Display control device, display control method, and touchpad input system
US8711115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0236
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A display control device (300) which controls display of objects placed on a display screen (111), based on inputs on touchpads (201, 202), the display control device including: an operation ratio setting unit (301) which sets an operation ratio indicating a ratio between operation capabilities of a user for the respective touchpads; an assigning unit (302) which assigns regions of the display screen to the touchpads; a position-on-screen determining unit (303) which determines a pointing position indicating a position on the display screen, based on information indicating one of the assigned regions, the pointing position corresponding to a position of an input on one of the touchpads by the user; and a display control unit (305) which controls display of an object placed at the pointing position, wherein the assigning unit assigns at least either the regions of the screen or the objects to the touchpads based on the operation ratio.
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