Detection apparatus, detection method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
AssigneeYokogawa Electric Corporation
InventorMasahito Tsukano
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Abstract
A detection apparatus includes a cover, touch sensors that output a detection signal based on contact on the cover, and a controller that acquires the detection signal. The controller detects contact on the cover based on the detection signal and judges whether input of a predetermined pattern is provided based on time variable data of the detection signal outputted by each touch sensor from when the contact on the cover starts until the contact on the cover ends.
Claims20
A detection apparatus comprising:
- a cover;
- a plurality of touch sensors configured to output a detection signal based on a contact on the cover;
- and
- a controller configured to acquire the detection signal;
- wherein the controller is configured to detect the contact on the cover based on the detection signal;
- and
- wherein the controller is configured to combine the detection signal output over time by each touch sensor from when the contact on the cover starts until the contact on the cover ends to generate a trajectory in a three-dimensional virtual space that has axes corresponding to each touch sensor, and determine whether input of a pattern is provided based on the trajectory.
A detection method comprising:
- acquiring a detection signal based on a contact on a cover from a plurality of touch sensors;
- detecting the contact on the cover based on the detection signal;
- combining the detection signal output over time by each touch sensor from when the contact on the cover starts until the contact on the cover ends to generate a trajectory in a three-dimensional virtual space having axes corresponding to each touch sensor;
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- determining whether input of a pattern is provided based on the trajectory.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a detection program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to at least:
- acquire a detection signal based on a contact on a cover from a plurality of touch sensors;
- detect the contact on the cover based on the detection signal;
- combine the detection signal output over time by each touch sensor from when the contact on the cover starts until the contact on the cover ends to generate a trajectory in a three-dimensional virtual space having axes corresponding to each touch sensor;
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- determine whether input of a pattern is provided based on the trajectory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.