JP2010073071A5

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Publication number: JP2010073071A5
Application number: JP2008241807A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2008-09-19
Publication date: 2011-08-11
Anticipated expiration: 2028-09-19

Claims

Display means having a panel display surface;
An input detecting means for detecting a pressing operation on the panel display surface and detecting a position of the pressing operation;
A process execution unit that sets a plurality of operation input positions on the panel display surface, and executes a process set in advance corresponding to the operation input position when the input detection unit detects a pressing operation at the operation input position. An apparatus body having
A hard thin plate-like cover portion that is held by the apparatus main body at a use position that covers the panel display surface, and the cover portion is provided integrally with the plurality of pieces in a state where the cover portion is held at the use position. An input operation auxiliary panel having a plurality of protrusions that respectively oppose the operation input positions and protrude from the surface of the cover portion toward the opposite side of the panel display surface,
An input device comprising:

The input device according to claim 1,
An input device comprising: guide means for guiding the cover portion to the use position when the input operation auxiliary panel moves relative to the apparatus main body so that the cover portion faces the use position.

The input device according to claim 1,
The input operation auxiliary panel has type identifying means indicating the type of the input operation auxiliary panel classified according to the arrangement of the plurality of protrusions,
The apparatus main body includes type recognition means for detecting the type identification means and recognizing the type of the input operation auxiliary panel in a state where the cover portion is held at the use position.

The input device according to claim 3,
The processing execution means sets the operation input position at a position facing the protrusion of the input operation auxiliary panel based on the type of the input operation auxiliary panel recognized by the type recognition means. .

The input device according to claim 4,
The protrusion has light transmittance,
The apparatus main body includes display control means for displaying a predetermined icon indicating the operation input position on the display means,
When the type recognizing unit recognizes the type of the input operation auxiliary panel, the display control unit corrects the shape of the predetermined icon in a direction opposite to the light refraction direction when passing through the protrusion. An input device characterized by displaying.

The input device according to claim 3,
The apparatus main body is
Cover suitability determining means for determining whether or not the type of the input operation assisting panel recognized by the type recognizing means is adapted to the process executed by the process executing means;
An input means comprising: a notification means for notifying a user of the non-conformance state when the cover suitability determination means determines that the type of the input operation auxiliary panel is a non-conformity state not suitable for the processing. apparatus.

The input device according to claim 3,
The process execution means sets the operation input position according to the type of the input operation auxiliary panel recognized by the type recognition means, and executes a process adapted to the type of the input operation auxiliary panel. An input device.

The input device according to claim 1,
The apparatus main body is
Display control means for displaying a predetermined icon indicating the operation input position on the display means;
Cover holding determination means for determining whether or not the cover portion is held at the use position,
A predetermined identification display is displayed in advance on the protrusion,
The input device, wherein the display control unit does not display the predetermined icon when the cover holding determination unit determines that the cover is held at the use position.

The input device according to claim 1,
The input device, wherein the protrusion is made of a softer material than the cover.

When a plurality of operation input positions with respect to the panel display surface are set and a pressing operation at the operation input position is detected, an input operation assist is attached to the apparatus main body that executes a process set in advance corresponding to the operation input position. A panel,
A hard thin plate-like cover portion held against the apparatus main body at a use position covering the panel display surface;
The cover portion is provided integrally with the cover portion so as to face the plurality of operation input positions in a state where the cover portion is held at the use position, and from the surface of the cover portion to the opposite side of the panel display surface. A plurality of protrusions that protrude
Guiding means for guiding the cover portion to the use position when the input operation auxiliary panel moves relative to the apparatus main body so that the cover portion is directed to the use position;
An input operation auxiliary panel characterized by comprising:

The input operation auxiliary panel according to claim 10,
A type identifying means for indicating a type of the input operation auxiliary panel classified by the arrangement of the plurality of protrusions;
The type identification means is detected by the apparatus main body in a state where the cover portion is held at the use position, whereby the type of the input operation auxiliary panel is recognized by the apparatus main body. Auxiliary panel.