Input device, input assistance method and program
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorMasatoshi Nakao
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Abstract
An input device includes: a display unit which displays data on a display screen; a touch panel which detects proximity of a finger to the display screen; and a proximity coordinates extraction unit which extracts proximity coordinates of the proximity-detected finger with respect to the display screen. The input device further includes: a display position calculation unit which calculates a position on the display screen under the proximity-detected finger in a vertical direction based on the extracted proximity coordinates; and a display control unit which displays an indicator indicating an item to become a touch manipulation target at the calculated position on the display screen.
Claims17
An input device comprising:
- a display unit which displays data on a display screen;
- a touch panel which detects proximity of a finger to the display screen;
- a proximity coordinates extraction unit which extracts proximity coordinates of the proximity-detected finger with respect to the display screen;
- a display position calculation unit which calculates a position on the display screen under the proximity-detected finger in a vertical direction based on the extracted proximity coordinates;
- and
- a display control unit which displays an indicator indicating an item to become a touch manipulation target at the calculated position on the display screen.
An input device comprising:
- a display unit which displays data on a display screen;
- a touch panel which detects proximity of a finger to the display screen;
- a proximity coordinates extraction unit which extracts proximity coordinates of the proximity-detected finger with respect to the display screen;
- and
- a display control unit which enlarges, as a touch manipulation target item, based on the extracted proximity coordinates, an item that is displayed at a position on the display screen under the proximity-detected finger in a vertical direction.
A method for assisting input through a display screen, comprising:
- detecting proximity of a finger to the display screen;
- extracting proximity coordinates of the proximity-detected finger with respect to the display screen;
- calculating a position on the display screen under the proximity-detected finger in a vertical direction based on the extracted proximity coordinates;
- and
- displaying an indicator indicating an item to become a touch manipulation target at the calculated position on the display screen.
A method for assisting input through a display screen, comprising:
- detecting proximity of a finger to the display screen;
- extracting proximity coordinates of the proximity-detected finger with respect to the display screen;
- and
- enlarging, as a touch manipulation target item, based on the extracted proximity coordinates, an item displayed at a position on the display screen under the proximity-detected finger in a vertical direction.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause an input device comprising a display unit which displays data on a display screen to execute:
- detecting proximity of a finger to the display screen;
- extracting proximity coordinates of the proximity-detected finger with respect to the display screen;
- calculating a position on the display screen under the proximity-detected finger in a vertical direction based on the extracted proximity coordinates;
- and
- displaying an indicator indicating an item to become a touch manipulation target at the calculated position on the display screen.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause an input device comprising a display unit which displays data on a display screen to execute:
- detecting proximity of a finger to the display screen;
- extracting proximity coordinates of the proximity-detected finger with respect to the display screen;
- and
- enlarging, as a touch manipulation target item, based on the extracted proximity coordinates, an item displayed at a position on the display screen under the proximity-detected finger in a vertical direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.