JP2011070250A - Touch operation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately count the number of touches on a touch panel, which is intended by a user. <P>SOLUTION: The touch operation device counts the total number of touches whose touches are detected within a predetermined count time T1 starting with a touch on the first touch, as a total number of touches, in a touch panel part 4a. When the count time T1 is set to be sufficient short, the total number of touches is counted as the number of the touches intended by the user. Thereby, even when the panel is slightly touched by a plurality of fingers, the touch operation device reliably counts the number of touches on the touch panel part 4a intended by the user as the total number of touches, and executes an execution program group associated with the total number of touches. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a contact operation device including a touch panel that detects contact from an operator.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a contact operation device including a touch panel display that displays an operation screen and detects a contact position by touching the display screen with a finger or the like has been widely used. Thereby, for example, a user can select and instruct a desired operation by touching a selection item displayed on the operation screen with a finger.

  Furthermore, in recent years, with the development of touch panels that can detect multiple contact points, even with a touch operation device, a configuration for instructing and selecting a process corresponding to the number of contact points at a time, and quantitative parameters in one process can be set. A configuration that indicates the number of contact points has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  According to the above prior art, the above selection instruction and quantitative instruction can be performed by making contact at one or a plurality of contact points with one or a plurality of fingers without directing a line of sight to the touch panel display. It can be done easily.

JP 2006-162267 A

  However, when performing a contact operation on the display without directing a line of sight, it is often difficult to perform contact simultaneously with the intended number of fingers. In addition, there are individual differences in the length difference between the five fingers, or even if you intend to touch at the same time with the intended number of fingers due to personal hand habits, etc., make contact with a slight difference in time (Contact periods do not overlap). As a result, there is a possibility that an erroneous operation instruction is made due to the number of contact points not intended by the user. As described above, the conventional touch operation device has no function of reliably counting the number of touch points on the touch panel intended by the user.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention includes the above-described problem as an example.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a contact detection means for detecting the number of contact points touched by an operator's finger and a predetermined count after the operator starts contact. Contact counting means for counting the total number of contact points detected by the contact detection means within a time period as a batch contact point, and processing means for executing processing corresponding to the batch contact point count counted by the contact counting means And having.

It is a system configuration figure showing an example of composition of a navigation device containing a contact operation device by an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the software structural example of the hierarchy item selection execution program which operate | moves in the navigation apparatus shown in FIG. It is a time chart explaining the method of counting the number of collective contact points. It is a figure which shows an example of the hierarchical structure of a process item. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a collective contact number point correspondence table in which execution program groups for each processing item are stored and held corresponding to the hierarchical structure shown in FIG. 4. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a hierarchy item selection execution process. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed example of a procedure of the batch contact point count process of step S100 shown in FIG. It is a figure showing the example of a display of a display part at the time of the user performing item selection operation by the hierarchy item selection execution process of FIG. It is a time chart explaining the method of counting the number of collective contact points when setting the extension time and permitting continuous contact input.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This embodiment is an embodiment in a case where the present invention is applied to a car navigation device that guides traveling of a vehicle.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a configuration example of a navigation device including the contact operation device of the present embodiment.

  The navigation device 100 includes a CPU 1, a storage unit 2, a GPS unit 3, a touch panel display 4, and a speaker 5.

  The CPU 1 has a function of controlling the navigation device 100 as a whole by performing various calculations according to the operation of a predetermined program and exchanging information with other units and outputting various control instructions.

  The storage unit 2 includes a ROM 2a, a RAM 2b, and a storage medium 2c. The ROM 2a is an information storage medium in which various processing programs described later and other necessary information are written in advance. The RAM 2b is an information storage medium on which information necessary for executing the various programs is written and read. The storage medium 2c is an information storage medium such as a flash memory or a hard disk. The storage medium 2c corresponds to storage means, and in this example, has a function of storing processing of corresponding processing items in a non-volatile manner in a four-dimensional array with the number of four collective contact points as an index, as will be described later.

  The GPS unit 3 uses a GPS sensor (not shown in particular) to measure the current location of the vehicle and searches for a predetermined route from the current location to the destination based on map information stored in advance. The navigation apparatus 100 has the main functions such as displaying the route overlaid on the map and guiding the vehicle.

