WO2009095955A1 - アナログ入力装置、アナログ入力方法並びにアナログ入力プログラム及びこれを記録したコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an analog input device, an analog input method, an analog input program, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.
- the rotation input means and the switch are used as independent events. For example, in music playback, the title menu is scrolled by the rotation input means, and the start / stop of the song is performed by the switch. It is used in a manner such as fast-forwarding and rewinding.
- the rotation input means is effective when changing the scroll amount, but is limited to scrolling in one axis direction, and the four-way switch can control the scroll on / off, but can change the scroll amount.
- I could not.
- touch-slide type sensors and screens with touch sensors that control 360-degree scrolling and the amount of scrolling have been developed with an input to a single input unit, but the configuration is complicated and expensive. There was a problem.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art.
- the object of the present invention is to control the scroll direction (360-degree direction) and the scroll amount with an input to one input unit, and to switch
- An object of the present invention is to provide an analog input device that can perform input at a low cost with a simple mechanism.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an analog input device that can switch between two input modes by changing the input to one input unit.
- the present invention provides a key top unit, an analog sensor unit that detects an input to the key top unit to obtain an analog input, and an input mode switching unit that switches an input mode according to a change in the input to the key top unit And an analog input device.
- the present invention is also the analog input device according to (1), wherein the analog sensor unit outputs the analog input as orthogonal coordinate data.
- the present invention is also the analog input device according to (1) or (2), wherein the analog sensor unit is a capacitive force sensor.
- the present invention is also characterized in that the input mode switching unit switches the input mode depending on the strength of input to the key top unit. It is an analog input device.
- the present invention further includes an analog input level determination unit that determines whether an analog input obtained by the analog sensor unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and the input mode switching unit includes the analog input level determination unit.
- the analog input device according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the input mode is switched when the analog input is determined to be equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
- the analog device according to any one of (1) to (4), further including a switch unit that detects an input to the key top unit and obtains a switch input. It is an input device.
- the present invention is also the analog input device according to (6), wherein the input mode switching unit switches the input mode when a switch input is obtained by the switch unit.
- the analog input device according to any one of (1) to (8), which is a peripheral device for a computer or game device.
- the present invention also includes an analog input acquisition step for obtaining an analog input by detecting an input to the key top portion, and an input mode switching step for switching the input mode according to a change in the input to the key top portion. This is an analog input method.
- the present invention is also the analog input method according to (10), wherein the analog input acquisition step outputs the analog input as orthogonal coordinate data.
- the present invention is also the analog input method according to (10) or (11), wherein the analog input acquisition step acquires the analog input by a capacitance type force sensor. .
- the present invention is also characterized in that the input mode switching step switches the input mode depending on the strength of the input to the key top portion. This is an analog input method.
- the present invention further includes an analog input level determination step for determining whether or not the analog input obtained in the analog input acquisition step is a predetermined value or more, and the input mode switching step includes the analog input level determination step.
- the analog input method according to any one of (10) to (13), wherein the input mode is switched when the analog input is determined to be greater than or equal to a predetermined value by the step.
- the invention according to any one of (10) to (13), further comprising a switch input acquisition step of detecting an input to the key top portion and obtaining a switch input. This is an analog input method.
- the present invention also includes an analog input obtaining step for obtaining an analog input by detecting an input to the key top portion, and an input mode switching step for switching the input mode according to a change in the input to the key top portion.
- An analog input program which is executed by an input device.
- the present invention is also the analog input program according to (17), wherein the analog input acquisition step outputs the analog input as orthogonal coordinate data.
- the present invention is also the analog input program according to (17) or (18), wherein the analog input acquisition step acquires the analog input by a capacitance type force sensor. .
- the present invention is also characterized in that the input mode switching step switches the input mode depending on the strength of the input to the key top portion. It is an analog input program.
- the present invention further causes the analog input device to execute an analog input level determination step for determining whether or not the analog input obtained in the analog input acquisition step is a predetermined value or more.
- the input mode switching step The analog input program according to any one of (17) to (20), wherein the input mode is switched when the analog input is determined to be equal to or greater than a predetermined value in the analog input level determination step. It is.
- the present invention is also characterized in that the analog input device further executes a switch input acquisition step of obtaining a switch input by detecting an input to the key top portion. Or an analog input program described in item 1.
- the present invention is also a computer-readable recording medium on which the analog input program described in any one of (17) to (23) is recorded.
