the specified input information is carried out via a communication part 24 to the data processor being an operation target. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an input processing apparatus that performs input processing to a data processing apparatus that is an operation target. In particular, when an input operation is performed at a place where the data processing apparatus is carried, characters and instructions can be input to the data processing apparatus by a simple operation.

  For example, when performing work such as measurement and maintenance of a computer system or the like, an operator inputs various commands and data into the notebook computer he / she brings. In this case, the input operation to the computer is usually performed using an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse.

  However, the work site is not always an environment where a notebook computer can be placed on a desk for input operations. For example, input operations under various circumstances are assumed, such as the computer must be placed on the floor and input operations must be performed, or the operator must perform input operations while holding the computer with one hand. Under such circumstances, it is very difficult to input characters using a JIS standard keyboard (full keyboard) or move the cursor with a mouse to input instructions. In addition, the work efficiency is also lowered.

  As a conventional technique for supporting an input operation in an environment in which a computer is placed on a desk or the like and an input operation using a normal keyboard cannot be performed, there is an input support system disclosed in Patent Document 1. This input support system is a system that supports a user who performs a character input operation without using a finger. For example, an RF-ID tag is attached to a predetermined part of the body such as a user's foot, A predetermined instruction previously associated with the moving operation can be input to the information processing apparatus from the moving operation of the toe read by the antenna type reader / writer via the RF-ID tag.

There is also a numeric keypad character input method instead of character input using a full keyboard. The numeric keypad character input method is a method of assigning a plurality of characters to one key and selecting and inputting a character according to the number of times the key is pressed, like an input unit of a cellular phone.
JP 2002-116875 A

  However, in the system of Patent Document 1, each time the reader / writer receives the response wave of the RF-ID tag attached to the tip of the foot, the position of the character palette configured in the two-dimensional matrix is moved up and down or left and right. The characters to be entered are determined by moving one by one. Therefore, in order to input one character or one instruction, it is necessary to move the part to which the RF-ID tag is attached, such as a toe, many times. This system assumes that a handicapped person uses a body part other than a finger to maintain motor ability to input characters and commands for measurement and maintenance work. If applied, the input operation efficiency will be worsened.

  In addition, the numeric keypad input method used for mobile terminals, etc., is assigned multiple characters such as “A”, “I”, “U” to one numeric key. In order to input, it is necessary to press the numeric key three times and then press the enter key. Since the key operation must be performed a plurality of times for the input of one character, the efficiency of the input operation is low and it is not suitable as a character input method in the work.

  Due to the above problems, there is a need for an input device that can easily input characters, instructions, etc. without reducing the operation efficiency without using a keyboard in a situation where there is no space for normal input operations on a computer. ing.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide an input processing device and an input processing method that can input characters and commands with a few operations without using a keyboard.

  The present invention is an input processing device that performs input processing on a data processing device that is an operation target, and includes 1) an information transmission unit that holds unique tag identification information in an internal storage unit and transmits the tag identification information. A plurality of input instruction units provided so as to be movable in accordance with the user's operation, and 2) unique reading unit identification information is assigned, and the information transmission unit of the input instruction unit is within a predetermined communicable space region A plurality of information reading units that read the tag identification information transmitted by the information transmitting unit and send a set of the read tag identification information and the reading unit identification information assigned to the processing unit; 3) an information storage unit for storing input information allocation information to which predetermined information to be input to the data processing apparatus to be operated is assigned for each combination of tag identification information and reading unit identification information; and 4) the information A processing determination unit that specifies input information corresponding to a combination of the tag identification information and the reading unit identification information based on the input information allocation information of the storage unit, and performs input processing on the specified input information to the data processing device It is characterized by providing.

  The present invention operates as follows. The input processing device according to the present invention includes input information allocation information in which predetermined information to be input to an operation target data processing device is assigned to an information storage unit in advance for each combination of tag identification information and reading unit identification information. An input information allocation table) is stored. Each of the plurality of input instruction units having one information transmission unit is attached to, for example, a fingertip of an operator (user).

