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US 12,277,280 · App. 18/506,465 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Input display device

Inventor: Takashi Amano (Fukushima, JP)
Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,277,280
App. No.
18/506,465
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An input display device includes a display configured to display an image, a capacitive touch panel attached to the display, a knob that is at least one three-dimensional operation unit on a front face of the touch panel, and a sensing unit configured to measure an electrostatic capacitance of the touch panel and sense an operation on the touch panel based on the measured electrostatic capacitance. The sensing unit senses the rotation amounts of all the fingers touching the knob, and determines that the rotation operation on the knob has been performed when a sensed rotation amount of any of the fingers reaches a threshold value.

Claims (37)

1. An input display device comprising:

a display configured to display an image,

a capacitive touch panel attached to the display,

at least one three-dimensional operation unit on a front face of the touch panel, wherein the at least one three-dimensional operation unit is not moveable relative to the touch panel, and

a sensing unit configured to measure an electrostatic capacitance of the touch panel and sense an operation on the touch panel based on the measured electrostatic capacitance,

wherein the sensing unit senses rotation amounts of any fingers touching the operation unit, and determines that a rotation operation on the operation unit is performed when a sensed rotation amount of any of the fingers reaches a threshold value,

wherein, in a case where sensing of a finger disappears before a rotation amount of the finger having a largest rotation amount reaches the threshold value, the sensing unit updates rotation amounts of remaining fingers to a rotation amount of the finger having the largest rotation amount.

2. The input display device according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where sensing of a finger touching the operation unit is added in during the operation, the sensing unit allocates a rotation amount of a finger having a largest rotation amount to a rotation amount of an added finger.

3. The input display device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing unit resets a sensed rotation amount of a finger when determining that a rotation operation on the operation unit is performed.

4. The input display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured to display a gauge, corresponding to a rotation operation, around the operation unit of the display.

5. The input display device according to claim 4 , wherein the display unit displays an icon representing an input operation at a corresponding position of the operation unit of the display.

6. The input display device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation unit has a cylindrical knob shape, a cylindrical button shape, or a cylindrical finger grip shape.

7. An input display device comprising:

a display configured to display an image,

a capacitive touch panel attached to the display,

at least one three-dimensional operation unit on a front face of the touch panel, and

a sensing unit configured to measure an electrostatic capacitance of the touch panel and sense an operation on the touch panel based on the measured electrostatic capacitance,

wherein the sensing unit senses rotation amounts of any fingers touching the operation unit, and determines that a rotation operation on the operation unit is performed when a sensed rotation amount of any of the fingers reaches a threshold value; and,

wherein, in a case where sensing of a finger disappears before a rotation amount of the finger having a largest rotation amount reaches the threshold value, the sensing unit updates rotation amounts of remaining fingers to a rotation amount of the finger having the largest rotation amount.

8. An input display device comprising:

a display configured to display an image,

a capacitive touch panel attached to the display,

at least one three-dimensional operation unit on a front face of the touch panel, and

a sensing unit configured to measure an electrostatic capacitance of the touch panel and sense an operation on the touch panel based on the measured electrostatic capacitance,

wherein the sensing unit senses rotation amounts of any fingers touching the operation unit, and determines that a rotation operation on the operation unit is performed when a sensed rotation amount of any of the fingers reaches a threshold value; and,

wherein, in a case where sensing of a finger touching the operation unit is added in during the operation, the sensing unit allocates a rotation amount of a finger having a largest rotation amount to a rotation amount of an added finger.

9. An input display device comprising:

a display configured to display an image,

a capacitive touch panel attached to the display,

at least one three-dimensional operation unit on a front face of the touch panel, wherein the at least one three-dimensional operation unit is not moveable relative to the touch panel, and

a sensing unit configured to measure an electrostatic capacitance of the touch panel and sense an operation on the touch panel based on the measured electrostatic capacitance,

wherein the sensing unit senses rotation amounts of any fingers touching the operation unit, and determines that a rotation operation on the operation unit is performed when a sensed rotation amount of any of the fingers reaches a threshold value,

wherein, in a case where sensing of a finger touching the operation unit is added in during the operation, the sensing unit allocates a rotation amount of a finger having a largest rotation amount to a rotation amount of an added finger.

10. The input display device according to claim 9 , wherein the sensing unit resets a sensed rotation amount of a finger when determining that a rotation operation on the operation unit is performed.

11. The input display device according to claim 9 , further comprising a display unit configured to display a gauge, corresponding to a rotation operation, around the operation unit of the display.

12. The input display device according to claim 11 , wherein the display unit displays an icon representing an input operation at a corresponding position of the operation unit of the display.

13. The input display device according to claim 9 , wherein the operation unit has a cylindrical knob shape, a cylindrical button shape, or a cylindrical finger grip shape.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2023
From: AMANO, TAKASHI
To: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065526/0738 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-202863 · Dec 20, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240201800A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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