  The touch panel display 4 includes a touch panel unit 4a and a display unit 4b. The touch panel unit 4a corresponds to a contact detection unit, and is a transparent switch provided along the surface of the display area of the display unit 4b, for example. This touch panel part 4a can recognize that the switch of the contact location was turned on, for example, when there is contact with a finger of a driver or a passenger according to the display object in the display area of the display part 4b. In addition, the number of contact points in a very short time width can be detected using the center position of the contact location as the contact point. As this touch panel unit 4a, for example, a capacitive type can be used, or a type having an equivalent function capable of detecting a plurality of contact points may be used. The display unit 4b has a function of displaying, for example, a map image based on map data and displaying various other information under the control of the CPU 1.

  The speaker 5 has a function of outputting sound to the inside of the vehicle under the control of the CPU 1.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a software configuration example of a hierarchical item selection execution program that operates under the control of the CPU 1 in the navigation device 100 shown in FIG.

  The hierarchical item selection execution program has a screen display unit 11, a contact counting unit 12, a processing unit 13, and a control unit 14 as its functions, and causes the navigation device 100 to perform each function described later. In addition, in order to avoid the complexity of illustration, the software components for route search and route guidance that are originally performed by the navigation device 100 are omitted.

  The screen display unit 11 outputs an operation screen for performing various operations including hierarchical item selection, which will be described later, by display on the display unit 4b.

  The contact counting unit 12 corresponds to contact counting means, and based on information on the number of contact points detected by the touch panel unit 4a, a batch that can be regarded as the number of contact points that the user intentionally contacts at one time by a method described later. The number of contact points is counted (details will be described later).

  The processing unit 13 corresponds to a processing means, and acquires an execution program group of a corresponding processing item from the contact correspondence processing data SD using the combination of a plurality of batch contact points repeatedly counted by the contact point counting unit 12 as an index, and executes it. (Details will be described later).

  The control unit 14 transmits / receives various information and outputs instruction commands to / from each of the screen display unit 11, the contact counting unit 12, and the processing unit 13, and controls processing of the entire hierarchical item selection execution program. .

  In addition, each said function part 11, 12, 13, 14 in the said software structure performed by control of CPU1 and the touch panel display 4 comprise the contact operation apparatus in this embodiment.

  Here, a method of counting the number of batch contact points by the contact counting unit 12 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a time chart for explaining a method of counting the number of collective contact points in the present embodiment. The horizontal axis in the figure indicates the time axis, and it is assumed that time elapses in the direction from left to right in the figure.

  In the example of the present embodiment, it is assumed that a driver seated in a right-hand drive vehicle inputs an instruction by touching the touch panel portion 4a of the navigation device 100 installed in the center of the vehicle with only his left hand. Therefore, the maximum number of contact points that the touch panel unit 4a can detect at a time is five.

  In the illustrated example, first, the thumb starts to contact at time t1, then the index finger starts to contact at time t2 during the thumb contact period, and then the same time during the thumb contact period. At t3 and time t4, the middle finger and the comb finger start to contact each other. The little finger starts to contact at time t5 after the thumb is separated (contact release).

  Here, the number of contact points detected by the touch panel unit 4a is the number of contact points where contact is confirmed in a moment as a sufficiently short time width as described above. In the illustrated example, the number of contact points at time t1. The number is 1, the number of contact points at time t2 is 2, the number of contact points at time t3 and t4 is 4, and the number of contact points at time t5 is 4. In actual multi-point contact on the touch panel unit 4a, since all the five fingers do not start contact at the same time and the contact periods are switched (not overlapping), the number of contact points detected in an instant depends on the passage of time. Change.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the total number of contact points where contact is started within a predetermined time from the start of contact of the first contact point is counted as the total number of contact points. This includes the first contact point. The predetermined time is referred to as a counting time T1, and in the illustrated example, the contact start times t1 to t5 corresponding to the five fingers are all within the counting time T1. When the counting time T1 is set to a sufficiently short time, the number of contact points whose contact start is confirmed within the counting time T1, that is, the number of collective contact points is intended to be contacted at a time by the user. It can be regarded as the number of contact points.

  The trigger for counting within the counting time T1 is only at the start of contact at each contact point, and the length of each contact period is not affected. Further, contact points that have started to be contacted outside the counting time T1 are invalid and are not counted as a batch contact point.

