Coordinate input control method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMinoru Noji
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Abstract
A coordinate input control method is used in a display-integrated coordinate input apparatus which includes a display having thereon a first area and a second area, and a single coordinate-input unit, and in which the coordinate input means inputs coordinates on the display. The method determines if the coordinates input by the coordinate input unit are on the second area. When it is determined that the input coordinates are on the second area, it is determined whether the coordinates on the second area have been consecutively input since processing on the first area. When it is determined that the coordinates have been consecutively input, designation of processing on the second area is nullified.
Claims15
A coordinate input control method for a display-integrated coordinate input apparatus which includes a display having thereon a first area and a second area, and a coordinate-input means that inputs coordinates on the display, the coordinate input control method comprising:
- determining if the coordinates input by the coordinate input means are on the second area, wherein the first area is a drawing area and processing on the first area is drawing, and the second area includes at least one switch and processing on the second area is an operation on a respective one of the switches on the second area;
- if it is determined that the coordinates input by the coordinate input means are on the second area, determining if the coordinates on the second area have been consecutively input since drawing on a proximity area, wherein the proximity area is a region on the first area in proximity to the second area;
- if it is determined that the coordinates on the second area have been consecutively input since drawing on the proximity area, delaying detection of an operation on the respective switch for a predetermined amount of time;
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- executing an operation on the respective switch when the coordinates on the second area have not been consecutively input since the drawing on the first area.
A display-integrated coordinate input apparatus comprising:
- a display having thereon a first area and a second area including a proximity region on the first area and in proximity to the second area;
- coordinate-input means for inputting coordinates on said display;
- determining means for determining if the coordinates input by the coordinate input means are on the second area;
- consecutiveness determining means for determining, when said determining means determines that the input coordinates are on the second area, whether the coordinates on the second area have been consecutively input since drawing on the proximity area;
- a delay timer;
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- delaying means for controlling the delay timer to delay detection of operation on the switch for a predetermined amount of time when said consecutiveness determining means determines that the coordinates on the second area have been consecutively input since drawing on the proximity area.
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