JP2019067015A - Input device and input method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique which allows a user to perform a touch operation without gazing at an operation surface during input in touch with the operation surface.SOLUTION: An input device comprises: an operation panel part which receives user's touch for operation; a detection unit which detects the touch to the operation panel part; an operation determination unit which determines a touch to a side or a corner forming at least an outer edge of the operation panel part to be user's touch for operation on the basis of the position of the touch detected by the detection unit; and an operation input unit which inputs an operation signal for operating a function assigned to the side or the corner, in accordance with a determination result.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an input device and an input method.

  In recent years, a touch panel on which an operation of pressing a button or an operation of switching a switch is superimposed on a display, and an electronic device in which a touch operation on a touch pad is performed are widely spread (for example, Patent Document 1). In such electronic devices, mechanical movable parts such as buttons and switches are reduced, the failure rate can be reduced, and technical merits such as easy to secure waterproofness, as well as less unevenness in appearance, are simple. Has aesthetic benefits such as an advanced impression.

JP, 2014-167600, A

  An input device using a touch panel or a touch pad (hereinafter also referred to as a touch-type input device) often has a flat operation surface on which a touch operation is performed, and unlike a conventional mechanical button or slider, an operation by touch There was a problem that it was difficult to recognize an object. For example, in the slide operation unit, in which the user touches the operation surface with a finger and slides the finger in a predetermined direction to adjust the volume, when the slide direction of the finger deviates during operation and is out of the predetermined operation range Although it will not be possible, if the operation surface is flat, it can not be recognized by touch whether it is out of the operation range or not. For this reason, the finger can not be adjusted in the middle of the operation to increase the volume and the volume can not be adjusted, and after the user feels that the volume is still insufficient and continues sliding the finger, the finger can operate in the predetermined operation range. If you go back to, it is possible that a loud noise is suddenly output.

  In particular, when the user operates the vehicle while driving, as in the case of some functions of a car audio system and a navigation device, it is difficult for the user to gaze at the operation surface and to be affected by vibration during traveling Therefore, if the user can not recognize the operation target by touch, the operation may not be performed properly.

  For this reason, it is conceivable to provide concavo-convex shape on the operation surface so that the operation object can be recognized by touch sense, but processing of this concavo-convex shape is necessary when forming the operation surface, and the manufacturing process becomes complicated. . Moreover, in the apparatus in which the touch panel is superimposed on the display element, when the concavo-convex shape is formed on the operation surface, it becomes difficult to see the display located behind it.

  Therefore, the present invention has an object to provide a technology that enables a touch operation even when the user does not look at the operation surface when touching the operation surface and performing input.

The input device of the present invention is to solve the problems described above.
An operation panel unit that receives a touch by a user operation;
A detection unit that detects a touch on the operation panel unit;
An operation determination unit that determines a touch on at least a side or a corner forming an outer edge of the operation panel unit based on the position of the contact detected by the detection unit as an operation by the user;
And an operation input unit configured to input an operation signal for operating the function assigned to the side or the corner according to the determination result.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technology that enables a touch operation without the user looking at the operation surface when touching the operation surface and performing input.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system provided with an input device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view of the input device. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the panel unit. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an input method performed by the input device. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of functions assigned to edges and corners. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an installation example of the input device. FIG. 7 is a front view of the input device. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the panel unit according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an input method performed by the input device according to the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The configuration of the following embodiment is an exemplification, and the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment.
Embodiment 1
<Device configuration>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system provided with an input device according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view of the input device, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a panel unit.

  The present system 100 includes a panel unit 10, a control unit 20, and a function unit 30. The panel unit 10 and the control unit 20 constitute an input device 12 for inputting information of an operation by the user to the function unit 30. The panel unit (operation panel unit) 10 receives an exterior plate 11 that receives an operation (hereinafter also referred to as a touch operation) by an operation site such as a finger of the user, and a touch panel (detection unit) that detects contact with the operation surface of the exterior plate 11 14 and a display (display unit) 15 are superimposed. In addition, although the panel unit 10 of this example set it as the structure containing the display 15, the display 15 is not an essential structure, and the display 15 may be abbreviate | omitted. For example, the display 15 and the panel unit 10 may be configured separately, and the panel unit 10 may be configured as a configuration including the exterior plate 11 and the touch panel 14, that is, a so-called touch pad. Further, in the present embodiment, the user's operation part is a part which is in contact with the operation surface to perform an operation, and is typically a finger. Hereinafter, although the operation site is simply referred to as a finger, it is not limited to the finger, and may be a site other than the finger, such as a palm or the back of a hand. In addition, the operation site may be something other than the user's body, such as a gloved finger or a touch pen, as long as the operation unit can detect contact with the operation surface by the detection unit.

