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Abstract
A touch panel has a first zone, a second zone and a third zone. The first zone includes a first vertical distance, which is less than a first value and greater than a second value, from the surface of the display, and includes a center of the display. The second zone includes the first vertical distance and is located outside the first zone with respect to the two dimensional coordinates. The third zone includes a second vertical distance, which is greater than the first value, from the surface of the display. When the indicator directly enters the second zone from the third zone, the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator are invalid. The two dimensional coordinates of the indicator are valid coordinates, when the indicator directly enters the second zone from the third zone, or when the indicator directly enters the first zone from the third zone.
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- This is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/183,184, filed Jun. 15, 2016, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 14/549,925, filed Nov. 21, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,395,834, issued Jul. 19, 2016, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 14/478,455, filed on Sep. 5, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,046,951, issued Jun. 2, 2015, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 14/164,458, filed Jan. 27, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,913,029, issued Dec. 16, 2014, which claims priority to Japanese Application No. 2013-044359, filed Mar. 6, 2013. The disclosures of these documents, including the specifications, drawings and claims, are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- The invention relates to an electronic device equipped with a touch panel, and method for detecting coordinates.
- As is well known, a touch panel is a combination of a display device, like a liquid crystal panel, with a touch pad (a position input device).
- Some touch panels are of a capacitive type. The capacitive type touch panel enables performance of manipulation at a height within a predetermined range without contact of a finger with a panel screen (the proximal operation is hereunder called “hover manipulation”).
FIG. 10 is a drawing showing a general configuration of the capacitive type touch panel. In the drawing,transmission electrodes 101 andreception electrodes 102 are disposed at a position distant from each other on a bottom surface of a plate-shaped dielectric 100. A drive pulse is applied from adrive buffer 103 to thetransmission electrodes 101. An electric field develops when the drive pulse is applied to thetransmission electrodes 101. When a hand is put in the electric field, the number of electric lines of force existing between thetransmission electrodes 101 and thereception electrodes 102 decreases. A change in the number of electric lines of force appears as a change in electric charges of thereception electrodes 102. An approach of the hand to the touch panel is detected by the change in the electric charges of thereception electrodes 102. -
FIGS. 11A to 11C are drawings showing a state of detection of a finger achieved when the hand is gradually brought closer to the touch panel.FIG. 11A shows a state in which the hand stays away from the electric field;FIG. 11B shows a state of detection of a hovering finger achieved when the finger has entered the electric field; andFIG. 11C shows a state of detection of a finger touch achieved when the finger is fully in the electric field and remains in touch with the touch panel. - Incidentally, when the finger touches the touch panel for manipulation purpose, erroneous manipulation does not occur. However; for instance, when the touch panel is manipulated with one hand, a remaining part of the thumb, such as a base of the thumb, may be detected before coordinates for the thumb are detected. Thus, user's intended manipulation may be hindered.
- A method for preventing occurrence of user's unintended manipulation is an input control method described in connection with; for instance, Patent Document JP-A-2012-234386. The input control method includes detecting a touch on a touch panel; specifying a zone including at least a touched area as an invalid zone in which input manipulation is not accepted; and performing input processing relevant to a touched area when a touch on the touch panel is detected and when the touched area does not belong to the invalid zone.
- However, if the invalid zone where input manipulation is not accepted is fixed, in the case of; for instance, hover manipulation that enables performance of manipulation at a distance apart from the touch panel, a virtual size of a finger acquired when viewed from a touch panel will vary according to a distance between a surface of the display section and the finger. Therefore, user's unintended manipulation cannot be sufficiently prevented.
- The invention has been conceived in light of the circumstance and aims at providing an electronic device and a method of detecting coordinates capable of sufficiently preventing a user from performing unintended manipulation during hover manipulation that enables performance of manipulation at a position distant from a touch panel.
- According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided an electronic device comprising: a planar display section; and a touch panel that is placed while overlapping the display section and that can detect two dimensional coordinates of an indicator on a surface of the display section and a vertical distance from the indicator, wherein the touch panel has a detection zone that covers at least the vertical distance which is less than a first value and greater than a second value which is smaller than the first value and where the two dimensional coordinates and the vertical distance can be detected, and a non-detection zone that covers at least the vertical distance which is greater than the first value and where the two dimensional coordinates and/or the vertical distance cannot be detected; the detection zone has a first zone that includes a center of the touch panel in connection with the two dimensional coordinates and a second zone that is outside the first zone in connection with the two dimensional coordinates; and at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator are taken as valid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the first zone from the non-detection zone, and at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator are taken as invalid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the second zone from the non-detection zone.
