Information processing apparatus
US5453761A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing apparatus (1) has a coordinate data inputting means (31, 32) for sequentially inputting coordinate data by operation of a movable member (6), the coordinate data corresponding to the position of the movable member (6). The movable member is a pen (6), a change of the moving angle of its locus being detected by a detecting means (24) as an angle between the position of the pen (6) and a predetermined base position based on the coordinate data. The base position is displayed on a display (5) as a circular image in the form of a dial on which the pen (6) may be penned down so that a processing means detects the rotating angle of the pen (6) to change a function to be processed. In one arrangement, the circular image acts as a jog control, rotation of the pen (6) causing turning of page numbers.
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