  The exterior plate 11 of this example is a transparent substantially flat member and is disposed closest to the user in the panel unit 10, and the user side surface of the exterior plate 11, that is, the user side surface of the panel unit 10 is the operation surface 101 It has become.

The touch panel 14 is a capacitive touch panel that obtains a touch position based on a change in capacitance when a user's finger contacts the operation surface. For example, in FIG. 2, a coordinate system having two axes (X and Y axes) orthogonal to each other in the operation surface (plane) is determined, and the contact position is determined as coordinates in this coordinate system (hereinafter also referred to as position information). . The detection unit is not limited to the electrostatic capacitance method, and may be a resistance film method, an ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method, or an optical method. In addition, the exterior plate 11 may be omitted, and the surface disposed on the user side of the touch panel 14 may be used as the operation surface 101.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the exterior plate 11, the touch panel 14, and the display 15 are superimposed and stored in the frame 16. Thus, in the present embodiment, the frame 16 forms the outer edge of the panel unit 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (B), the exterior plate 11 may be extended to the outer edge of the panel unit 10. The touch panel 14 detects not only the portion on the user side surface (the operation surface 101) of the panel unit 10 but also the contact with the outer edge of the panel unit 10 including the frame 16 as well as the portion on which the touch panel 14 is superimposed. That is, the touch panel 14 is adjusted in sensitivity so that the outer edge of the panel unit 10 is included in the detection range.

  In addition, in order to detect the contact with respect to the outer edge of the panel unit 10, without making the sensitivity of the touch panel 14 too high, you may extend the touch panel 14 to the side of the frame 16 as shown to FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3D, when the panel unit 10 is built in the housing 17 and the user's surface on the user side of the panel unit 10 is limited in the range in which the user can perform touch operation with a finger, The boundary with the housing 17, that is, the outer edge of the operation surface 101 may be the outer edge of the panel unit 10.

  The display 15 is a display unit such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and displays an image based on the video signal input from the control unit 20. For example, an operation target (hereinafter, also referred to as a display operation target) for executing a specific function such as the slide operation units 110, 120, and 130 and the touch operation units 191 to 196 is displayed. The touch operation units 191 to 196 are operation targets imitating buttons to which functions such as sound source selection and channel change are assigned, and the slide operation units 110, 120, and 130 are adjustment of volume, tuning, and specification of reproduction position Etc. is a linear operation target assigned a function such as. That is, the display operation objects 191 to 196 and 110 to 130 are GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) for operating the functional unit 30.

  The control unit 20 is, for example, a microcomputer provided with a CPU and a memory. The memory may include main storage and auxiliary storage. The main storage device is used as a work area of the CPU, a storage area of programs and data, and a buffer area of communication data. The main storage device is formed of, for example, Random Access Memory (RAM) or a combination of RAM and Read Only Memory (ROM). Programs such as an operating system and firmware are installed in the memory.

The CPU is also called a micro processor unit (MPU), a microprocessor, a processor, or a processing unit. The CPU is not limited to a single processor, and may be a multiprocessor configuration. Also, a single CPU connected by a single socket may have a multi-core configuration. The processing of at least a part of the above-described units may be performed by a processor other than the CPU, for example, a dedicated processor such as a digital signal processor (DSP), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a numerical operation processor, a vector processor, or an image processing processor. good. Further, at least a part of the processing of each of the above-described units may be an integrated circuit (IC) or another digital circuit. In addition, at least a part of the respective units may include an analog circuit. The integrated circuit includes an LSI, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and a programmable logic device (PLD). The PLD includes, for example, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Each of the units described above may be a combination of a processor and an integrated circuit. The combination is, for example, MCU (Micro Controller Unit), SoC (System-on-a)
-chip), system LSI, chipset etc.