- At least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as valid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the first zone from the non-detection zone, at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as invalid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the second zone from the non-detection zone, and at least two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as valid coordinates when the indicator enters the second zone after directly entering the first zone from the non-detection zone.
- At least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as valid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the first zone from the non-detection zone, at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as invalid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the second zone from the non-detection zone, at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as valid coordinates when the indicator enters the second zone after directly entering the first zone from the non-detection zone, and at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as valid coordinates when the indicator enters the first zone after directly entering the second zone from the non-detection zone.
- At least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as valid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the first zone from the non-detection zone; at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as invalid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the second zone from the non-detection zone, at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as valid coordinates when the indicator enters the second zone after directly entering the first zone from the non-detection zone, at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as valid coordinates when the indicator enters the first zone after directly entering the second zone from the non-detection zone, and at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator may be taken as valid coordinates when the indicator enters the first zone after directly entering the second zone from the non-detection zone and subsequently entering the second zone.
- The non-detection zone may have an area outside the detection zone with reference to a center of the touch panel in connection with the vertical distance.
- The second value may be zero. The valid second coordinates can be displayed on the display section.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for detecting coordinates of an indicator applicable to an electronic device comprising: a planar display section; and a touch panel that is placed while overlapping the display section and that can detect two dimensional coordinates of the indicator on a surface of the display section and a vertical distance from the indicator, wherein the touch panel has a detection zone that covers at least the vertical distance which is less than a first value and greater than a second value which is smaller than the first value and where the two dimensional coordinates and the vertical distance can be detected, and a non-detection zone that covers at least the vertical distance which is greater than the first value and where the two dimensional coordinates and/or the vertical distance cannot be detected; and the detection zone has a first zone that includes a center of the touch panel in connection with the two dimensional coordinates and a second zone that is outside the first zone in connection with the two dimensional coordinates; and wherein at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator are taken as valid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the first zone from the non-detection zone, and at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator are taken as invalid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the second zone from the non-detection zone.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a general configuration of an electronic device of an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external view of the electronic device shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between a touch panel of the electronic device shown inFIG. 1 and a finger which serves as an indicator; -
FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an invalid zone and a valid zone above the touch panel of the electronic device shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the invalid zone and the valid zone above the touch panel of the electronic device shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example setting of the valid zone above the touch panel of the electronic device shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a non-detection zone and a detection zone above the touch panel of the electronic device shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining processing in which a control section of the electronic device shown inFIG. 1 determines if two dimensional coordinates are valid or invalid; -
FIG. 9 is a drawing showing an example application of a setting of a valid zone on the touch panel of the electronic device shown inFIG. 1 , or an example of two-step switching; -
FIG. 10 is a drawing showing a general configuration of a capacitive type touch panel; and -