  When the user moves the finger on which the input instruction unit is mounted, any one of the plurality of input instruction units approaches the information reading unit of the input processing device, and predetermined communication of one information reading unit of the plurality of information reading units is performed. When the information reading unit comes to be located in a possible space area, the information reading unit reads the tag identification information transmitted by the information transmission unit provided in the nearest input instruction unit in the space region, and reads the tag identification information read And the reading unit identification information assigned to the own processing unit are sent to the processing determination unit. The processing confirmation unit refers to the input information allocation table of the information storage unit, specifies input information corresponding to the combination of the tag identification information and the reading unit identification information, and specifies the input information specified to the data processing apparatus that is the operation target Input process.

  As a result, the user can input characters or commands, which are predetermined input information, to the data processing device only by using the finger with the input instruction unit close to the information reading unit of the input processing device.

  The input processing device according to the present invention has a contact recognition surface associated with the information reading unit, which is a predetermined surface area for detecting contact of the input instruction unit when the above configuration is adopted. A contact recognizing unit for notifying the contact to the information reading unit associated with the recognized contact recognizing surface when recognizing that the input instruction unit is in contact with the contact recognizing surface; When the contact is notified, the unit reads tag identification information from an information transmission unit provided in the input instruction unit that has contacted.

  In this case, according to the present invention, when the user moves the finger on which the input instruction unit is mounted, any one of the plurality of input instruction units is connected to the contact recognition surface associated with the information reading unit of the input processing device. When recognizing that one is touched, the corresponding information reading unit is notified of contact of the input instruction unit. Then, only the notified information reading unit reads the tag identification information from the information transmission unit provided in the nearest, that is, the touched input instruction unit.

  As a result, the user touches the contact recognition surface associated with the information reading unit of the input processing device by using the finger wearing the input instruction unit properly, so that characters or commands as predetermined input information are sent to the data processing device. You can enter it reliably.

  In addition, each of the plurality of input instruction units of the input processing device of the present invention is configured as a separate and independent component. Further, the plurality of input instruction units are fixed to one support having a shape such as a glove, for example, and each input instruction unit is configured to be movable separately.

  Further, the present invention is an input processing method executed in the input processing device having the above-described configuration.

  According to the present invention, by bringing any one of the plurality of input instruction units closer to the information reading unit provided in the main body of the input processing device, the information transmitting unit of the input instruction unit brought close and the information reading unit to read are held. Input information set in advance according to the combination of identification information can be input to the data processing apparatus. For example, when the input instruction unit is assigned and attached to five fingers of one hand, different input information can be input by a simple operation of which finger is brought close to which information reading unit of the input processing device. Therefore, characters and instructions can be input even in situations where there is no space to enter with a full keyboard. At this time, it is possible to input easily and efficiently without troublesome input operations.

  Further, only the information reading unit whose contact such as a finger with the input instruction unit is recognized by the contact recognition unit provided in the input processing device is the tag identification information of the information transmission unit of the nearest input instruction unit. To read. As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which tag identification information of one information transmission unit is simultaneously read by a plurality of information reading units due to overlapping of space areas in which the information reading unit can communicate, and the accuracy of the reading process can be improved.

  In addition, the full keyboard requires a certain area for the arrangement of the number of keys conforming to the JIS standard, and the area of this key arrangement is a restriction on miniaturization. For this reason, it may be difficult to use a computer with a full keyboard in a small place, but by implementing a computer with an input processing device such as the present invention, the shape of the computer body can be made even smaller. Can be realized.

  Hereinafter, the best mode of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the present invention in the first embodiment. The input processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of input instruction units 1 and an input processing unit 2.

  The input instruction unit 1 includes IC tags 11 (11a, 11b). The IC tag 11 is processing means for holding unique tag identification information in the internal storage unit and transmitting the tag identification information.

  The input processing unit 2 includes a plurality of information reading units 21, a data storage unit 22, a processing confirmation unit 23, and a communication unit 24.

