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Apparatus for processing information by executing an operation selected from data processing operations in accordance with a co-ordinate value
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1994-04-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-04-28
Abstract
Abstract In an apparatus for processing information by executing a selected operation selected from a plurality of processing operations, a detecting arrangement (11) detects a selected position in a predetermined area having a first and a second area and produces a coordinate value representative of the selected position. A display unit (12) is placed in the first area. An operation selecting portion (14) is placed in the second area. When the selected position is on the display unit, a processing unit (17) makes the display unit display an image with reference to the coordinate value. When the selected position is on the operation selecting portion, the processing unit selects, as the selected operation, one of the processing operations in accordance with the coordinate value. It is preferable that a digitizer is used as the detecting arrangement for detecting the selected position in accordance with a predetermined electric wave emitted from a stylus pen (13).
Inventors
- 👤 Tomoko C/O Nec Corporation Kiyoshige
- 👤 Akira C/O Nec Yonezawa Ltd. Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:34
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0488; G06F3/04886
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
An apparatus for processing information by executing a selected operation selected from a plurality of processing operations, said apparatus comprising detecting means (11) for detecting a selected position in a predetermined area to produce a coordinate value representative of said selected position, displaying means (12) connected to said detecting means for displaying an image with reference to said coordinate value, and selecting means (17) for selecting, as said selected operation, one of said processing operations, characterized in that said predetermined area has a first and a second area, said displaying means displaying said image when said selected position is in said first area, said selecting means being connected to detecting means and carrying out selection of said selected operation in accordance with said coordinate value when said selected position is in said second area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising indicating means (13) for indicating said selected position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
An apparatus as claimed in Claim 2, wherein said indicating means comprises an end portion and a generating element for generating a predetermined electric wave to emit said predetermined electric wave from said end portion, said detecting means detecting said selected position in accordance with said predetermined electric wave.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus as claimed in Claim 3, wherein each of said displaying and said selecting means is on said predetermined area and is transparent for said predetermined electric wave.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus as claimed in Claim 4, wherein said displaying means has a characteristic in that said image is displayed without being affected by said predetermined electric wave.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising determining means (17) for determining said processing operations.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
173 words
An apparatus for processing information by executing a selected operation selected from a plurality of processing operations, said apparatus comprising a digitizer (11) for detecting a selected position to produce a coordinate value representative of said selected position, a display unit (12) placed on said digitizer for displaying an image; an operation selecting portion (14) for selecting, as said selected operation, one of said processing operations, a processing unit (17) connected to said digitizer and said display unit for making said display unit display said image with reference to said coordinate value when said selected position is on said display unit, characterized in that said digitizer has a first and a second area, said display unit being placed on said first area of the digitizer, said operation selecting portion being placed on said second area of the digitizer, said processing unit further being connected to said operation selecting portion and further being for executing said selected operation in accordance with said coordinate value when said selected position is on said function selecting portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus as claimed in Claim 7, further comprising a stylus pen (13) for emitting a predetermined electric wave, said digitizer detecting said selected position in accordance with said predetermined electric wave.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus as claimed in Claim 8, wherein said display unit is transparent for said predetermined electric wave.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus an claimed in Claim 9, wherein said display unit has a characteristic in that said image is displayed without being affected by said predetermined electric wave.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
94 words
A method for processing information by executing a selected operation selected from a plurality of processing operations, said method comprising steps of: detecting a selected position of a predetermined area to produce a coordinate value representative of said selected position, said predetermined area having a first and a second level; displaying an image with reference to said coordinate value when said selected position is in said first area; and selecting, as said selected operation, one of said processing operations in accordance with said coordinate value when said selected position is in said second area.
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