公开(公告)号：JP2002215288A

公开(公告)日：2002-07-31

申请号：JP2000396203

申请日：2000-12-26

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： TAMAGAWA KEN ,  ISHIKAWA HIROSHI

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  G04G21/00 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a finger touch-type input selection device 10 which is mounted even to the small space of a clock-type information terminal 80 or the like without trouble and provides sufficient selecting-operation efficiency for the input object. SOLUTION: In the first correspondence, the finger touch-type input selection device 10 is divided into units L1 in an extending direction and all HIRAGANA (cursive form of Japanese syllabary) are allocated to respective units in the order of Japanese syllabary. A user touches a unit corresponding to desired HIRAGANA in the first correspondence with a finger. Then, the finger touch- type input selection device 10 is switched to the second correspondence. In the second correspondence, the finger touch-type input selection device 10 is divided into L2s which is properly larger than L1 in the extending direction. HIRAGANA is allocated to the enlarged divided units. HIRAGANA corresponding to a touch start position in the first correspondence is kept in the same position on the finger touch-type input selection device 10 even in the second correspondence. When the finger is slid to a target HIRAGANA on the finger touch-type input selection device 10 and then released, the target HIRAGANA is inputted.