- an analog input device that can control the scroll direction (360-degree direction) and the scroll amount by an input to one input unit and can also perform switch input at a low cost with a simple mechanism. it can.
- an analog input device that can switch between two input modes by changing an input to one input unit.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone as an analog input device according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing an appearance thereof.
- the mobile phone 100a according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 110, a storage unit 120, a display unit 130, an audio unit 140, an input unit 150, and a communication unit 160, which exchange signals. Are connected to each other via a bus 170.
- the control unit 110 is a CPU, and controls the above-described units and performs various arithmetic processes according to a program.
- the storage unit 120 includes a ROM that stores various programs and parameters in advance, a RAM that temporarily stores programs and data as a work area, and the like.
- the display unit 130 is a liquid crystal display and is used to display various types of information.
- the audio unit 140 is a speaker and a microphone, and is used for inputting and outputting audio.
- the input unit 150 includes an analog input unit 152, a numeric keypad 154, which will be described later, various function keys 156 such as a selection key for selecting various functions and a power key for turning on / off the power. Used to make various inputs.
- the communication unit 160 performs mobile communication by connecting to a mobile communication network using radio waves in a predetermined frequency band by a predetermined communication method such as FDMA, TDMA, PDC, GSM, CDMA, GPRS.
- FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating the configuration of the analog input unit 152 of the mobile phone 100, where FIG. 3A is a plan view thereof, FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IB-IB in FIG. It is a top view of the state which removed the key top part from.
- the analog input unit 152 is arranged on the substrate 10, four analog sensors 20 a, 20 b, 20 c, and 20 d arranged on the substrate 10 on the upper, lower, left, and right sides, and on the upper, lower, right, and left sides of the substrate 10. It consists of five switches 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d and 30e provided, and a key top portion 40 provided in contact with the upper surfaces of the analog sensors 20a to 20d.
- Each of the analog sensors 20a to 20d is a capacitance type force sensor, and is a pair of disk-shaped strain generating portions 22, a disc-shaped pair provided on the inner surface of the upper cover of the strain generating portion 22 and the substrate 10.
- the electrodes 24 are respectively configured.
- the strain generating portion 22 is formed of an elastic body such as rubber or thermoplastic elastomer, metal, or the like, and is formed so as to be deformed by receiving an external force and to restore the original shape when the external force is not received.
- the switches 30a to 30e are composed of switches for small electronic devices such as metal dome switches, tact switches, rubber switches using conductive silicon rubber, and embossed sheet switches.
- the key top portion 40 includes a key top base 42 made of a silicon rubber sheet, an annular outer peripheral key top 46 for performing analog input provided on the key top base 42, and a disk for pressing the center switch 30e. And a center key top 48 in the form of a ring. Convex portions 43a to 43d are opposed to the switches 30a to 30d on the opposite surface of the outer peripheral key top 46 of the key top base 42, and the convex portions 43e are opposed to the center switch 30e on the opposite surface of the center key top 48. However, the key top base 42 is in contact with the top surfaces of the analog sensors 20a to 20d at the concave portion 44.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the analog input unit 152 is deformed when a force is applied to the analog input unit 152 in FIG.
- (i) shows a state without input.
- the force F 1 small input
- the force F of the key top portion 40 is applied.
- the strain generating portion 22 of the analog sensor 20 in the vicinity of the portion is deformed and the key top portion 40 is displaced downward, and the distance d between the electrodes of the analog sensor 20 causing the deformation is reduced.
- the relationship between the capacitance C of the analog sensor 20, the electrode area S, and the inter-electrode distance d is represented by the equation shown in FIG.
- the amount of decrease of d that is, the magnitude of the force input to the analog sensor 20 can be known.
- the analog input unit 152 has four analog sensors on the top, bottom, left, and right, as shown in FIG. 6A, the center point O on the disk plane of the key top portion 30 of the information input unit 152 is coordinated. Assuming Cartesian coordinates as the origin, the analog sensor 20a has a positive component of the X axis of the force F and the analog sensor 20b has a negative X axis of the force F applied to an arbitrary position of the key top portion 30.
- the component, the analog sensor 20c can detect the positive component of the Y axis, and the analog sensor 20d can detect the negative component of the Y axis, respectively, and measure the capacitance change of each of the four analog sensors 20a to 20d.
- the orthogonal coordinate data (x, y) of the force F can be obtained as an analog input (FIG. 5B).
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing the relationship between the analog input and the switch input obtained by the analog input unit 152 in (i) to (iv) of FIG.