  The information reading unit 21 is assigned unique reading unit identification information, and reads and reads the tag identification information transmitted by the IC tag 11 when the IC tag 11 of the input instruction unit 1 is located in a communicable space region. This processing means sends a set of the tag identification information and the reading unit identification information assigned to the processing unit to the processing determination unit 23.

  The data storage unit 22 stores input information allocation information in which predetermined information (characters, instructions, etc.) to be input to the data processing device 3 that is an operation target is allocated for each combination of tag identification information and reading unit identification information. It is a storage means.

  The process determination unit 23 identifies input information corresponding to the combination of the tag identification information and the reading unit identification information received from the information reading unit 21 based on the input information allocation information in the data storage unit 22, and specifies the specified input. Processing means for sending information to the communication unit 24.

  The communication unit 24 is a processing unit that transmits the input information received from the processing confirmation unit 23 to the data processing device 3.

  The data processing device 3 is a processing device that is an input operation target, and is processed by a communication unit 31 that receives input information from the communication unit 24 of the input processing unit 2, a processing unit 32 that processes input information, and a processing unit 32. The display unit 33 for displaying the input information.

  In the present embodiment, the input processing device is implemented using RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) technology. RFID uses a small electronic device such as an IC chip having an information storage unit called an ID tag and a device called a reader / writer that reads and writes data with an ID tag using a predetermined frequency radio wave. This technology reads and writes data by contact. In the case of the configuration example shown in FIG. 1, the present invention uses an RFID ID tag as the IC tag 11 and an RFID reader as the information reading unit 21 of the input processing unit 2. In addition, the information reading unit 21 needs to appropriately set a space area that can communicate with the IC tag 11 so that the tag identification information of the IC tag 11 of the input instruction unit 1 can be read without error. In this example, it is assumed that the information reading unit 21 has a close contact type communication function (for example, a communication function based on ISO / IEC10536) having a communicable distance of about several millimeters.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the input instruction unit 1. Each of the plurality of input instruction units 1 (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) shown in FIG. 2 is configured as, for example, a separate and independent cylindrical part that is assigned to the five fingers of the user's one hand. The user wears a set of the input instruction unit 1 configured as shown in FIG. 2 in one hand, and inputs the input instruction unit 1 attached to the finger by moving it closer to or away from the information reading unit 21 of the input processing unit 2. I do. Two sets of the input instruction unit 1 shown in FIG. 2 may be prepared and attached to both hands. In this case, all the IC tags 11 of the ten input instruction units 1 hold unique tag identification information. Moreover, the input instruction | indication part 1 may be comprised so that it can stick on a nail | claw etc. directly by providing an adhesive surface on one side.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating another configuration example of the input instruction unit 1. A plurality of input instruction sections 1 (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) shown in FIG. 3 are fixed to positions corresponding to the tips of the fingertips of the glove-shaped support, and are configured to be movable separately. Has been. It is assumed that the support is made of a material having flexibility, and the user puts this glove-shaped support on his hand and inputs his / her finger toward or away from the information reading unit 21 of the input processing unit 2. I do.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an apparatus example of the input processing unit 2 in the first embodiment. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, the input processing unit 2 is implemented as a device having a radio wave receiving mechanism in which each of the six information reading units 21 has a predetermined area on the upper surface of the device. The six information reading units 21 are a first reading unit 21a to a sixth reading unit 21f, respectively. As shown in FIG. 4B, the information reading unit 21 provided on the upper surface of the input processing unit 2 can communicate with the IC tag 11 through the member of the nonmetallic input processing unit 2. Yes, the tag identification information transmitted as a response wave by the IC tag 11 of the input instruction unit 1 is read.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the data storage unit 22. The data storage unit 22 in FIG. 5A is a unique tag of the IC tag 11 when five input instruction units 1 (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) are assigned to the five fingers of one hand (right hand) of the user. The example of the IC tag allocation table which shows identification information is shown. For example, the tag identification information “a-1” is held in the IC tag 11a (see FIG. 2) of the input instruction unit 1a assigned to the first finger (thumb) of the right hand. Similarly, in the IC tag 11b of the input instruction unit 1b for the second finger (index finger) of the right hand, the tag identification information “a-2” is input to the input instruction unit 1c for the third finger (middle finger) of the right hand. The tag identification information “a-3” is included in the IC tag 11c of the right hand, and the tag identification information “a-4” is included in the IC tag 11d of the input instruction unit 1d for the fourth finger (ringing finger) of the right hand. This indicates that the tag identification information “a-5” is held in the IC tag 11e of the fifth finger (little finger) input instruction unit 1e.

