Patent ID: 6225983
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An apparatus for registering an operation key on a coordinate input surface of a coordinate input device, the coordinate input surface having a fixed key area and a freely set key area, comprising:means for storing a fixed key table which correlates operation key information representing a function of a specified operation key with fixed area information representing a specified area of the fixed key area of the coordinate input surface, said specified operation key being a fixed operation key;means for selecting a registering mode;means for specifying the operation key;means for specifying a freely set sub-area of the freely set key area in response to an indication of one or two size-determining points on the coordinate input surface within a continuous range of variation; andmeans for producing a freely set key table that correlates operation key information representing a function of the specified operation key and further area information representing the freely set sub-area of the freely set key area of the coordinate input surface.