- the switch In (iii), the switch is turned on.
- the analog input and switch are turned on. Both inputs are in a state.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure of analog input control processing of the mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment. Note that the algorithm shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8 is stored as a control program in the storage unit 120 of the mobile phone 100 and is appropriately read and executed by the control unit 110 when the operation of the mobile phone 100 starts.
- step S101 of FIG. 8 the control unit 110 first waits until there is an analog input from the analog input unit 152 (NO in S101).
- the analog input unit 152 performs light input according to the magnitude of the applied force.
- the analog input and switch input are output to the control unit 110 in the case of strong input.
- control unit 110 proceeds to step S102 to determine whether or not there is a switch input. If there is no switch input (NO in S102), control unit 110 proceeds to step S103. Going forward, the analog input from the analog input unit 152 is processed in the rotation input mode.
- the “rotation input mode” means that the screen, menu, characters, numerical values, etc. are continuously displayed by tracing the key top portion (outer peripheral key top 46) of the analog input portion 152 in the clockwise direction or counterclockwise. This is an input mode in which the change direction and the change speed can be controlled by the rotation direction and the rotation speed.
- the orthogonal coordinate data obtained as an analog input from the analog input unit 152 is subjected to polar coordinate conversion according to the conversion formula shown in FIG. 9 to obtain polar coordinate data, and based on the obtained r value (magnitude of force).
- the change direction and the change speed are determined based on the ⁇ value (force direction).
- the conversion to the ⁇ value may be performed by storing the conversion table from the X / Y value to ⁇ in the storage unit 120 without using the conversion equation.
- step S102 if there is a switch input in step S102 (YES in S102), the process proceeds to S104 to process the analog input from the analog input unit 152 in the joystick input mode.
- “joystick input mode” refers to the input position of the key top portion (outer peripheral key top 46) of the analog input portion 152, and moves the cursor, etc. in an arbitrary direction (360 ° direction) at an arbitrary speed. Or scroll the display screen of a map, still image, web, or the like.
- the amount of change in the Cartesian coordinate data obtained as an analog input from the analog input unit 152 is amplified by a predetermined value and further accumulated for a predetermined time to move the cursor or the like according to an amount proportional to the obtained value. Or scroll the display screen.
- FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which the analog input control process of the mobile phone 100 is applied to the operation of a map application.
- FIG. 10A shows a case where the key top portion of the analog input unit 152 is operated with a light input.
- the output result to the display unit 130 is shown, and (B) shows the output result when operated with a strong input. That is, as shown in FIG. 10A, when the analog input unit 152 is operated with a light input, the input to the analog input unit 152 is processed as the rotation input mode, and the scale of the map is changed.
- the map In the counterclockwise rotation, the map is reduced, and in the clockwise rotation, the map is enlarged and displayed on the display unit 130.
- the analog input unit 152 when the analog input unit 152 is operated with strong input, the input to the analog input unit 152 is processed as the joystick input mode and follows the input to the analog input unit 152.
- the map is scrolled and displayed on the display unit 130. As a result, it is possible to freely perform map enlargement / reduction operations and scroll operations by switching the input mode only by increasing or decreasing the input to the analog input unit 152.
- the mobile phone 100 repeatedly executes the analog input control processing procedure of FIG. 8 unless there is an operation end command or power-off, etc., but when there is a switch input once in step S102. May be processed so as to maintain the joystick input mode and not return to the rotation input mode unless a switch input state is maintained for a predetermined time or longer.
- a switch input state is maintained for a predetermined time or longer.
- the first input mode is determined by the strength of the input to the analog input unit 152.
- the second input mode can be switched, and the types and combinations of the input modes assigned to the switching are not limited to the above example, and any input mode can be assigned and switched.
- Other specific examples of input mode switching are as follows. For example, in the operation of a web browser, the rotation input mode is assigned to a light input and the joystick input mode is assigned to a strong input. For strong input, the screen can be operated to scroll in any direction by joystick input.
- the volume increase / decrease during playback by light input is played by rotating input, and by strong rotation input by revolving input It can be operated to control the intensity of the sound quality inside.
- the scrolling of the title list can be controlled by rotating input for light input, and the playback can be performed by selecting the title to be played back in the title list for strong input. it can.
- the input mode is switched without distinguishing which switch input from the analog input unit 152 is the switch input from the analog input unit 152.
