JP4366246B2 - 情報入力装置 - Google Patents
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- G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
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- G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
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- G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
- G06F3/0362—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
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Description
11,12 板状入力部材
11a,12a 摺接面
11b,12b 当接面
13 圧力センサ
14 球
15 スイッチ
16 回動リング
17 変位センサ
18 信号形態変換器
21,22 連結部
30 把持部
31,32 モード切替スイッチ(切替操作手段)
40 ディスプレイ
40A,40B 補助表示装置
41 信号送信部
Claims (10)
- 片手の二本の指の間に挟持されて操作されると共に、当該挟持操作による二本の指の相対変位に従って相対的に摺動可能な二枚の板状入力部材と、
前記片手の他の指を用いて把持される把持部と、
前記二枚の板状入力部材と前記把持部との間を連結し、前記二枚の板状入力部材を前記把持部の側部にて支持させる連結部と、
前記二枚の板状入力部材の相対位置又は相対変位を検出し、当該検出した相対位置又は相対変位に基づいて入力情報を形成する情報形成手段と、
前記二本の指の一方又は両方で触れることが可能な前記把持部の一端に設けられ、当該指により切替え操作が成されると前記情報形成手段の形成する前記入力情報の形態を切り替える切替操作手段と、を有し、
前記板状入力部材の挟持操作と前記切替操作手段の切替え操作と前記把持部の把持とを片手で行うことを可能にし、
前記切替え操作による入力情報の形態の切り替えと前記挟持操作による入力情報の生成とにより、多数の情報を扱うことを可能にすること、
を特徴とする情報入力装置。 - 前記二枚の板状入力部材は、対面する摺接面と、その背面側に前記二本の指の指先又は指の一部を当接させる当接面とを備え、
前記板状入力部材の一方の当接面に、前記二本の指の一方である親指の腹部を当接して前記挟持操作を行うことが可能であること、
を特徴とする請求項1に記載の情報入力装置。 - 前記入力情報の形態は、前記二枚の板状入力部材の特定方向への相対変位に対応していること、
を特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の情報入力装置。 - 前記特定方向は、前記二本の指が相対的に直交するX方向とY方向へ変位される際の当該二方向、または、前記二本の指が相対的に回転される際の回転方向であること、
を特徴とする請求項3に記載の情報入力装置。 - 前記入力情報の形態は、制御対象機器が有する切替えメニューに対応していること、
を特徴とする請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の情報入力装置。 - 前記入力情報は、前記切替えメニューに含まれた各制御項目に対応していること、
を特徴とする請求項5に記載の情報入力装置。 - 前記情報形成部は、前記二枚の板状入力部材に設けられた圧力検出手段を有し、
当該圧力検出手段が前記挟持操作により前記二枚の板状入力部材に加えられた押圧力を検知することで、前記二枚の板状入力部材の相対位置又は相対変位を検出すること、
を特徴とする請求項1〜6のいずれか1項に記載の情報入力装置。 - 前記情報形成部は、前記圧力検出手段により検出された押圧力の程度に応じた入力情報を形成すること、
を特徴とする請求項7に記載された情報入力装置。 - 前記情報形成部は、前記二枚の板状入力部材の傾きを検出する傾き検出手段を有し、
当該傾き検出手段の検出出力に応じて入力情報を形成すること、
を特徴とする請求項1〜8のいずれかに記載された情報入力装置。 - 前記二本の指で回転操作され、前記二枚の板状入力部材の外周を回動する回動リングと、
当該回動リングの前記二枚の板状入力部材に対する相対回転を検出する検出手段とを有し、
前記情報形成部は、当該検出手段により検出された回転角度に応じて入力情報を形成すること、
を特徴とする請求項1〜9のいずれか1項に記載の情報入力装置。
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| JP2004156021A JP4366246B2 (ja) | 2004-05-26 | 2004-05-26 | 情報入力装置 |
| EP05011376A EP1600849A3 (en) | 2004-05-26 | 2005-05-25 | Information input device |
| US11/136,550 US20050264526A1 (en) | 2004-05-26 | 2005-05-25 | Information input device |
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| JP4366246B2 true JP4366246B2 (ja) | 2009-11-18 |
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| EP1600849A3 (en) | 2006-07-26 |
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| US20050264526A1 (en) | 2005-12-01 |
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