  FIG. 5B shows an example of an input information assignment table indicating input information assigned to a combination of tag identification information and reading unit identification information in the case of the configuration of the information reading unit 21 shown in FIG. Thirty pieces of input information can be set by a combination of five IC tags 11a to 11e and six information reading units 21a to 21f. Here, it is assumed that a 26-character alphabet and an instruction to move the cursor up, down, left, and right are assigned as input information. Here, in the input information allocation table, in addition to alphabetical characters and cursor movement instruction commands, numbers, predetermined operation instruction commands, and the like are stored. As input information for a specific application, commands often used in maintenance work of a computer system, for example, commands such as “ping” and “traceroute” may be stored.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of information that can be input by each of the six information reading units 21 based on the input information allocation table of FIG. Here, the six information reading units 21a to 21f are respectively referred to as a first reading unit R1, a second reading unit R2, a third reading unit R3, a fourth reading unit R4, a fifth reading unit R5, and a sixth reading unit R6. , “Cursor left, characters a, b, c, d” can be input to the data processing device 3 by bringing the finger close to the first reading unit R1.

  Specifically, “character a” can be input by bringing the thumb with the input instruction unit 1 a attached to the first reading unit R 1, and “cursor left” when the index finger with the input instruction unit 1 b is brought close to the first reading unit R 1. “Move command” can be entered. Similarly, "character m" can be input when the thumb with the input instruction unit 1a is brought close to the fourth reading unit R4, and "character n" can be input when the index finger with the input instruction unit 1b is brought close.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the present invention in the first embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, the information reading unit 21 of the input processing unit 2 stands by as a state in which the tag identification information transmitted from the IC tag 11 of the input instruction unit 1 can be read. When the input instruction unit 1 approaches the input processing unit 2, one of the plurality of information reading units 21 reads the tag identification information of the IC tag 11 of the nearest input instruction unit 1 (step S10). If the IC tag 11 is readable (YES in step S11), a set of the tag identification information of the read IC tag 11 and its own reading unit identification information is sent to the processing determination unit 23 (step S12). The process determination unit 23 refers to the input information allocation table of the data storage unit 22 and identifies input information allocated based on a set of tag identification information and reading unit identification information (step S13). Then, the communication unit 24 transmits the specified input information to the data processing device 3 (step S14), and ends the process.

  If the IC tag 11 is not readable (NO in step S11), the information reading unit 21 repeats the process of reading the tag identification information of the IC tag 11 of the nearest input instruction unit 1 (step S10).

  In the present invention, a plurality of pieces of information are selectively input depending on a combination of which information reading unit 21 of the input processing unit 2 reads the tag identification information of the IC tag of which input instruction unit 1 of the plurality of input instruction units 1. can do. It is possible to input data to the data processing device 3 by a simple single operation such as which finger is close to which part of the input processing device.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the present invention in the second embodiment. The input processing apparatus according to the second embodiment is substantially the same as the configuration example according to the first embodiment, except that a contact recognition unit 25 associated with each of the information reading units 21 is added to the input processing unit 2. Composed. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 6, the processing means assigned the same number as the processing means shown in FIG. 1 performs the same operation.