  Next, a hierarchical structure of processing items executed by the navigation device 100 of this embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hierarchical structure of processing items. In the example shown in FIG. 4, two menu items “view” and “view” are set in the first layer, which is the top layer. These “menu” and “view” processing items are processing items when the classification of all the processing performed by the navigation device 100 of the present embodiment is roughly divided into two.

  In the example shown in the figure, “periphery search”, “traffic jam information”, “music playback”, and “return” set as processing items to which the above-mentioned “menu” category belongs are set in the second layer, which is the next higher layer. Is described. In order to avoid the complexity of the illustration, the processing items belonging to the “view” category are not shown. Further, the “return” process item is a process item for returning the selection operation to the next higher layer (in this case, the first layer).

  In the illustrated example, in the third layer of the next layer, “car-related facilities”, “eating / drinking”, “resting”, “playing”, which are set as processing items belonging to the above-mentioned “surrounding search” category, And “Return” are described. Similarly, the processing items belonging to the categories of “congestion information” and “music reproduction” are not shown.

  In the illustrated example, “parking lot”, “gas station”, “dealer”, and “return” set as the processing items belonging to the classification of the “car-related facility” are displayed on the fourth layer, which is the lowest layer. Are listed. Similarly, illustration of processing items belonging to the categories of “eating / drinking”, “resting”, and “playing” is omitted.

  Here, as an example, the processing item “gas station” is a kind of vehicle-related facility in the map image displayed on the display unit 4b at that time by a menu operation in which each processing item is indicated by a character string. It is a processing item for executing processing such as displaying information such as the location where the gas station is provided and its chain. As described above, the navigation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment systematically classifies all process items that can be executed, and sets the classification system in a hierarchical structure.

  The selection operation of each processing item (and “return” processing item) in each layer is performed in correspondence with the number of batch contact points counted at that time. In the illustrated example, the processing items “menu”, “periphery search”, “car-related facility”, and “parking lot” are selected corresponding to the number of one-point contact points in each layer. In addition, the processing item “return” in each of the second and lower layers is selected corresponding to the number of collective contact points of 5 (the description is omitted for others).

  Here, as an example, when selecting and specifying the processing item of “gas station”, starting from the first layer, select “menu”, “search around”, “car-related facilities”, and “gas station” in that order. (The items in the bold frame shown in the figure are selected in order). That is, starting from the first layer, it is only necessary to repeatedly count the number of contact points in the order of 1 point, 1 point, 1 point, 2 points, that is, 1 point, 1 point, 1 point, 2 points for the touch panel unit 4a. The contact operation may be performed in order. If the contact operation is wrong in each layer, the contact operation may be performed at 5 points each time to return to the upper layer.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a batch contact number point correspondence table in which execution program groups for each processing item are stored and held corresponding to the hierarchical structure shown in FIG.

  This batch contact point correspondence table is information recorded and held in the storage medium 2c shown in FIG. In the example of the present embodiment shown in the figure, the processing items are classified in order from the first layer to the fourth layer, and the branches in each layer are associated with one collective contact point. An execution program group is recorded in association with the end processing item.

  In this recording structure, the number of batch contact points corresponding to the first layer is g, the number of batch contact points corresponding to the second layer is h, the number of batch contact points corresponding to the third layer is i, and the number of batch contact points corresponding to the fourth layer. Is j, the execution program group is recorded in the four-dimensional array S (g, h, i, j) with the combination of “g, h, i, j” as an index. For example, the execution program corresponding to the processing item “gas station” is recorded in the array S (1, 1, 1, 2). Note that, depending on the classification, the terminal processing item is not necessarily positioned in the fourth layer. That is, for example, the processing item positioned in the third layer may be the end, and the execution program group may be recorded in direct association with the processing item. In this case, the same execution program group is recorded in association with any number of batch contact points in the fourth layer following the lower layer.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure example of the hierarchical item selection execution process. This hierarchy item selection execution process includes a procedure realized by the processing unit 13 of the hierarchy item selection execution program shown in FIG. This flow starts executing when the user performs an operation to select a processing item.

  In FIG. 6, in step S5, the value of the hierarchical counter variable L is set to 1, and all the values of the collective contact point arrays I (1), I (2), I (3), and I (4) are set to 0. Initial setting. The value of the hierarchy counter variable L is a variable indicating the hierarchy that is the target of item selection at that time, and the value of I (L) is the collective contact counted corresponding to the Lth layer at that time. The score is shown.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S10, and an item selection screen on which processing items of the L-th layer are written is displayed on the display unit 4b by the processing of the screen display unit 11 (see FIG. 8 described later).

