Touch Screen Input Method and Device

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.

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         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.