Input control device, electronic device, input control method, and input control program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019033997-A1
Application number	US-201816046412-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 26, 2018
Priority date	Jul 28, 2017
Publication date	Jan 31, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

An input control device includes a reception unit configured to receive a first input from a screen input device that detects an operation performed on an operation screen, and a second input from one or more other input devices, a setup unit configured to set, on a basis of the second input, decision criteria for deciding whether an operation performed on at least a part of a target region in the operation screen is valid, and a decision unit configured to decide whether the operation performed on at least a part of the target region is valid, on a basis of the first input and the decision criteria.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An input control device comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive a first input from a screen input device that detects an operation performed on an operation screen, and a second input from one or more other input devices; a setup unit configured to set, on a basis of the second input, decision criteria for deciding whether an operation performed on at least a part of a target region in the operation screen is valid; and a decision unit configured to decide whether the operation performed on at least a part of the target region is valid, on a basis of the first input and the decision criteria.

2 . The input control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the decision criteria is set to regard an operation as valid, when a size value corresponding to dimensions of an operating body working on the operation screen is within a valid range, and to regard the operation as invalid when the size value is outside of the valid range.

3 . The input control device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the setup unit selects:
a first decision criteria for a threshold period, after the one or more other input devices are operated; and
a second decision criteria when the threshold period has elapsed without the one or more other input devices having been operated, and
the size value at an upper limit of the valid range of the first decision criteria is smaller than the size value at an upper limit of the valid range of the second decision criteria.

4 . The input control device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the size value corresponds to a contact area between the operating body and the operation screen.

5 . The input control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the setup unit selects:
a first decision criteria for a threshold period, after the one or more other input devices are operated; and
a second decision criteria different from the first decision criteria, when the threshold period has elapsed without the one or more other input devices having been operated.

6 . The input control device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the decision criteria is set to regard an operation as valid, when an operating body has been detected on the operation screen equal to or more than a reference number of times consecutively, and the reference number of times according to the first decision criteria is larger than the reference number of times according to the second decision criteria.

7 . The input control device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the decision criteria is set to regard the operation as valid, when the operating body has been detected on the operation screen equal to or longer than a reference period, and the reference period according to the first decision criteria is longer than the reference period according to the second decision criteria.

8 . The input control device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the decision criteria is set to regard the operation as valid, when the operating body has been detected to have moved on the operation screen equal to or longer than a reference distance, and the reference distance according to the first decision criteria is longer than the reference distance according to the second decision criteria.

9 . An electronic device comprising:
a screen input device including an operation screen and configured to detect an operation performed on the operation screen; one or more other input devices; and an input control device, wherein the input control device includes:
a reception unit configured to receive a first input from the screen input device and a second input from the one or more other input devices;
a setup unit configured to set, on a basis of the second input, decision criteria for deciding whether an operation performed on at least a part of a target region in the operation screen is valid; and
a decision unit configured to decide whether the operation performed on at least a part of the target region is valid, on a basis of the first input and the decision criteria.

10 . An input control method comprising:
receiving a first input from a screen input device that detects an operation performed on an operation screen and a second input from one or more other input devices; setting, on a basis of the second input, decision criteria for deciding whether an operation performed on at least a part of a target region in the operation screen is valid; and deciding whether the operation performed on at least a part of the target region is valid, on a basis of the first input and the decision criteria.

11 . An nonvolatile storage medium having stored therein an input control program, the input control program when executed on a computer configured to cause the computer to:
receive a first input from a screen input device that detects an operation performed on an operation screen and a second input from one or more other input devices; set, on a basis of the second input, decision criteria for deciding whether an operation performed on at least a part of a target region in the operation screen is valid; and decide whether the operation performed on at least a part of the target region is valid, on a basis of the first input and the decision criteria.

12 . An input control device comprising:
At least one processor and a nonvolatile memory having stored therein an input control program such that when the at least one processor executes the input control program the at least one processor: receives a first input from a screen input device that detects an operation performed on an operation screen, and a second input from one or more other input devices; sets, on a basis of the second input, decision criteria for deciding whether an operation performed on at least a part of a target region in the operation screen is valid; and decides whether the operation performed on at least a part of the target region is valid, on a basis of the first input and the decision criteria.

13 . The input control device according to claim 12 ,
wherein the decision criteria is set to regard an operation as valid, when a size value corresponding to dimensions of an operating body working on the operation screen is within a valid range, and to regard the operation as invalid when the size value is outside of the valid range.

14 . The input control device according to claim 13 ,
wherein the at least one processor selects:
a first decision criteria for a threshold period, after the one or more other input devices are operated; and
a second decision criteria when the threshold period has elapsed without the one or more other input devices having been operated, and
the size value at an upper limit of the valid range of the first decision criteria is smaller than the size value at an upper limit of the valid range of the second decision criteria.

15 . The input control device according to claim 13 ,
wherein the size value corresponds to a contact area between the operating body and the operation screen.

16 . The input control device according to claim 12 ,
wherein the at least one processor selects:
a first decision criteria for a threshold period, after the one or more other input devices are operated; and
a second decision criteria different from the first decision criteria, when the threshold period has elapsed without the one or more other input devices having been operated.

17 . The input control device according to claim 16 ,
wherein the decision criteria is set to regard an operation as valid, when an operating body has been detected on the operation scre

Assignees

• Alps Electric Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oshita Kazuhito
• Komatsu Masaru
• Shigetaka Hiroshi
• Miura Koichi
• Muranaka Tetsuo
• Hatano Naoyuki

Classifications

• G06F3/041 Primary

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• G06F3/04186 Primary

  Touch location disambiguation · CPC title

• G06F3/044

  by capacitive means · CPC title