  Next, the process proceeds to step S100, and the contact counting unit 12 shown in FIG. 2 performs a batch contact point counting process for counting the number of contact points that the user intentionally contacts from the touch panel unit 4a at one time, that is, the batch contact points. .

  Next, the process proceeds to step S15, and a detection sound is generated from the speaker 5 so as to notify that the counting by the batch contact point counting process of step S100 has been performed once.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S20, in correspondence with whether or not the value of the collective contact point number I (L) counted in the immediately preceding step S100 is 5, that is, corresponding to the Lth layer as the item selection target at that time. It is determined whether or not the item corresponding to “Return” has been selected. If the value of the collective contact point number I (L) is not 5, the determination is not satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S25.

  In step S25, with reference to the batch contact number point correspondence table shown in FIG. 5, the item of S (I (1),... I (L),. S (abbreviated as I (K),; K = 1 to L)) is the above-mentioned terminal item, that is, whether or not an execution program group directly associated with the item is prepared. judge. If the item is a terminal item, the determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S30.

  In step S30, referring to the batch contact number point correspondence table, an execution program group associated with the item of S (I (1),... I (L),. . When the item processing at the end is positioned in the fourth layer, the array S (I (1), I (2), I (3) specifying the collective contact point number I (L) of each layer as an index. ), I (4)) are the corresponding items.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S35, and the execution program group acquired in step S30 is executed. Then, this flow ends.

  On the other hand, if the value of the collective contact point I (L) is 5 in the determination in step S20, the determination is satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S40.

  In step S40, it is determined whether or not the value of the hierarchy counter variable L is 1. If it is 1, the determination is satisfied, that is, it is assumed that there is no higher hierarchy and there is no return destination. Return to and repeat the same procedure. On the other hand, if the value of the hierarchy counter variable L is not 1, it is considered that the determination is not satisfied, that is, it is possible to return to a higher hierarchy, and the value of the hierarchy counter variable L is decreased by 1 in the next step S45, and then the process proceeds to step S10. Return and repeat the same procedure.

  On the other hand, in the determination of step S25, if the item of S (I (1),... I (L),...) In the arrangement of the batch contact number point correspondence table is not a terminal, the determination is not satisfied. That is, it is considered that a processing item branched to a lower hierarchy is set, and in the next step S50, the value of the hierarchy counter variable L is incremented by 1, and the process returns to step S10 to repeat the same procedure.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure example of the batch contact point counting process in step S100 shown in FIG. Note that the variable L shown in the figure is the hierarchy counter variable shown in FIG. 6, and I (L) is the variable of the number of contact points counted corresponding to the Lth layer.

  In FIG. 7, first, in step S105, the value of the collective contact point number I (L) is initialized to zero.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S110, where it is determined whether or not the start of contact by a new contact point has been detected by comparing the immediately preceding detection state on the touch panel unit 4a with the current detection state. The loop waits until the start of contact by a new contact point is detected, and when it is detected, the process proceeds to the next step S115.

  In step S115, the timer is started (time variable T is initialized to 0 and the passage of time is measured).

  Next, the process proceeds to step S120, and the number M of contact points at which the start of a new contact is detected in the immediately preceding step S110 (or step S145 described later) is detected.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S125, and the value of the new contact point number M is added to the value of the batch contact point number I (L).

  Next, the process proceeds to step S130, and it is determined whether or not the value of the collective contact point number I (L) is 5 or more. If the value of the number of collective contact points I (L) is 5 or more, the determination is satisfied, that is, the number of contact points that can be touched by a user with one hand at a time is greater than 5, and this time new It is assumed that the start of contact at a contact point is not detected, and for the time being, in step S135, the maximum number 5 is substituted for the value of the batch contact point number I (L), and this flow is terminated. In this case, even when the value of the collective contact point number I (L) is larger than 5 due to contact with the same finger twice, the maximum number is corrected to 5. On the other hand, if the value of the collective contact point number I (L) is smaller than 5, the determination is not satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S140.

  In step S140, it is determined whether or not the counting time T1 has elapsed since the timer started counting in step S115, that is, whether or not the time variable T has exceeded the counting time T1. If the counting time T1 has elapsed, that is, if the timer has expired, the determination is satisfied and the flow ends. On the other hand, if the counting time T1 has not yet elapsed, the determination is not satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S145.