  The CPU loads the program stored in the memory into the main storage device, and executes the processing described in the program to perform the functions of the operation determination unit 201, the operation input unit 202, and the display control unit 203.

  The operation determination unit 201 is configured to contact at least the sides 61 to 64 or the corners 65 to 68 forming the outer edge of the panel unit 10 based on the position (contact position) of the touch detected by the touch panel 14 by the user. Determined as touch operation. The operation determination unit 201 of the present example determines the touch on the display operation objects 191 to 196 and 110 to 130 displayed on the display 15 in addition to the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 as the touch operation by the user. The operation determination unit 201 stores in advance the positions of the operation targets such as the display operation targets 191 to 196 and 110 to 130, the edges 61 to 64, and the corners 65 to 68, and matches the touch positions detected by the touch panel 14. Determine the position operation target. For example, when the contact position matches the corners 65 to 68 of the panel unit 10 and the time from the contact to the cancellation of the touch is equal to or less than a predetermined value, it is determined that the tap operation is for the corners 65 to 68. When the contact position matches the edges 61 to 64 of the panel unit 10 and moves along the edges 61 to 64, the operation determination unit 201 determines that the operation is a slide operation on the edges 61 to 64.

  The operation input unit 202 inputs an operation signal for operating the function assigned to the edge 61 to 64 or the corner 65 to 68 to the functional unit 30 according to the determination result of the operation determination unit 201.

  The display control unit 203 causes the display 15 to display a GUI indicating an operation amount of the slide operation on the edges 61 to 64. The display control unit 203 also displays a GUI indicating the state of the operation on the edges 61 to 64 in the vicinity of the edges 61 to 64. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 203 is an embodiment of an operation state presentation unit and an operation amount presentation unit.

The functional unit 30 is a device that executes control of a control target according to a control signal input from the input device 12 and is, for example, an audio function that plays music or radio. In addition to the audio function, the system 100 of this example is a functional unit that executes a navigation function such as calculation of a route to a destination and display of a route, and a visual function of playing a moving image and displaying a television broadcast. 30 may be an electronic device (AVN machine) integrally provided. Further, the function unit 30 is not limited to this, and may perform functions such as air conditioner, drive recorder, adjustment of the angle of the side mirror, adjustment of the irradiation position (height) of the headlight, and the like.
<input method>
Next, an input method will be described in which the input device 12 inputs a control signal based on the detected touch operation to the functional unit. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an input method performed by the input device 12. The input device 12 starts the process of FIG. 4 when receiving an instruction to start the process or when the electric system of the vehicle is turned on.

  First, the input device 12 determines whether the first touch on the operation surface 101 has been detected (step S10). If the determination is negative (step S10, No), the process of FIG. 4 is ended.

  On the other hand, in the case of a positive determination in step S10 (Yes in step S10), the input device 12 determines the target on which the touch operation has been performed based on the position information of the contact position (step S20).

If it is determined in step S20 that the touch operation has been performed on the display operation targets 191 to 196 and 110 to 130, the input device 12 determines whether the touch operation is confirmed or not, in this example, the contact is within a predetermined time It is determined whether or not it has been resolved (step S30). That is, when the user taps the display operation targets 191 to 196 and 110 to 130 with a finger, and the finger is separated from the operation surface 101, it is determined that the touch operation is determined. In this example, although the tap is determined as the touch operation, the present invention is not limited to this, and another operation such as double click or long press may be determined.

  In the case of a negative determination in step S30, the input device 12 ends the processing of FIG. 4, and in the case of a positive determination, functions the operation signal for operating the function assigned to the display operation objects 191 to 196 and 110 to 130. It inputs into the part 30 (step S40).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S20 that the touch operation on the corners 65 to 68 has been performed, the input device 12 determines whether the touch operation has been determined or not, in this example, the contact has been eliminated within a predetermined time. It is determined whether or not it is (step S50). That is, the user taps the corner 65 to 68 with a finger, and when the finger is separated from the corner 65 to 68, it is determined that the touch operation is determined. In this example, although the tap is determined as the touch operation, the present invention is not limited to this, and another operation such as double click or long press may be determined.