- the input mode may be switched in relation to a switch input from a switch at a specific position 152.
- the input level is weak when the vicinity of the right switch (switch 30a) of the analog input unit 152 is pressed.
- the speed of fast-forwarding is controlled and the vicinity of the left switch (switch 30b) of the analog input unit 152 is pressed, the rewinding speed can be controlled by the strength of the input.
- the list is scrolled in accordance with the rotation speed for light input, and for strong input, input is performed when the vicinity of the upper switch (switch 30c) of the analog input unit 152 is pressed.
- the speed of the list scroll in the upward direction is controlled by the strength of the input, and when the vicinity of the lower switch (switch 30d) of the analog input unit 152 is pressed, the speed of the list scroll in the downward direction is controlled by the strength of the input. Can be applied.
- FIG. 11A and 11B are diagrams showing the configuration of the analog input unit 152 of the mobile phone 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 11A is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 11B is a IIB-IIB line of FIG. Sectional drawing and (C) are top views of the state which removed the key top part from (A).
- the analog input unit 152 has the same configuration as the analog input unit shown in FIG. 3 except that the switches 30a to 30d are not provided.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the analog input control process of the mobile phone 100 in the present embodiment. Note that the algorithm shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8 is stored as a control program in the storage unit 120 of the mobile phone 100 and is appropriately read and executed by the control unit 110 when the operation of the mobile phone 100 starts.
- step S201 in FIG. 12 the control unit 110 first waits until there is an analog input from the analog input unit 152 (NO in S201).
- the analog input unit 152 outputs the applied analog input to the control unit 110.
- control unit 110 proceeds to step S202, determines whether the analog input is equal to or greater than a threshold value, and if the analog input is equal to or less than the threshold value. (NO in S202), the process proceeds to step S203, and the analog input from the analog input unit 152 is processed in the rotation input mode. If the analog input is greater than or equal to the threshold value in step S202 (YES in S202), the process proceeds to S204, where the analog input from the analog input unit 152 is processed in the joystick input mode.
- the threshold value set in step 202 may be provided for the X value or the Y value, or may be provided for the r value. As described above, even in the case of the analog input unit configured only by the analog sensor without the switch, similarly to the mobile phone 100 according to the first embodiment, the input mode can be changed only by the strength of the input to the analog input unit. Switching can be realized.
- analog input device of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.
- the analog sensors 20a to 20d of the analog input unit 152 of the mobile phone 100 are cylindrical, but the shape of the analog sensor of the analog input device in the present invention is not limited to this,
- the planar shape may be an elliptical shape, a square shape, a rectangular shape, a sector shape, a cylindrical shape such as an arc shape, or the like.
- the shape of the electrode 24 is not limited to the above, and other than the disk shape, the planar shape may be a plate-like body such as an ellipse, a square, a rectangle, a sector, or an arc.
- the example in which the switches 30a to 30e of the analog input unit 152 of the mobile phone 100 are configured with a metal dome switch or the like has been described.
- the analog sensors 20a to 20d of the analog input unit 152 of the mobile phone 100 are provided with a pair of upper and lower electrodes.
- the strain generating unit 22 is made of conductive elastomer, metal, non-conductive.
- a structure in which the upper electrodes of the analog sensors 20a to 20d are omitted as shown in FIG. 14A may be used by using a material obtained by printing or sputtering a conductive material on the surface of the elastomer.
- the analog sensors 20a to 20d are integrated, and four pairs of electrodes provided on one cylindrical strain generating portion 22 and the inner surface of the upper lid and the substrate 10 so as to face each other.
- the upper electrode may be omitted as shown in FIG. 14C by using a conductive elastomer or the like for the strain generating body 22.
- the analog input unit of the analog input device may include a second analog sensor in addition to the analog sensors 20a to 20d in the above embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the analog input unit 152 according to such a configuration, where (A) is a cross-sectional view thereof, (B) is a plan view of the substrate, and (C) is a first analog sensor and FIG. It is a figure which shows the input / output relationship of a 2nd analog sensor.
- the analog input unit 152 shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B is formed of four plate-like electrodes 22a, 22b, 22c and 22d disposed on the top, bottom, left and right of the substrate 10 and a conductive elastomer.
- the second analog sensor 21 Formed by the first analog sensor 20 formed by the inner surface of the upper lid of the strain body 22, the annular electrode 26 disposed at the center of the substrate 10, and the end of the convex portion 28 of the strain body 22.
- the second analog sensor 21 is provided.