  In step S145, it is determined whether or not the start of contact by a new contact point is detected as in step S110. Until the start of contact by a new contact point is detected, the determination in step S140 is repeated to wait in a loop, and when detected, the process returns to step S120 and the same procedure is repeated. Further, when the timer is over during the loop standby, this flow is ended.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the display unit 4b when the user performs an item selection operation by the hierarchical item selection execution process of FIG.

  When the user inputs an instruction to select a processing item by performing a predetermined operation, as shown in FIG. 8, the item selection screen 21 is displayed from above the map image M that has been displayed on the display unit 4b. Is overwritten and displayed. In the illustrated example, the state immediately after touching the touch panel unit 4a with the number of collective contact points (two points) corresponding to the “congestion information” on the second layer after selecting “Menu” on the first layer is shown. At this time, the user does not have to aim and press the small button for each item processing displayed on the display unit 4b, and touches at two points at an arbitrary position of the entire area of the touch panel unit 4a, that is, the entire display area of the touch panel display 4. All you have to do is At the time of the state shown in the figure, the detection sound is just sounded to notify that the number of batch contact points has been input.

  Immediately after this, an item selection screen in which processing items positioned in the third layer branching off from “congestion information” are added and displayed below (not shown). Further, when the terminal processing item is selected, an associated execution program group is acquired and executed. In this way, when the user remembers the permutation of the batch contact points that is repeated until the specific terminal processing item is selected, the permutation of the permutation to the touch panel unit 4a is not particularly required without looking at the display on the display unit 4b. It is only necessary to input the contact by the number of contact points.

  In the contact operation device according to the above-described embodiment, the touch panel unit 4a (corresponding to a contact detection unit) that detects the number of contact points touched by the operator's finger, and a predetermined count after the operator starts contact. A contact counting unit 12 (corresponding to a contact counting means) that counts the total number of contact points detected by the touch panel unit 4a within the time T1 as a collective contact point number, and the collective contact counted by the contact counting unit 12 And a processing unit 13 (corresponding to processing means) that executes an execution program group (corresponding to processing) corresponding to the score.

  In this case, when the user is a driver and it is difficult to simultaneously start contact with the number of fingers intended to perform the contact operation on the touch panel unit 4a simultaneously with other driving operations of the vehicle. Counting time T1 even when there is an individual difference in length between five fingers, or when the intended number of fingers are changed due to personal hand-clogging, etc. The total number of contact points at which the start of contact is detected is counted as the number of contact points intended by the user, that is, the number of collective contact points.

  Thereby, even when a plurality of fingers make a slight contact, the number of contact points on the touch panel unit 4a intended by the user can be reliably counted as the number of batch contact points, and the processing unit 13 determines the number of batch contact points. The associated execution program group can be executed.

  In the contact operation device according to the above-described embodiment, the processing unit 13 is a combination of the number of collective contact points acquired by the contact counting unit 12 repeating counting at a maximum number of times of acquisition (in this example, 4 times) or less. The execution program group of the process item corresponding to is executed.

  In this way, even when a large number of process items are organized in a hierarchical structure of a complicated classification system, it is only necessary to input the number of simple contact points a plurality of times, so that the process items from the topmost first layer to the end are processed. Can be easily selected. At this time, the driver who is the user does not need to aim and press the small button for each item processing displayed on the display unit 4b, and thus the driving safety can be improved. Furthermore, when the user remembers a permutation of batch contact points that is repeated until a specific terminal processing item is selected, the permutation is not performed on the touch panel unit 4a without particularly shifting the line of sight toward the vehicle traveling direction. It is only necessary to input contact with the number of contact points. For example, it is only necessary to touch the touch panel unit 4a in the order of one point, one point, one point, and two points until the processing item “gas station” shown in FIG.

  The contact operation device in the above embodiment has a storage medium 2c (corresponding to storage means) that stores an execution program group executed by the processing unit 13 in a predetermined array S (g, h, i, j). The processing unit 13 is obtained from the array S according to the combination of the collective contact points I (L) (that is, the permutation of I (1), I (2), I (3), I (4)). The execution program group is executed.

  In this way, an execution program group of the target process item can be easily acquired from the array S (g, h, i, j) without executing a complicated flow procedure and executed.