  In the case of a negative determination in step S50, the input device 12 ends the processing of FIG. 4, and in the case of a positive determination, displays on the display 15 that the corners 65 to 68 have been operated (ie, the operation state) (step S60). ). For example, it indicates that the operation has been performed by changing the color or the brightness in the vicinity of the operated corners 65 to 68. And the input device 12 inputs the operation signal which operates the function allocated to the said corners 65-68 to the function part 30 (step S70).

  When it is determined in step S20 that a touch operation has been performed on the edges 61 to 64, the input device 12 causes the display 15 to display that the edges 61 to 64 have been operated, that is, the operation state (step S80). . For example, it indicates that the operation has been performed by changing the color or the brightness in the vicinity of the operated edges 61 to 64. The display of the operation state is displayed in parallel with the processing of FIG. 4 until the touch operation on the edges 61 to 64 is completed.

  Next, the input device 12 determines whether the touch operation is a slide operation (step S90). For example, an affirmative determination is made when the touch position moves along the edges 61 to 64, and the touch position is moved to a position other than the positions of the edges 61 to 64 when the touch position is not moved and the touch is canceled. In the case, negative judgment.

  In the case of a negative determination in step S90, the input device 12 ends the processing of FIG. 4, and in the case of a positive determination, the input device 12 displays a GUI indicating the operation amount of the function assigned to the edges 61 to 64. The operation amount indicated by the GUI corresponds to the slide operation (step S100). For example, when a slide operation is performed on the edge 61 and the function assigned to the edge 61 is volume adjustment, the knob 121 of the display operation target 120 for performing the same volume adjustment adjusts the slide amount of the edge 61 (operation amount Slide according to). In the present embodiment, the display operation target 120 is displayed regardless of the operation on the edge 61. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a GUI similar to the display operation target 120 may be displayed only when the edge 61 is operated. It may be displayed on the display 15 and the knob may be slid to indicate the amount of operation. The operation with respect to the edges 61 to 64, for example, increases the operation amount in the case of the slide operation in the upward direction, and reduces the operation amount in the case of the slide operation in the downward direction. As described above, the absolute value of the operation amount may be determined according to the position touched by the user, with the one end of the edges 61 to 64 being the minimum value and the other end being the maximum value without being limited to the relative operation. .

  Further, the input device 12 inputs, to the functional unit 30, an operation signal for operating the functions assigned to the edges 61 to 64 by the control amount according to the slide operation (step S110). The process in FIG. 4 is repeatedly executed until a stop instruction is received or the electric system of the vehicle is turned off.

  In this embodiment, the functions of volume adjustment to the edge 61, adjustment of the reproduction position to the edge 62 or 64, and tuning (tuning) to the edge 63 are assigned. The corners 65 to 68 are assigned functions of menu display, return to the previous screen, cancel, and playback. Not limited to this, the functions assigned to the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 can be set arbitrarily. Also, when the function of volume adjustment is assigned to the edge 61, the function of increasing the volume by a predetermined amount at the corner 65 and the function of decreasing the volume by a predetermined amount at the corner 68 are allocated at the corner located at the edge of the edge. A function may be assigned to increase or decrease the control amount of the function assigned to the edge by a predetermined amount. As a result, the angle 65 is hit three times to increase the volume by three steps, and the angle 68 is hit twice to decrease the volume by two steps, so that the number of operations is proportional to the control amount. By repeating the above, it is possible to control the desired amount with certainty.

  The functions assigned to the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 may be different depending on the operating conditions of the device. For example, when a touch operation on the edge 61 is performed, if the operation status is displaying a map by the navigation device, the map is enlarged or reduced and the television broadcast is displayed. Change the channel to be displayed, and when playing back a CD, change the song to be played back. Thus, various operations can be performed according to the operating conditions by the operations on the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68.