- the second analog sensor 21 has an output characteristic in which the narrow convex portion 28 is immediately deformed and the distance between the electrodes is small, so that the output characteristic reaches a saturated state immediately after suddenly rising as shown in FIG. Have. Therefore, by using the second analog sensor 21 for the detection of the zero point information of the first analog sensor 22, the accuracy of the first analog sensor can be increased and a highly reliable analog sensor is constructed. Can do.
- the analog input unit 152 of the mobile phone 100 is configured to arrange the analog sensor 20 and the switch 30 on the same plane (on the substrate 10).
- the configuration of the analog input unit is not limited to this.
- the switch 30 is arranged on the substrate, and the analog sensor 20 is further stacked thereon.
- the analog sensor 20 may be arranged on the substrate, and the switch 30 may be overlaid thereon.
- the analog input device of the present invention has been described by taking a mobile phone as an example.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and any device provided with an analog input unit (human input device) may be used. It can also be applied to.
- Other examples of the analog input device of the present invention include a PHS, a notebook personal computer, a portable game device, a portable computer such as a PDA and an electronic notebook, a remote controller for various electronic devices, a digital audio player, a digital camera, a camcorder, etc. Home appliances and the like.
- the analog input device of the present invention may be configured as a peripheral device such as a personal computer or a game device, particularly as an input device as an alternative to a mouse, keyboard, joystick, or the like.
- the analog input device and the analog input method according to the present invention can be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit for executing each of the above procedures, or by a CPU executing a program describing each of the above procedures.
- the program for operating the information input device may be provided by a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or a CD-ROM, or a network such as the Internet. May be provided online.
- the program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium is usually transferred and stored in a ROM, a hard disk or the like.
- this program may be provided as, for example, a single application software, or may be incorporated as basic functions of the apparatus as a function of the information input apparatus by being provided as a dedicated driver.
- an analog input device that can switch between two input modes by a change in input to one input unit at a low cost with a simple mechanism.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an external appearance of a mobile phone 100.
- FIG. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a configuration of an analog input unit 152 of the mobile phone 100, in which FIG. 1A is a plan view thereof, FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line IB-IB of FIG. It is a top view of the state which removed.
- FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the analog input unit 152 is deformed when a force is applied to the analog input unit 152 in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating orthogonal coordinates with a center point O on the disk plane of the key top portion 30 of the information input unit 152 as a coordinate origin.
- 7 is a graph showing a relationship between an analog input and a switch input obtained by an analog input unit 152 in (i) to (iv) of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the control process of the analog input of the mobile telephone 100 in the said embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a conversion formula for performing polar coordinate conversion on orthogonal coordinate data obtained as an analog input from the analog input unit 152; It is a conceptual diagram which shows the example which applied the control process of the said analog input of the mobile telephone 100 to operation of a map application, (A) is the display part 130 at the time of operating the key top part of the analog input part 152 with a light input. (B) represents the output result when operating with a strong input.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an analog input unit 152 of a mobile phone 100 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is a plan view, (B) is a cross-sectional view taken along line IIB-IIB in (A), C) is a plan view showing a state in which the key top portion is removed from FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the control process of the analog input of the mobile telephone 100 in the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows the other structural example of the switch 30 of the analog input part 152 of the mobile telephone 100, (A) is the sectional drawing, (B) and (C) are the top views of the board
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing another configuration example of the analog input unit 152 of the mobile phone 100.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the other structural example of the analog input part 152 of the mobile telephone 100, (A) is the sectional drawing, (B) is the top view of the board
- 12 is a cross-sectional view showing another configuration example of the analog input unit 152 of the mobile phone 100.