FIGS. 11A to 11C are drawings showing a state of detection of a finger achieved when a hand is gradually brought closer to the touch panel. - A preferred embodiment for implementing the invention is hereunder described in detail by reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a general configuration of an electronic device of an embodiment of the invention.FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external view of the electronic device shown inFIG. 1 . In this connection, theelectronic device 1 of the embodiment corresponds to an application of the invention to; for instance, a portable radio communication device called a smartphone. A part of the electronic device that works as a radio communication device is omitted from the block diagram shown inFIG. 1 . - In
FIG. 1 , theelectronic device 1 of the embodiment has atouch panel 2, adisplay section 3, astorage section 5, and acontrol section 6. As shown inFIG. 2 , theelectronic device 1 of the embodiment has a longitudinally,rectangular housing 7. Thetouch panel 2 and thedisplay section 3 are provided on a front face of thehousing 7. Each of thetouch panel 2 and thedisplay section 3 assumes a planar shape that is slightly smaller than an area of the front face of thehousing 7 and is formed into a longitudinally, rectangular shape when viewed from top. In this case, an area of thedisplay section 3 is slightly smaller than an area of thetouch panel 2. Thetouch panel 2 is placed and superimposed over a front face of thedisplay section 3. - The
touch panel 2 adopts a capacitive system that enables performance of manipulation (“hover manipulation”) at a height within a predetermined range without contact of an indicator (a user's finger, a pen, or the like, and the indicator is herein taken as a “finger” in the embodiment) with a panel surface of thetouch panel 2. As shown inFIG. 10 , thetouch panel 2 adopting the capacitive system is equipped withtransmission electrodes 101 andreception electrodes 102, and the electrodes are positioned at a distance with each other and on a bottom surface of a plate-shapeddielectric 100. A drive pulse derived from a transmission signal is applied to thetransmission electrodes 101. Thetransmission electrodes 101 receive the applied drive pulse, whereupon an electric field develops. When the finger enters the electric field, the number of electric lines of force between thetransmission electrodes 101 and thereception electrodes 102 decreases, and a change in the number of electric lines of force appears as a change in electric charge of thereception electrodes 102. Thetouch panel 2 detects the finger in accordance with a received signal corresponding to the change in electric charges of thereception electrodes 102; detects two dimensional coordinates (x, y) of the finger along a surface of thedisplay section 3; detects a vertical distance (z) between the finger serving as the indicator and the surface of thedisplay section 3; and outputs the thus-detected two dimensional coordinates (x, y) and the vertical distance (z) to thecontrol section 6. - The
display section 3 assumes a rectangular shape and is employed as a display for manipulating theelectronic device 1 or a display of an image or the like. A display device, such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL (Electro Luminescence), and electronic paper, is used for thedisplay section 3. Thestorage section 5 has volatile memory, like DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), and stores settings when a user makes the settings for using theelectronic device 1. - The
control section 6 is made up of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), and an interface circuit. A program for controlling the CPU is stored in the ROM, and the RAM is used for operation of the CPU. Thecontrol section 6 has, as operation modes, a pointer mode and a normal mode. The pointer mode is one used at the time of manipulation of a pad, whilst the normal mode is one in which a touched position coincides with a function active position. - Manipulation performed in the pointer mode corresponds to indirect manipulation (i.e., the above-mentioned hover manipulation) that is performed over the
touch panel 2 rather than manipulation entailing a direct contact with thetouch panel 2 as in the case with the normal mode. The finger is held in midair within a predetermined zone and a predetermined distance range over thetouch panel 2, whereupon switching to the pointer mode takes place. The finger is moved after occurrence of switching to the pointer mode, whereby a pointer (omitted from the drawings) follows the finger. In the pointer mode, a predetermined function is executed in response to the position of the pointer. -
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between thetouch panel 2 and afinger 10 that serves as the indicator. As illustrated, thefinger 10 is held in midair over thetouch panel 2 within a distance range between a first distance (a first value) or less and a second distance (a second value) that is shorter than the first distance, whereby switching to the pointer mode takes place. As a result of switching to the pointer mode having taken place, coordinates (x, y, z) of the hoveringfinger 10 are detected. The finger is displayed as apointer 30 at a position on the surface of thedisplay section 3 that corresponds to the coordinates (x, y, z) where thefinger 10 is detected. When thepointer 30 overlaps with an icon (omitted from the drawings), the icon is made selectable. When thefinger 10 has approached thetouch panel 2 within the second distance or less, a function assigned to the icon is activated. Displaying thepointer 30 and activating the function assigned to the icon are performed by thecontrol section 6. Incidentally, the second distance can be set to zero. In addition, thepointer 30 can also be displayed in the form of a dot, such as that shown inFIG. 3 , or in a symbol like an arrow. - The
