Inputting Apparatus Direction Change Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult to operate inputting apparatuses, such as pen devices, to set back dates or change display directions, as the existing methods do not provide clear guidance on inputting commands for reversing directions.
Innovation Solution
An inputting apparatus comprising a detecting portion, a first judging section, a first-display-moving-amount determining section, and a first-movement-display commanding section, which detects the approach-touch area, judges direction changes, determines display movement amounts, and provides commands for moving images on a display portion based on initial movement directions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user slides a stylus rightward and leftward to change a date displayed on an input screen, then the date can be set ahead, but it is difficult for the user to know how to operate the device to set back the date
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying an arrow indicator that shows the current slide direction. When the user slides the stylus rightward, a rightward arrow is displayed; when slid leftward, a leftward arrow is displayed. This feedback mechanism informs the user about the relationship between their input direction and the resulting date change direction, enabling them to understand how to set back the date by sliding in the opposite direction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color changes in the displayed arrows to convey different operational states and directions. The arrow color changes based on the slide direction and operational context, providing intuitive visual information to the user about the current input mode and expected outcome, thereby reducing the loss of operational information.
2Device complexity
If the system detects only the final slide direction, then the operation is simple, but the user cannot sensuously adjust the slide amount
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of the slide direction during the input process and displays an arrow indicator showing the detected direction. This preliminary action allows the user to see the recognized slide direction and adjust their input if needed, before the final date change is executed. The system accumulates slide amount information throughout the input process and uses it to determine the final display moving amount.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the display moving amount based on the accumulated slide amount and the direction changes detected during the input process. The relationship between slide amount and display moving amount is not fixed but dynamically determined based on the user's input characteristics, enabling sensuous adjustment while maintaining relatively simple device architecture.
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AI summary
An inputting apparatus including: a detecting portion which detects an approach-touch area of a detecting area, the approach-touch area being an area detecting an approach or a touch of an input object; a first judging section which judges whether the approach-touch area has been moved in a direction other than a first direction in which the approach-touch area has initially started to be moved; a first-display-moving-amount determining section which determines, where the approach-touch area has been moved in the direction other than the first direction, a first display moving amount for moving an image to be displayed on a display portion, on the basis of a movement of the approach-touch area after the judgment of the first judging section; and a first-movement-display commanding section which provides a command for moving the image by the first display moving amount in a predetermined direction specified on the basis of the first direction.