Patent ID: 9720593
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A touch panel operation device capable of inputting multiple kinds of operation events according to gestures performed by a user using a finger or a touch pen on a touch panel, and executing control corresponding to the operation event to an operation target, the touch panel operation device comprising: a gesture microcomputer detecting a gesture with respect to the touch panel and a position thereof to output an operation signal; and a determination unit determining the operation event from the operation signal notified by the gesture microcomputer, wherein the determination unit judges a present state of the touch panel from the operation signal and determines the operation event by monitoring variation of the state, the determination unit becomes in a gesture waiting state when an operation signal of a first touch-on event is notified from the gesture microcomputer in a no operation state of the touch panel, and determines a first gesture of an operation signal notified from the gesture microcomputer in the gesture waiting state after the operation signal of the first touch-on event as an operation event intended by the user; and until a touch-off event is generated after the first gesture, the determination unit allows processing of only the operation event intended by the user and restricts processing of other operation events.