IP Library Granted Patent US 12681691
Granted Patent B2
US 12681691 · App. 19/012,122 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Input display device

Inventors: Takashi Yoshimura (Fukushima, JP); Yasuhiro Ikarashi (Miyagi, JP)
Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
G06F3/167G06F3/04166G06F3/165G06F3/044G06F2203/04108
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12681691
App. No.
19/012,122
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An input display device for is provided displaying a floating image by utilizing retroreflection, and includes circuitry configured to detect a first event in which an operating object comes in proximity to the floating image, detect a second event in which the operating object moves away from the floating image, output a first sound signal in response to detection of the first event, and output a second sound signal in response to detection of the second event.

Claims (22)

1 . An input display device for displaying a floating image by utilizing retroreflection, comprising circuitry configured to:

detect a first event in which an operating object comes in proximity to the floating image;

detect a second event in which the operating object moves away from the floating image;

output a first sound signal in response to detection of the first event;

output a second sound signal in response to detection of the second event;

measure a duration of a condition in which the operating object is in the proximity to the floating image in response to the detection of the first event; and

cause the first sound signal to fade out when the measured duration is shorter than a playback length of the first sound signal.

2 . The input display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first sound signal is different from the second sound signal.

3 . The input display device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry includes a first sound source configured to generate the first sound signal, and a second sound source configured to generate the second sound signal.

4 . The input display device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to set a silent duration between an output of the first sound signal and an output of the second sound signal.

5 . The input display device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to insert a silent duration between the faded-out first sound signal and the second sound signal, and output the second sound signal after the silent duration.

6 . An input display device for displaying a floating image by utilizing retroreflection, comprising circuitry configured to:

detect a first event in which an operating object comes in proximity to the floating image;

detect a second event in which the operating object moves away from the floating image;

output a first sound signal in response to detection of the first event;

output a second sound signal in response to detection of the second event;

measure a duration of a condition in which the operating object stays away from the floating image in response to the detection of the second event; and

cause the second sound signal to fade out when the measured duration is shorter than a playback length of the second sound signal.

7 . The input display device according to claim 6 , wherein the circuitry is configured to insert a silent duration between the faded-out second sound signal and the first sound signal, and the circuitry is configured to output the first sound signal after the silent duration.

8 . The input display device according to claim 6 , wherein the first sound signal is different from the second sound signal.

9 . The input display device according to claim 6 , wherein the circuitry includes a first sound source configured to generate the first sound signal, and a second sound source configured to generate the second sound signal.

10 . The input display device according to claim 6 , wherein the circuitry is configured to set a silent duration between an output of the first sound signal and an output of the second sound signal.