  As described above, in the case where the assignment is made different for each operation situation, increase and decrease of the number related to the control target corresponding to the operation direction may be unified in each operation situation. For example, when the slide operation is performed in the first direction (upward or rightward), the map is enlarged and displayed, the display channel is changed to one with a large channel number, or the track being played is a track of CD Change to a larger number. That is, control is performed to increase the number related to the control target, such as the map magnification, the channel number, and the CD track number, for each operation state. On the contrary, when the slide operation is performed in the second direction (downward or leftward), the map is displayed in a reduced size, the display channel is changed to one with a smaller channel number, or the music being reproduced is CD. Change track numbers to smaller ones. That is, control is performed to reduce the number of control targets, such as map magnification, channel numbers, and CD track numbers, for each operation state. As a result, even when the functions are different depending on the operation status of the apparatus, the user can easily think of the operation direction, and it is possible to reduce the possibility of losing the operation.

  Even if the functions assigned to the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 are different depending on the operating conditions, the functions assigned to all the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 differ according to the operating conditions Instead of having them, there may be edges 61 to 64 and corners 65 to 68 to which a common function is assigned in each operation situation. In FIG. 5, the function assigned to the operation with respect to the edge 62 is to increase or decrease the sound volume in common whether the operation status is navigation (route guidance), display of television broadcasting, or reproduction of a CD. is there.

When the assignment is made different for each operation situation, as shown in FIG. 5, the functions for each operation situation assigned to each edge 61 to 64 and corners 65 to 68 are stored in memory in advance, and the operation input unit 202 Based on the operation on the edges 61 to 64 or the corners 65 to 68, a signal indicating an operation on a function assigned to each of the operation states is input to the functional unit 30. Not limited to this, the function unit 30 stores the function for each operation state assigned to each of the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68, and the function unit 30 corresponds to any of the edges 61 to 64 or the corners 65 to 68 A signal indicating an operation may be received from the operation input unit 202, and the function assigned to each of the operation states may be executed based on the signal.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing an example in which the input device 12 is mounted in a car. The input device 12 of this example is inserted into a slot provided substantially at the center in the left-right direction of the dashboard, and the outer edge of the display unit 10 slightly protrudes from the dashboard surface 81 as shown in FIG. Is attached. In the case of the arrangement of FIG. 6, the driver who is the user can touch the input device 12 by extending the hand holding the steering wheel diagonally forward. Further, since the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 which are the outer edges of the display unit 10 are provided so as to project from the dashboard surface 81, the hand moves from the edge 61 to the edge 61 by moving the hand along the dashboard surface 81. Since it strikes at 64 and corners 65 to 68, it is possible to easily find edges 61 to 64 and corners 65 to 68 by groping. In addition, when the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 are disposed in a protruding manner, when the driver touches, from the feeling of the unevenness, whether the upper edge 62 is touched or the lower edge 64 is touched? Etc. can be recognized, and operations can be performed with certainty without looking at the operation surface. As described above, according to the example of FIG. 6, the driver can perform an input operation by groping while keeping his eyes directed forward during driving. That is, the input device 12 of this embodiment is suitable as an input device of a vehicle-mounted machine.

  Although it is desirable that the outer edge of the display unit 10 protrudes from the attachment surface such as the dashboard surface 81 or the like, another configuration may be used as long as the outer edge of the display unit 10 can be recognized by touch. For example, even if the surface of the display unit 10 is provided flush with the mounting surface such as the dashboard surface 81 or the like, the difference in material or surface treatment or the presence of a gap between the surface of the display unit 10 and the dashboard surface 81 The outer edge of the display unit 10 may be recognized by the sense of touch or the like.

<Operation and effect of the embodiment>
As described above, the input device 12 according to the present embodiment includes at least the panel unit 10 that receives a touch by the user's operation, the touch panel 14 that detects the touch on the panel unit 10, and the position of the touch detected by the touch panel 14 According to the determination result, an operation determination unit that determines contact with the edge 61 to 64 or the corner 65 to 68 forming the outer edge of the panel unit 10 from the operation by the user, and is assigned to the edge 61 to 64 or the corner 65 to 68 And an operation input unit for inputting an operation signal for operating the specified function.

  With this configuration, the input device 12 according to the present embodiment operates a touchable portion such as the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 so that the user can perform touch operation without looking at the operation surface 101. There is. This improves usability for the user.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the operation determination unit 201 determines a slide operation on the edges 61 to 64 or a tap operation on the corners 65 to 68.

  As a result, by associating the natural operation of tracing the edge / striking the corner with the slide operation / tapping operation, intuitive operation is possible, and the usability for the user is further improved.

