Input device, input method and electronic equipment

An input device comprising:

• an input operation member;
• pressing frequency detection means for detecting a pressing number by a user of the operation member per unit of time at an input operation time;
• reference pressing frequency value calculation means for calculating a reference pressing frequency value based on detection results of a pressing number obtained by the pressing frequency detection means during a predetermined period;
• pressing frequency comparison means for comparing detection results of the pressing number obtained by the pressing frequency detection means at the input operation time and the reference pressing frequency value;
• and psychological state indication determination means for determining an indication of the user's psychological state using input operations by the user detected only by the frequency detection means, where in the psychological state indication determination means is for determining a reference indication of the user's psychological state using only the reference frequency value, and for determining an indication of the psychological state of the user at the input operation time, in relation to the reference indication, using the comparison result obtained by the pressing frequency comparison means.

An electronic equipment comprising:

• an input operation member;
• an operation unit including pressure intensity detection means for only detecting a pressure intensity on the input operation member by a user at an input operation time;
• information presentation means for presenting information;
• change rate calculation means for calculating a change rate in detection results of the pressure intensity obtained by the pressure intensity detection at the input operation time, the pressure intensity having been detected at the input operation time within a predetermined time period or predetermined number of input operations;
• psychological state indication determination means for determining an indication of the user's psychological state using input operations by the user detected only by the pressure intensity detection means, wherein the psychological state indication determination means is for determining an indication of the user's psychological state at the input operation time, in relation to a reference indication of the user's psychological state, using the calculation result obtained by the change rate calculation means at the input operation time;
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• presentation control means for changing information presentation modes on the information presentation means to change presentation of the information based on the determination of the indication of the user's psychological state at the input operation time, in relation to the reference indication, by the psychological state determination means.

An electronic equipment comprising:

• an input operation member;
• an operation unit including pressing frequency detection means for only detecting a pressing number of the input operation member by a user per unit of time at an input operation time;
• information presentation means for presenting information;
• reference pressing frequency value calculation means for calculating a reference pressing frequency value from a pressing number detected by the pressing frequency detection means during a predetermined period;
• reference pressing frequency value storage means for storing the reference pressing frequency value;
• pressing frequency comparison means for comparing detection results of the pressing number obtained by the pressing frequency detection means at the input operation time and the reference pressing frequency value stored in the reference pressing frequency value storage means;
• psychological state indication determination means for determining an indication of the user's psychological state using input operations by the user detected only by the pressing frequency detection means, wherein the psychological state indication determination means is for determining an indication of the user's psychological state at the input operation time, in relation to a reference indication of the user's psychological state determined from the reference pressing frequency value, using the comparison results obtained by the pressing frequency comparison means;
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• presentation control means for changing information presentation modes on the information presentation means to change presentation of the information based on the determination of the indication of the user's psychological state at the input operation time, in relation to the reference indication, by the psychological state indication determination means.

An input method comprising the steps of:

• detecting pressure intensity by a user on an input operation member at an input operation time;
• calculating a reference pressure value based on detection results of a pressure intensity that have been obtained during a predetermined period or by predetermined number of input operations with respect to the input operation member;
• calculating a change rate in detection results of the pressure intensity obtained at the input operation time within a predetermined time period or predetermined number of input operations with respect to the input operation member;
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• determining an indication of the user's psychological state using input operations by the user detected only for the pressure intensity, wherein an indication of the user's psychological state at the input operation time, in relation to a reference indication of the user's psychological state determined using the reference pressure value, is determined using the calculated change rate at the input operation time.

An input method comprising:

• detecting a pressing number of ant-rim input operation member by a user per unit of time at an input operation time;
• calculating a reference pressing frequency value based on detection results of a pressing number obtained during a predetermined period;
• comparing detection results of the pressing number at the input operation time and the reference pressing frequency value;
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• determining an indication of the user's psychological state using input operations by the user detected only for the pressing number, wherein an indication of the user's psychological state at the input operation time, in relation to a reference indication of the user's psychological state determined from the reference pressing frequency value, is determined based on the comparison result.

An input method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a pressing number of an input operation member by a user per unit of time at an input operation time;
• detecting pressure intensity by a user on an input operation member at the input operation time;
• calculating a reference pressure value based on detection results of a pressure intensity that have been obtained during a first predetermined period or by predetermined number of input operations with respect to the input operation member;
• calculating a reference pressing frequency value based on detection results of a pressing number obtained during a second predetermined period;
• comparing detection results of the pressing number obtained at the input operation time and the reference pressing frequency value;
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• comparing detection results of the pressure intensity obtained at the input operation time and the reference pressure value;
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• determining an indication of the user's psychological state using input operations by the user detected only for the pressure intensity and the pressing number, wherein an indication of the user's psychological state at the input operation time, in relation to a reference indication of the user's psychological state determined using the reference pressure value and the reference pressing frequency value, is determined based on the pressure frequency comparison results and the pressure intensity comparison results.