  In the time chart shown in FIG. 3, an invalid time is set with an appropriate length immediately after the end of the counting time T1, and during the invalid time, detection of the start of contact at another contact point from the touch panel unit 4a is detected. It may be invalidated (not shown in particular).

  That is, in the contact operation device according to the above embodiment, the contact counting unit 12 may invalidate the detection within a predetermined invalid time immediately after the predetermined counting time T1 ends.

  In this way, even when counting the number of contact points at a time is continuously performed a plurality of times, independent counting can be performed without mutual influence.

  Further, as shown in the time chart of FIG. 9 corresponding to FIG. 3, when the maximum number of batch contact points is counted in the first counting time T1, an appropriate length is obtained immediately after the end of the counting time T1. When the extension time Tc is set, and another new batch contact point is input during the extension time Tc and during the counting time T2, the time is counted at the counting time T1 and the counting time T2, respectively. The total number of contact points may be counted as one collective contact number (5 + 2 = 7 in the illustrated example).

  That is, in the contact operation device according to the embodiment, the contact counting unit 12 counts the number of collective contact points with the maximum number (5 in this example) and immediately after the end of the predetermined counting time T1 in the counting. When another contact point is detected within the predetermined extension time Tc, the total of the other contact point and the contact point detected within the predetermined counting time T2 (= T1) is calculated as the batch. The number of contact points may be counted.

  In this way, although the maximum number of collective contact points that can be input at one time with one hand is five, it is possible to input the collective contact points with a larger number.

  In addition to providing the touch panel unit 4a for inputting the number of collective contact points on the display unit 4b of the navigation device body, the touch panel unit 4a may be provided, for example, on a remote control device (not shown) configured separately from the navigation device body.

  That is, the contact operation device in the embodiment may further include a remote control device that can be remotely operated by an operator, and the touch panel unit 4a may be installed in the remote control device.

  If it does in this way, a remote control and touch panel part 4a can be arranged in a position where a user is most likely to perform contact input, and the number of batch contact points can be input more easily and reliably.

  In addition to those already described above, the methods according to the above-described embodiments and modifications may be used in appropriate combination.

  In the above description, the case where the present invention is applied to the navigation device 100 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, various devices that operate by detecting the user's finger operation, such as cash dispensers at banks and convenience stores, various ticket / paper issue machines and reservation devices at convenience stores, stations and other customer-collecting facilities, karaoke selection It can also be applied to devices, electronic notebooks, portable terminals such as mobile phones and music playback terminals, OA equipment such as printers, fax machines and copiers, personal computers, electronic paper, etc., and in these cases, similar effects can be obtained. .

1 CPU
2 Storage unit 2a ROM
2b RAM
2c Storage medium (equivalent to storage means)
3 GPS unit 4 Touch panel display 4a Touch panel (corresponding to contact detection means)
4b Display unit 5 Speaker 11 Screen display unit 12 Contact counting unit (corresponding to contact counting means)
13 Processing unit (equivalent to processing means)
14 Control unit 100 Contact operation device SD Contact processing data

Claims (6)

Contact detection means for detecting the number of contact points touched by an operator's finger;
Contact counting means for counting the total number of contact points detected by the contact detection means within a predetermined counting time after the operator starts contact, as a batch contact point;
Processing means for executing processing corresponding to the number of batch contact points counted by the contact counting means;
A contact operating device characterized by comprising: The processing means includes
The contact operation device according to claim 1, wherein the processing corresponding to the combination of the batch contact points acquired by the contact counting unit repeating the counting at a number equal to or less than a predetermined maximum number of acquisitions is performed. . Storage means for storing the processing executed by the processing means in a predetermined arrangement;
The processing means includes
The contact operation device according to claim 2, wherein the processing acquired from the array is executed according to the combination of the number of collective contact points. The contact counting means includes
The contact operation device according to claim 1, wherein the detection is invalidated within a predetermined invalid time immediately after the predetermined counting time is ended. The contact counting means includes
When the number of contact points at a time is counted by a predetermined maximum number and another contact point is detected within a predetermined extension time immediately after the end of the predetermined counting time in the counting, 4. The contact operating device according to claim 1, wherein a total of the points and the contact points detected within the predetermined counting time is counted as the number of collective contact points. 5. It further has a remote control device that can be remotely operated by an operator,
The contact detection means includes
The contact operation device according to claim 1, wherein the contact operation device is installed in the remote control device.

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