  Further, the input device 12 according to the present embodiment includes a display control unit (operation amount presentation unit) 203 that causes a display unit to display a GUI indicating the operation amount of the slide operation on the edges 61 to 64.

  With this configuration, the input device 12 of the present embodiment can visually present the amount of operation.

Moreover, the input device 12 of this embodiment is provided with the display control part (operation state presentation part) 203 which displays the state of operation with respect to the edge 61-64 or the corners 65-68 in the said edge 61-64 vicinity.

  With this configuration, the input device 12 according to the present embodiment visually indicates that the edges 61 to 64 or the corners 65 to 68 are in operation, and can intuitively understand that the user is in operation. There is.

  Further, in the input device 12 according to the present embodiment, when the slide operation is performed on the edges 61 to 64, the control amount of the function assigned to the edges 61 to 64 is determined according to the operation amount of the slide operation. When the tap operation is performed on the corners 65 to 68 disposed at both ends of the edges 61 to 64, the control amount of the function assigned to the edges 61 to 64 is increased or decreased by a predetermined amount.

  Thus, the operations of the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 can be effectively associated to realize an easy-to-understand interface.

Second Embodiment
In the first embodiment described above, the display 15 is disposed in the entire area of the operation surface 101. However, in the present embodiment, an example in which the display 15 is not disposed in the vicinity of the outer edge of the panel unit is shown. Since the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, the same elements will be denoted by the same reference symbols, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

  FIG. 7 is a front view of the input device, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the panel unit of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, in the present embodiment, the display 15 is disposed near the center of the operation surface 101, and the touch panel 14 is disposed around the periphery. Further, an indicator 18 is provided in the vicinity of the frame 16.

  As shown in FIG. 7, operation targets such as slide operating units 210, 220 and 230 and touch operating units 291 to 296 are formed on the surface of the exterior plate 11 user side by printing or an uneven shape. When the user touches the slide operating units 210, 220, 230 or the touch operating units 291 to 296, the touch panel 14 detects this contact and inputs an operation signal for operating the corresponding function to the functional unit 30. .

  In the present embodiment, since the display 15 is not provided in the vicinity of the outer edge of the panel unit 10, the display (steps S60 and S80) of the operation state when the operation is performed on the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 is displayed. This is done by lighting the indicator 18 instead of 15.

  Thereby, even when the display 15 is not disposed near the outer edge of the panel unit 10, the state of operation can be visually presented.

Embodiment 3
In the first embodiment described above, the functions of the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 are assigned in advance, but in the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the functions of the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 are assigned by a simple operation. Since the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, the same elements will be denoted by the same reference symbols, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an input method performed by the input device 12 according to the present embodiment. The input device 12 starts the process of FIG. 9 when receiving an instruction to start the process or when the electric system of the vehicle is turned on. In FIG. 9, the same process as in FIG. 4 with the step number is the same process as in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S20 of FIG. 9 that a touch operation has been performed on the display operation targets 191 to 196 and 110 to 130, the input device 12 determines whether the touch operation has been determined, in this example, the contact is It is determined whether or not it is resolved within a predetermined time (step S30).

  If a negative determination is made in step S30, the input device 12 determines whether the touch position has moved (step S210). In the case of a negative determination in step S210, the input device 12 ends the process of FIG. 9, and in the case of a positive determination, determines whether the touch position has reached the edge 61-64 or the corner 65-68. (Step S220).

  In the case of a negative determination in step S220, the input device 12 ends the processing of FIG. 9, and in the case of a positive determination, the functions assigned to the display operation objects 191 to 196 and 110 to 130 that are the movement sources are moved to the movement destinations. Are assigned to the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68 (step S230). After step S230, the input device 12 proceeds to step S20. At this time, the contact position has moved to the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68, so in step S20, it is determined as an operation on the operation target of the movement destination. Then, when moving to corners 65 to 68, the process proceeds to step S50, and after displaying the state (step S60), an operation signal for operating the function assigned in step S230 is input to function unit 30 (step S70) . When moving to the edges 61 to 64, the process proceeds to step S80, and the function assigned in step S230 is operated after the determination of the slide operation (step S90) and the process of displaying the GUI (step S100). An operation signal is input to the function unit 30 (step S110).