  The contact recognition unit 25 has a contact recognition surface associated with the information reading unit 21 that is a predetermined surface area for detecting contact of the input instruction unit 1, and the input instruction unit 1 has contacted the contact recognition surface. Is a processing means for notifying the information reading unit 21 associated with the recognized contact recognition surface of the contact of the input instruction unit 1. Specifically, when the user presses the contact recognition surface provided as the contact recognition unit 25 in the input processing unit 2 with the finger wearing the input instruction unit 1, the contact recognition unit 25 changes the pressure due to the finger press. It detects and recognizes that the input instruction | indication part 1 contacted.

  In the normal state, the information reading unit 21 waits in a state where the reception processing of the tag identification information transmitted by the IC tag 11 of the input instruction unit 1 is suspended, and the contact recognition unit 25 notifies the contact of the input instruction unit 1. Only when it is received, the reception processing is activated, and the tag identification information is read from the IC tag 11 of the input instruction unit 1 that is in the vicinity, that is, the input instruction unit 1 that is in contact with the contact recognition surface.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a device example of the input processing unit 2 in the second embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9A, six information reading units 21 and contact recognition units 25 are each configured as a pair on the upper surface of the input processing unit 2. The contact recognition unit 25 is implemented as a mechanism having a contact recognition surface of a predetermined area. The six information reading units 21 are respectively referred to as a first reading unit 21a to a sixth reading unit 21f, and the six contact recognition units 25 are respectively referred to as a first recognition unit 25a to a sixth recognition unit 25f.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, the contact recognition surface of the contact recognition unit 25 is provided on the upper surface of the input processing unit 2 so as to overlap the upper part of the information reading unit 21 to detect pressure from the outside. Implemented as a mechanism. The information reading unit 21 provided below the contact recognition surface can communicate with the IC tag 11 through the contact recognition surface, and reads tag identification information transmitted as a response wave by the IC tag 11 of the input instruction unit 1. . When the first recognizing unit 25a recognizes the contact of the input instruction unit 1, the first recognizing unit 25a notifies the first reading unit 21a associated with the first recognizing unit 25a of the contact recognition. And only the 1st reading part 21a activates a process, and reads the tag identification information of the IC tag 11 of the input instruction | indication part 1 which contacted. At this time, the other information reading units 21b to 21f are suspended.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of processing of the present invention in the second embodiment.

  In the second embodiment, the information reading unit 21 of the input processing unit 2 stands by in a state where the reading process of the tag identification information transmitted from the IC tag 11 is suspended. When the finger of the user wearing the input instruction unit 1 or the input instruction unit 1 comes into contact with the contact recognition surface provided in the contact recognition unit 25 of the input processing unit 2, the contact recognition unit 25 recognizes this contact. The contact is notified to the associated information reading unit 21 (step S20). Upon receiving the notification, the information reading unit 21 reads the tag identification information of the IC tag 11 of the nearest input instruction unit 1, that is, the contacted input instruction unit 1 (step S21), and the tag identification of the read IC tag 11 A set of information and its own reading unit identification information is sent to the processing determination unit 23 (step S22). The process determination unit 23 refers to the input information allocation table of the data storage unit 22 and identifies input information allocated based on a set of tag identification information and reading unit identification information (step S23). Then, the communication unit 24 transmits the specified input information to the data processing device 3 (step S24) and ends the process.

  This avoids a malfunction in which the tag identification information of the IC tag 11 is read by the information reading unit 21 that is not intended by the user due to a state in which the communicable areas of the information reading unit 21 overlap, and the information reading processing accuracy is increased. can do.

  Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiment, it is obvious that the present invention can be variously modified within the scope of the gist thereof.

  In the first and second embodiments, a user's finger is assumed as a member on which the input instruction unit 1 is mounted. This is because the user can input by a natural operation similar to the key touch in the conventional input operation by attaching the input instruction unit 1 to the user's finger. However, in the present invention, the input instruction unit may be assigned and fixed to a plurality of movable parts of a machine such as a robot. Further, a stylus or the like in which the IC tag 11 is fixed to a plurality of parts may be used as the input instruction unit 1.

