IP Library Patent Application 12976171
Patent Application
App. No. 12/976,171

Touch Screen Input Method and Device

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App. No.
12/976,171
Abstract

A touch panel 47 is constructed by a display/sensor unit 51 a which is slightly larger than a display screen of an LCD 46 and a sensor unit 51 b which is projected to the outside from one side, for example, from one side on the right. A finger 52 of the user is touched to a selection item such as desired button, icon, or the like on the display/sensor unit 51 a and vertically moved on the sensor unit 51 b . A selection display 53 constructed by a plurality of buttons is displayed along the side of the right side of the display screen by the LCD 46 . A button beside the finger 52 is highlighted and when the finger 52 is released, the highlighted button is selected. If there are no buttons adjacent to the finger 52 , the button is not highlighted. Even if the finger 52 is released, the state is not changed. When finger 52 is moved to the display/sensor unit 51 a , the selection display 53 disappears.

Claims (30)

1 - 8 . (canceled)

9 . A display system comprising:

a first display having a display panel;

a second display having a display panel; and

a controller,

wherein the controller controls display on each said first and second displays,

wherein said controller accepts an instruction from a user to perform one of:

a first process to display a first image, displayed on the first display, onto said second display,

a second process to display a second image, displayed on said second display, onto said first display, and

a third process to exchange images displayed on said first and second displays.

10 . The display system according to claim 9 , wherein an instruction, according to a touching position of a finger or a touch pen, is given onto said second display.

11 . The display system according to claim 9 , wherein said first process, said second process, and said third process each correspond to a button displayed on said second display,

wherein each process is performed based on the user's instruction.

12 . The display system according to claim 9 , wherein said first process, said second process, and said third process each correspond to a movement of a finger or a touch pen, and wherein each process is performed based on the user's touch and movement.

13 . The display system according to claim 9 , wherein said first process, said second process, and said third process each correspond to a touch instruction according to a touching position of a finger or a touch pen onto said second display, and wherein each process is performed based on the user's touch instruction.

14 . A controller comprising:

a communication section to communicate with a first display and a second display, the controller selects one of:

sending a first image signal from the first display to the second display;

sending a second image signal from the second display to the first display, and

exchanging image signals between the first and second displays.

15 . The controller according to claim 14 , wherein the controller receives image date from one or more external connections.

16 . The controller according to claim 14 , wherein the controller receives image data from an internet source.

17 . An information process apparatus, comprising:

a display section,

a sensor section on the display section that accepts a user's instruction according to a touching position of a finger or a pen onto said sensor section,

an image controlling section that generates a control signal according to the instruction from the user, and

a communication section that sends an image signal displayed on said display section to an external device based on a first instruction from the user,

wherein said image controlling section displays an image from the external device onto said display section based on a second instruction from the user.

18 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein said image controlling section exchanges image signals between the image displayed on said display section and an image displayed on the external device, based on a third instruction from said user.

19 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein said sensor section accepts said first instruction when a finger or pen moves in a first direction on said display section, and accepts said second instruction when the finger or pen moves in a second direction on said display section, wherein said first direction and second direction are in opposite directions to each other.