control section 6 loads the coordinates (x, y, z) output from thetouch panel 2 in; for instance, the pointer mode. A valid zone (a two dimensional coordinate valid zone; namely, a first zone) is set in accordance with a vertical distance (z) between thefinger 10 and thetouch panel 2. In this case, thecontrol section 6 makes the valid zone narrower as the vertical distance (z) between thefinger 10 and thetouch panel 2 becomes greater.FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an invalid zone and (a part of) the valid zone above thetouch panel 2.FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the invalid zone and the valid zone above thetouch panel 2. InFIG. 4 , aninvalid zone 40 is one that includes aninvalid X-Y zone 40A corresponding to X and Y directions of thetouch panel 2 and aninvalid Z zone 40B corresponding to Z direction of thetouch panel 2. Theinvalid zone 40 spreads to the inside of thetouch panel 2 as the vertical distance (z) between thefinger 10 and thetouch panel 2 becomes greater, and avalid zone 50 becomes narrower in contradistinction to the spread of the invalid zone (a second zone) 40. In this case, theinvalid zone 40 spreads to the inside of thetouch panel 2, so that thevalid zone 50 comes to assume a trapezoidal geometry. In reality, thevalid zone 50 comes to assume a three-dimensional trapezoidal shape (seeFIG. 7 to be described later). A planar geometry of thevalid zone 50 is a square shape as in the case with thedisplay section 3. In this case, as a matter of course, when the vertical distance (z) between thefinger 10 and thetouch panel 2 is greater than a predetermined value (a distance at which the finger has touched thetouch panel 2; i.e., a distance of substantially zero) (namely, when the finger is hovering), thevalid zone 50 becomes smaller than the square of thedisplay section 3. Thevalid zone 50 becomes smaller as the vertical distance (z) between thefinger 10 and thetouch panel 2 becomes greater. When the distance (z) becomes minimum, thevalid zone 50 becomes maximum. - The followings are conceivable. For instance, as shown in
FIG. 6 , thevalid zone 50 is made narrower while including acenter 3A of thedisplay section 3. Also, at least a distance (designated by a direction of a double-headed arrow in the drawing) between mutually-opposedlong sides valid zone 50 is made narrower as the vertical distance (z) between thefinger 10 and thetouch panel 2 becomes greater. Alternatively, thelong sides valid zone 50 are moved toward acenter line 200 drawn along thelong sides display section 3 as the vertical distance (z) between thefinger 10 and thetouch panel 2 becomes greater. - The
control section 6 determines whether the coordinates (x, y, z) of thefinger 10 that serves as an indicator are valid or invalid as follows. - A non-detection zone to be described below is an area where the
control section 6 cannot recognize the finger. The detection zone to be described below includes thevalid zone 50 for two dimensional coordinates including acenter 2A of thetouch panel 2 and theinvalid zone 40 for two dimensional coordinates located outside thevalid zone 50. In the detection zone, thecontrol section 6 can recognize the finger.FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing the non-detection zone and the detection zone. In the drawing, in connection with the vertical distance (z) between thefinger 10 and thetouch panel 2, anon-detection zone 60 includes an area located outside adetection zone 70 with reference to acenter line 2B of thetouch panel 2. As referred to above, thedetection zone 70 includes theinvalid zone 40 and thevalid zone 50. - First coordinates of the indicator are defined as follows:
- (1-1) When the
touch panel 2 remaining in a non-detection state has detected the indicator, coordinates detected at this time are taken as first coordinates. - (1-2) When the indicator has moved from the
non-detection zone 60 to thedetection zone 70, coordinates detected this time are taken as first coordinates. - (1-3) When entry of the indicator into the
detection zone 70 is detected, coordinates detected at this time are taken as first coordinates. - In consideration of these definitions of the first coordinates, the
control section 6 determines whether the coordinates (x, y, z) of the indicator are valid or invalid. Even in this case, thefinger 10 is taken as the indicator. - (2-1) When the coordinates (x, y, z) of the
finger 10 at the first coordinates (regardless of what number thefinger 10 is) belong to theinvalid zone 40, the coordinates (x, y, z) are made invalid. - (2-2) When the invalidated
finger 10 has moved to thevalid zone 50 without moving to thenon-detection zone 60, the coordinates (x, y, z) in thevalid zone 50 are taken as valid coordinates. - (2-3) Coordinates (x, y, z) in the
invalid zone 40 are taken as invalid coordinates, unless the invalidatedfinger 10 moves to thevalid zone 50. - (2-4) Even in a case where there is the invalidated finger 10 (a first finger 10-1), when a second finger 10-2 whose coordinates are first coordinates is detected in the
