Interface apparatus and system
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKatsuya Sasahara
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an interface apparatus includes a function device, plural conductive elements regularly arranged on a surface of the interface apparatus, and a control part. The function device receives an operation from a user and acquires first data based on the operation of the user. The control part converts the first data acquired from the function device into an arrangement pattern coincident with the first data, and controls to energize a conductive element at a position coincident with the arrangement pattern among the plural conductive elements.
Claims10
An interface apparatus comprising:
- a function device which receives an operation from a user and acquires first data which is a single numeric data based on the operation of the user;
- a plurality of conductive elements regularly arranged on a surface of the interface apparatus;
- a control part which converts the first data acquired from the function device into a pre-defined arrangement pattern, that specifies pressing positions of a touch panel, corresponding with the first data, and controls to energize a conductive element at a position coincident with the arrangement pattern among the plurality of conductive elements;
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- a power supply part which supplies power to the function device and the control part.
A system comprising a desktop information processing apparatus including a touch panel display on a top board surface and an interface apparatus, wherein
- the interface apparatus comprises:
- a function device which receives an operation from a user and acquires first data which is a single numeric data based on the operation of the user;
- a plurality of conductive elements regularly arranged on a surface of the interface apparatus;
- a control part which converts the first data acquired from the function device into a pre-defined arrangement pattern, that specifies pressing positions of a touch panel, corresponding with the first data, and controls to energize a conductive element at a position coincident with the arrangement pattern among the plurality of conductive elements;
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- a power supply part which supplies power to the function device and the control part, and
- when the interface apparatus is positioned on a surface of the touch panel display, and the plurality of conductive elements contact the surface of the touch panel display, the desktop information processing apparatus specifies the position of the energized conductive element among the plurality of conductive elements, and derives the first data based on the specified position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.