  As a result, after the user touches the display operation objects 191 to 196 and 110 to 130, the functions of the edges 61 to 64 or the corners 65 to 68 are assigned by a simple operation such as moving to the edges 61 to 64 or the corners 65 to 68. Can. In addition, when the slide operation performed on the display operation targets 110 to 130 is difficult to operate, it can be moved to the edges 61 to 64 to take over the operation, and the usability is improved.

  The function assigned in step S230 may be returned to the original assignment after a predetermined time after the user removes the finger from the edge 61 to 64 or the corner 65 to 68 of the movement destination, and after the assignment in step S230 Stores the assignment as setting information, and the operation for the edges 61 to 64 or the corners 65 to 68 may be an operation for the function.

  As described above, in the input device 12 of the present embodiment, the touch panel 14 detects a touch on the operation surface 101 of the panel unit 10, and the operation determination unit 201 determines the operation targets 191 to 196, arranged in the operation surface. When it is determined that the contact position has moved to the edge 61 to 64 or the corner 65 to 68 after the contact to 110 to 130 is performed, the operation input unit 202 is based on the operation on the edge 61 to 64 or the corner 65 to 68 And inputs a signal indicating an operation on the function assigned to the operation target.

  With this configuration, the input device 12 according to the present embodiment can easily take over the operation performed on the operation surface 101 to the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68.

  Further, in the input device 12 of the present embodiment, the operation determination unit 201 stores the edges 61 to 64 or the corners 65 to 68 in association with the functions assigned to the operation target as setting information, and the edges 61 to 64 When a touch on the corner 65 to 68 is detected, the operation input unit 202 inputs an operation on a function associated with the edge 61 to 64 or the corner 65 to 68 based on the setting information.

  With this configuration, the input device 12 according to the present embodiment can easily assign functions to the edges 61 to 64 and the corners 65 to 68.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, these are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these, as long as they do not deviate from the scope of the claims, without departing from the knowledge of those skilled in the art. Various changes based on are possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 panel unit 11 exterior board 12 input device 14 touch panel 15 display 20 control part 30 function part 100 system 101 operation surface 110, 120, 130 slide operation part 191-196 touch operation part 201 operation determination part 202 operation input part 203 display control part

Claims (9)

An operation panel unit that receives a touch by a user operation;
A detection unit that detects a touch on the operation panel unit;
An operation determination unit that determines a touch on at least a side or a corner forming an outer edge of the operation panel unit based on the position of the contact detected by the detection unit as an operation by the user;
An operation input unit configured to input an operation signal for operating a function assigned to the side or the corner according to the determination result;
An input device comprising   The input device according to claim 1, wherein the operation determination unit determines a slide operation on the side or a tap operation on the corner.   The input device according to claim 2, further comprising an operation amount presentation unit that causes a display unit to display a GUI indicating an operation amount of the slide operation on the side. The detection unit detects a touch on an operation surface of the operation panel unit;
When the operation determination unit determines that the contact position has moved to the side or the corner after the operation target disposed in the operation surface is touched.
The input device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation input unit inputs a signal indicating an operation on a function assigned to the operation target based on an operation on the side or the corner. When the operation determination unit associates the side or the corner with the function assigned to the operation target and stores it as setting information, and detects a touch on the side or the corner,
The input device according to claim 4, wherein the operation input unit inputs an operation on a function associated with the side or the corner based on the setting information.   The input device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an operation state presentation unit configured to display the state of the operation on the side or the corner in the vicinity of the side.   The input device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an indicator that emits light according to a state of an operation on the side or the corner. When a slide operation is performed on the side, the control amount of the function assigned to the side is increased or decreased according to the operation amount of the slide operation.
The input device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein when a tap operation is performed on the corners at both ends of the side, the control amount of the function assigned to the side is increased or decreased by a predetermined amount. Detecting a user's touch on the operation panel unit by the detection unit;
Determining at least a touch on a side or a corner forming an outer edge of the operation panel unit as an operation by the user based on the position of the touch detected by the detection unit;
Inputting an operation signal for operating a function assigned to the side or the corner according to the determination result;
The input method that the computer performs.

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