valid zone 50, coordinates (x, y, z) of the second finger 10-2 are taken as valid coordinates. In this case, the second finger 10-2 is notified to the host as the first finger 10-1. When the electronic device is; for instance, a smartphone, the host corresponds to an OS (operating system) employed in the smartphone. - (2-5) When the
finger 10 once detected in thevalid zone 50 has entered theinvalid zone 40, coordinates of the finger are taken as valid coordinates rather than being invalidated. - The
control section 6 displays thepointer 30 at a position on the screen of thedisplay section 3 corresponding to the coordinates (x, y) within thevalid zone 50. If thepointer 30 is situated on the icon (omitted from the drawings) displayed on thedisplay section 3, the icon is determined to have been selected by the user, and when thefinger 10 of the user has approached thetouch panel 2 within the second distance or less, a function assigned to the icon is activated. -
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining processing in which thecontrol section 6 determines if two dimensional coordinates are valid or invalid. In the drawing, thecontrol section 6 acquires current coordinates (x, y, z) of thefinger 10 output from the touch panel 2 (step S1). Next, a determination is made as to whether or not the thus-acquired coordinates are first coordinates (step S2). If the coordinates are not the first coordinates (when “NO” is rendered in the determination), a determination is made as to whether or not the coordinates are invalidated (step S3). When the coordinates are not invalidated (when “NO” is rendered in the determination), the acquired coordinates are taken as valid coordinates, and the result is notified to the foregoing OS (step S4). Subsequently, processing returns to step S1. On the contrary, when the acquired coordinates are the first coordinates (in other words, when “YES” is rendered in step S2) or when the coordinates are invalidated (in other words, “YES” is rendered in step S3), a determination is further made as to whether or not the coordinates belong to the invalid zone 40 (step S5). When the coordinates do not belong to the invalid zone 40 (namely, when “NO” is rendered in the determination), a message showing that the coordinates are valid is notified to the OS (step S4). Subsequently, processing returns to step S1. By contrast, when the coordinates belong to the invalid zone 40 (namely, when “YES” is rendered in the determination in step S5), the coordinates are taken as invalid coordinates, and the result is not notified to the OS (step S6). Processing subsequently returns to step S1. - In the case of determination (2-1), processing follows a flow of step S1, step S2 (“YES”), step S5 (“YES”), and step S6. In the case of determination (2-2), processing follows a flow of step S1, step S2 (“NO”), step S3 (“YES”), step S5 (“NO”), and step S4 after following the flow of (2-1). In the case of determination (2-3), processing follows a flow of step S1, step S2 (“NO”), step S3 (“YES”), step S5 (“YES”), and step S6 after following the flow of (2-1). In addition, in the case of determination (2-4), processing follows a flow of step S1, step S2 (“YES”), step S5 (“NO”), and step S4. In the case of (2-5), “NO” is rendered in step S3 or S5, and processing then follows a flow to step S4. Subsequently, processing follows a path of step S1, step S2 (“NO”), step S3 (“NO”), and step S4.
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electronic device 1 of the embodiment is equipped with theplanar display section 3, the two dimensional coordinates (x, y) of thefinger 10, which serves as the indicator, on the surface of thedisplay section 3; and thetouch panel 2 capable of detecting the vertical distance (z) from thefinger 10. As the vertical distance (z) between thefinger 10 and thetouch panel 2 becomes greater, thevalid zone 50 where the two dimensional coordinates (x, y) are validated is made narrower. Accordingly, user's unintended manipulation, which would otherwise be performed during hover manipulation that enables performance of manipulation at an elevated position above thetouch panel 2, can be sufficiently prevented. - In the
electronic device 1 of the embodiment, the valid zone (the two dimensional coordinate valid zone) can also be switched in at least two steps.FIG. 9 is a drawing showing an example of two-step switching. - Although the
electronic device 1 of the embodiment stores in ROM a program which describes processing represented by the flowchart shown inFIG. 8 , the program can also be distributed while being stored in a storage medium, such as a magnetic disc, an optical disc, a magneto-optical disc, and flash memory or downloaded by utilization of a telecommunication line while being stored in a server (omitted from the drawings) in a network, like the Internet. - The
electronic device 1 of the embodiment corresponds to the application of the invention to a portable radio called a smartphone. However, in addition to the portable radio, the invention is also applicable to a home electric appliance, such as a microwave oven, a control panel of an automobile navigation system, and the like. - As can be seen above, the configuration of the embodiment according to the invention makes a two dimensional coordinate valid zone narrower as a vertical distance from an indicator (e.g., a “finger”) increases. During hover manipulation that enables performance of manipulation at a position distant from the touch panel, performance of user's unintended manipulation can be sufficiently prevented.