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20、20a、20b、20c、20d アナログセンサ
22 起歪部
24、26 電極
30、30a、30b、30c、30d、30e スイッチ
32 スイッチパタン
34 信号検出用スイッチパタン
36 アース用スイッチパタン
40 キートップ部
42 キートップベース
43、43a、43b、43c、43d、43e 凸部
46 外周キートップ
48 センターキートップ
100 携帯電話
110 制御部
120 記憶部
130 表示部
140 音声部
150 入力部
152 アナログ入力部
154 テンキー
156 各種機能キー
160 通信部
170 バス
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- キートップ部と、
前記キートップ部への入力を検出してアナログ入力を得るアナログセンサ部と、
前記キートップ部への入力の変化により入力モードを切り換える入力モード切り換え部と、
を有することを特徴とする、アナログ入力装置。 - 前記アナログセンサ部は、前記アナログ入力を直交座標データとして出力することを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第1項に記載のアナログ入力装置。 - 前記アナログセンサ部は、静電容量式の力センサであることを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第1項または第2項に記載のアナログ入力装置。 - 前記入力モード切り換え部は、前記キートップ部への入力の強弱により入力モードを切り換えることを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第1項~第3項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力装置。 - 前記アナログセンサ部により得たアナログ入力が所定値以上か否かを判断するアナログ入力レベル判断部をさらに有し、
前記入力モード切り換え部は、前記アナログ入力レベル判断部によりアナログ入力が所定値以上と判断された場合に、入力モードを切り換えることを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第1項~第4項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力装置。 - 前記キートップ部への入力を検出してスイッチ入力を得るスイッチ部をさらに有することを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第1項~第4項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力装置。 - 前記入力モード切り換え部は、前記スイッチ部によりスイッチ入力が得られた場合に、入力モードを切り換えることを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第6項に記載のアナログ入力装置。 - 携帯電話、PHS、ノート型パーソナルコンピュータ、携帯型ゲーム機、PDA、電子手帳、電子機器用リモコン、デジタルオーディオプレーヤ、カメラ、デジタルカメラまたはカムコーダである、
請求の範囲第1項~第7項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力装置。 - コンピュータまたはゲーム機器用の周辺機器である、
請求の範囲第1項~第8項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力装置。 - キートップ部への入力を検出してアナログ入力を得るアナログ入力取得ステップと、
前記キートップ部への入力の変化により入力モードを切り換える入力モード切り換えステップと、
を有することを特徴とする、アナログ入力方法。 - 前記アナログ入力取得ステップは、前記アナログ入力を直交座標データとして出力することを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第10項に記載のアナログ入力方法。 - 前記アナログ入力取得ステップは、静電容量式の力センサにより前記アナログ入力を取得することを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第10項または第11項に記載のアナログ入力方法。 - 前記入力モード切り換えステップは、前記キートップ部への入力の強弱により入力モードを切り換えることを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第10項~第12項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力方法。 - 前記アナログ入力取得ステップにより得たアナログ入力が所定値以上か否かを判断するアナログ入力レベル判断ステップをさらに有し、
前記入力モード切り換えステップは、前記アナログ入力レベル判断ステップによりアナログ入力が所定値以上と判断された場合に、入力モードを切り換えることを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第10項~第13項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力方法。 - 前記キートップ部への入力を検出してスイッチ入力を得るスイッチ入力取得ステップをさらに有することを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第10項~第14項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力方法。 - 前記入力モード切り換えステップは、前記スイッチ入力取得ステップによりスイッチ入力が得られた場合に、入力モードを切り換えることを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第15項に記載のアナログ入力方法。 - キートップ部への入力を検出してアナログ入力を得るアナログ入力取得ステップと、
前記キートップ部への入力の変化により入力モードを切り換える入力モード切り換えステップと、
をアナログ入力装置に実行させることを特徴とする、アナログ入力プログラム。 - 前記アナログ入力取得ステップは、前記アナログ入力を直交座標データとして出力することを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第17項に記載のアナログ入力プログラム。 - 前記アナログ入力取得ステップは、静電容量式の力センサにより前記アナログ入力を取得することを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第17項または第18項に記載のアナログ入力プログラム。 - 前記入力モード切り換えステップは、前記キートップ部への入力の強弱により入力モードを切り換えることを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第17項~第19項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力プログラム。 - 前記アナログ入力取得ステップにより得たアナログ入力が所定値以上か否かを判断するアナログ入力レベル判断ステップをさらにアナログ入力装置に実行させるものであり、
前記入力モード切り換えステップは、前記アナログ入力レベル判断ステップによりアナログ入力が所定値以上と判断された場合に、入力モードを切り換えることを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第17項~第20項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力プログラム。 - 前記キートップ部への入力を検出してスイッチ入力を得るスイッチ入力取得ステップをさらにアナログ入力装置に実行させることを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第17項~第20項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力プログラム。 - 前記入力モード切り換えステップは、前記スイッチ入力取得ステップによりスイッチ入力が得られた場合に、入力モードを切り換えることを特徴とする、
請求の範囲第22項に記載のアナログ入力プログラム。 - 請求の範囲第17項~第23項のいずれか1項に記載のアナログ入力プログラムを記録したコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体。
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