Detection device having an optical detector with a protrusion that protrudes from a display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10976868-B2
Application number	US-201815934044-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2018
Priority date	Apr 6, 2017
Publication date	Apr 13, 2021
Grant date	Apr 13, 2021

Abstract

A detection device includes an optical detector and a controller. The optical detector includes a protrusion including light-emitting portions and light-receiving portions, and detects a position of an object of interest to be detected by receiving, with use of one or more of the light-receiving portions, reflected light that occurs when light emitted from one or more of the light-emitting portions is reflected by the object of interest to be detected. The controller performs predetermined control on the detection device in accordance with a detection result of detecting, by the optical detector, an action when a user contacts the protrusion of the optical detector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A detection device comprising:
a display that displays an image,
an optical detector including a protrusion that protrudes from the display, the protrusion including light-emitting portions and light-receiving portions, the optical detector detecting a position of an object of interest to be detected by receiving, with use of one or more of the light-receiving portions, reflected light that occurs when light emitted from one or more of the light-emitting portions is reflected by the object of interest to be detected, the optical detector being configured to (i) detect a case where a user contacts the display; and (ii) detect a case where the user contacts the protrusion, and wherein the optical detector distinguishably detects the case where the user contacts the protrusion and the case where the user contacts the display in accordance with an intensity of the reflected light; and
a controller that performs predetermined control on the detection device in accordance with a detection result of detecting, by the optical detector, an action when the user contacts the protrusion.

2. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the action is an action of tracing the protrusion of the optical detector.

3. The detection device according to claim 2 , wherein the controller performs predetermined adjustment control in accordance with a length of a portion of the protrusion traced by the user.

4. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the action is an action of touching the protrusion of the optical detector.

5. The detection device according to claim 4 , further comprising:
an identification display element which corresponds to a to-be-touched place and with which the user is able to detect an operation target, the identification display element being provided at a place of the optical detector and/or at a place adjacent to the optical detector.

6. The detection device according to claim 5 , wherein the protrusion of the optical detector includes a recess or a bulge at a to-be-touched place as the identification display element.

7. The detection device according to claim 5 , wherein the identification display element is displayed on a display arranged adjacent to the optical detector.

8. The detection device according to claim 7 , wherein the identification display element is displayed as a pop up on the display.

9. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the optical detector detects that the user contacts the protrusion when a distance to the object of interest to be detected is less than or equal to a predetermined value, and detects that the user contacts the display when the distance to the object of interest to be detected exceeds the predetermined value.

10. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller switches the image on the display in accordance with a user operation on the protrusion.

11. An apparatus comprising:
a receiver that receives a user operation on the basis of a detection result detected by an optical detector that includes a protrusion that protrudes from a display, the protrusion including light-emitting portions and light-receiving portions, the optical detector detecting a position of an object of interest to be detected by receiving, with use of one or more of the light-receiving portions, reflected light that occurs when light emitted from one or more of the light-emitting portions is reflected by the object of interest to be detected, the optical detector being configured to (i) detect a case where a user contacts the display; and (ii) detect a case where the user contacts the protrusion, and wherein the optical detector distinguishably detects the case where the user contacts the protrusion and the case where the user contacts the display in accordance with an intensity of the reflected light; and
a controller that controls the apparatus on the basis of a result of the user operation received by the receiver,
wherein the controller performs predetermined control on the apparatus in accordance with a detection result of detecting, by the optical detector, an action when the user contacts the protrusion.

Assignees

• Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takeuchi Ko

Classifications

• H04N1/00564

  Constructional details relating to ergonomic aspects · CPC title

• H04N1/00496

  Constructional details of the interface or console not otherwise provided for, e.g. rotating or tilting means · CPC title

• G06F2203/04809

  Textured surface identifying touch areas, e.g. overlay structure for a virtual keyboard · CPC title

• H04N1/00392

  Other manual input means, e.g. digitisers or writing tablets · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title