- The method makes it possible to sufficiently prevent performance of user's unintended manipulation, which would otherwise occur during hover manipulation that enables performance of manipulation at a position distant from a touch panel.
- The invention makes it possible to sufficiently prevent performance of user's unintended manipulation, which would otherwise occur during hover manipulation that enables performance of manipulation at a position distant from a touch panel.
- The invention yields an advantage of the ability to sufficiently prevent user's unintended manipulation, which would otherwise be performed during hover manipulation that enables performance of manipulation at a position distant from a touch panel. Thus, the invention is applicable to an electronic device using a capacitive type touch panel, such as a smartphone.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
a display; and
a touch panel overlapping the display, and configured to detect at least contactless proximity of an indicator to a surface of the display and at least two dimensional coordinates of the indicator on the surface of the display,
wherein the touch panel has a first zone that covers at least a first vertical distance from the surface of the display, the first vertical distance being less than a first value and greater than a second value which is smaller than the first value, and includes a center of the display with respect to the two dimensional coordinates,
the touch panel has a second zone that covers at least the first vertical distance from the surface of the display, and is located outside the first zone with respect to the two dimensional coordinates, and
the touch panel has a third zone covers at least a second vertical distance from the surface of the display, the second vertical distance being greater than the first value, wherein
when the indicator directly enters the second zone from the third zone, at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator are taken as invalid coordinates,
when the indicator directly enters the first zone from the third zone, at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator are taken as valid coordinates, and
when the indicator directly enters the second zone from the first zone, at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator are taken as valid coordinates.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
when the indicator directly enters the first zone from the second zone, at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator are taken as valid coordinates.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a width of the first zone is narrowed as the first vertical distance from the surface of the display, increases.
4. The electronic device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the width of the first zone is narrowed toward the center of the display as the first vertical distance from the surface of the display, increases.
5. The electronic device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the width of the first zone becomes a maximum where the first vertical distance from the surface of the display, becomes a minimum.
6. The electronic device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the width of the first zone is narrowed in at least one step.
7. The electronic device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the width of the first zone is narrowed in at least two steps.
8. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the display and the first zone have quadrangular shapes, and
the quadrangular shape of the first zone is smaller than at least the quadrangular shape of the display where the first vertical distance from the surface of the display is larger than a certain value.
9. The electronic device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the quadrangular shape of the first zone becomes smaller as the first vertical distance from the surface of the display, increases.
10. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the display and the first zone have rectangular shapes,
at least a width between mutually-opposed long sides of the rectangular shape of the first zone is narrowed as the first vertical distance from the surface of the display, increases.
11. The electronic device according to claim 10 ,
wherein at least the long sides of the rectangular shape of the first zone moves toward a center line extending along long sides of the rectangular shape of the display as the first vertical distance from the surface of the display, increases.
12. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second value of the first vertical distance is zero.
13. The electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the valid two dimensional coordinates can be displayed on the display.
14. The electronic device according to claim 13 ,
wherein the invalid two dimensional coordinates are not displayed on the display.
15. A method for detecting coordinates of an indicator applicable to an electronic device comprising:
a display; and
a touch panel overlapping the display, and configured to detect at least contactless proximity of an indicator to a surface of the display and at least two dimensional coordinates of the indicator on the surface of the display, wherein
the touch panel has a first zone that covers at least a first vertical distance from the surface of the display, the first vertical distance being less than a first value and greater than a second value which is smaller than the first value, and includes a center of the display with respect to the two dimensional coordinates,
the touch panel has a second zone that covers at least the first vertical distance from the surface of the display, and is located outside the first zone with respect to the two dimensional coordinates, and
the touch panel has a third zone covers at least a second vertical distance from the surface of the display, the second vertical distance being greater than the first value,
the method comprising:
taking at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator as invalid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the second zone from the third zone;
taking at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator as valid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the first zone from the third zone;
taking at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator as valid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the second zone from the first zone.
16. The method for detecting coordinates of an indicator according to claim 15 , further comprising
taking at least the two dimensional coordinates of the indicator as valid coordinates when the indicator directly enters the first zone from the second zone.
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