Information input device, on-screen arrangement method thereof, and computer-executable program
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsMamoru Okada, Hidetoshi Mori, Masaki Matsubara, Masahiro Tsukiyama
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Abstract
Provided are an information input device, an on-screen arrangement method thereof, and a computer-executable program capable of preventing deterioration of operability even when an input disable region is set on a touch panel. An information input device capable of inputting information by an indicator touching a touch panel formed on a display screen includes an input disable region setting controller that sets an input disable region on a part of the touch panel and a display controller that rearranges an object being displayed on the display screen to avoid the set input disable region.
Claims19
An information input device comprising:
- a touch panel formed on a display unit that is capable of receiving positional touch information;
- an input disable region controller that sets an input disable region at a location of the touch panel where the positional touch information is actively received, wherein the input disable region is configured to be set and cleared;
- a display controller that determines if one or more objects are displayed within the input disable region and while maintaining a position and size of the input disable region moves the one or more objects to be displayed outside the input disable region, detects the positional touch information in the input disable region, and restores an original arrangement of the one or more objects moved by the setting of the input disable region in response to a command clearing the input disable region.
An on-screen arrangement method comprising:
- setting an input disable region at a location of a touch panel formed on a display unit that is capable of receiving positional touch information, wherein the input disable region is configured to be set and cleared;
- determining if one or more objects are displayed within the input disable region;
- while maintaining a position and size of the input disable region, moving the one or more objects to be displayed outside the input disable region;
- detecting the positional touch information in the input disable region;
- and
- restoring an original arrangement of the one or more objects moved by the setting of the input disable region in response to a command clearing the input disable region.
A computer program product comprising a storage device storing machine readable code executed by a processor to perform the operations of:
- setting an input disable region at a location of a touch panel formed on a display unit that is capable of receiving positional touch information, wherein the input disable region is configured to be set and cleared;
- determining if one or more objects are displayed within the input disable region;
- while maintaining a position and size of the input disable region, moving the one or more objects to be displayed outside the input disable region;
- detecting the positional touch information in the input disable region;
- and
- restoring an original arrangement of the one or more objects moved by the setting of the input disable region in response to a command clearing the input disable region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.