  Further, as an example, a processing example in which input information is assigned using identification information respectively included in five input instruction units and six information reading units has been used. However, in this example, at least two input instruction units and one information item are used. It can also be implemented by the configuration of the reading unit. Also, by appropriately increasing or decreasing the number of components of the input instruction unit and the information reading unit, it is possible to appropriately assign input information according to the purpose of use.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of this invention in a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an input instruction | indication part. It is a figure which shows another structural example of an input instruction | indication part. It is a figure which shows the apparatus example of the input process part in a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the example of the information stored in a data storage part. An example of information that can be input by each of the six information reading units based on the input information allocation table of FIG. It is a figure which shows the flow of the process of this invention in a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the structural example of this invention in a 2nd Example. It is a figure which shows the apparatus example of the input process part in a 2nd Example. It is a figure which shows the flow of the process of this invention in a 2nd Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input instruction | indication part 11 IC tag 2 Input processing part 21 Information reading part 22 Data storage part 23 Processing confirmation part 24 Communication part 25 Contact recognition part 3 Data processing apparatus 31 Communication part 32 Processing part 33 Display part

Claims (8)

An input processing device that performs input processing on a data processing device to be operated,
A plurality of input instruction units provided in the internal storage unit for holding unique tag identification information and having an information transmission unit for transmitting the tag identification information, which is provided so as to be movable in accordance with a user operation;
When the unique reading unit identification information is assigned and the information transmission unit of the input instruction unit is located in a predetermined communicable space area, the tag identification information transmitted by the information transmission unit is read, and the read tag An information reading unit for sending a set of identification information and reading unit identification information assigned to the processing unit;
An information storage unit for storing input information allocation information to which predetermined information to be input to the data processing apparatus to be operated is assigned for each combination of tag identification information and reading unit identification information;
Based on the input information allocation information in the information storage unit, input information corresponding to a combination of the tag identification information and the reading unit identification information is specified, and the specified input information is input to the data processing device An input processing device comprising: a processing confirmation unit. 2. The input processing device according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of information reading units. In the input processing device according to any one of claims 1 and 2,
When it is a predetermined surface area for detecting contact of the input instruction unit and has a contact recognition surface associated with the information reading unit, and when it is recognized that the input instruction unit is in contact with the contact recognition surface, A contact recognition unit for notifying the contact to the information reading unit associated with the recognized contact recognition surface;
The information processing unit reads tag identification information from an information transmission unit provided in the input instruction unit in contact when the contact is notified. In the input processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Each of the plurality of input instruction units is configured as a separate and independent component. In the input processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The input processing device, wherein the plurality of input instruction units are fixed to a single support, and each of the input instruction units is separately movable. In the input processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The input processing device, wherein the plurality of input instruction units are configured to be assigned to each of five fingers. A device that performs an input process on a data processing device that is an operation target, and has an information transmission unit that internally retains unique tag identification information, and is provided with a plurality of input instructions that can be moved according to a user operation. And an input processing method to be executed in an input processing device including an information reading unit that is assigned with unique reading unit identification information and reads information of the information transmitting unit,
The input processing unit
When the information transmission unit of the input instruction unit is located in a predetermined communicable space area, the tag identification information transmitted by the information transmission unit is read and assigned to the read tag identification information and the own processing unit An information reading step for sending a set with reading unit identification information;
For each combination of tag identification information and reading unit identification information, an information storage unit for storing input information allocation information to which predetermined information to be input to the data processing apparatus to be operated is allocated is accessed, and the input information allocation information is And a process confirmation step of identifying input information corresponding to a combination of the tag identification information and the reading unit identification information, and performing input processing of the identified input information to the data processing device. Input processing method. The input processing method according to claim 7,
When the input processing device recognizes that the input instruction unit is in contact with a predetermined surface area that detects contact of the input instruction unit and is associated with the information reading unit, the contact A contact recognition step of notifying the contact to the information reading unit associated with a recognition surface;
In the information reading step, when the contact is notified in the contact recognizing step, tag identification information of an information transmitting unit provided in the input instruction unit in contact is read.

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