Patent ID: 8413077
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: G06F,G08C

Abstract:
1. An input apparatus, comprising: a motion signal output means for detecting a movement of an object for controlling a movement of an image displayed on a screen and outputting a motion signal corresponding to the movement of the object; a control command generation means for generating a control command that corresponds to the motion signal and is generated for controlling the movement of the image; an operation signal output means for detecting a user operation that is unrelated to the control of the movement of the image and outputting an operation signal that is based on the user operation; an operation command generation means for generating an operation command based on the operation signal; a control means for controlling the control command generation means to generate, in temporal relation with a generation timing of the operation command, the control command indicating a change in a sensitivity of the movement of the image with respect to the movement of the object; wherein the control means controls the control command generation means to generate the control command in which the sensitivity is changed during a predetermined time period following the generation of the operation command; wherein a time control means for variably controlling the predetermined time period; wherein the time control means variably controls the predetermined time period based on the motion signal; and wherein the time control means controls the predetermined time period to shorten the predetermined time period as an output value of the motion signal increases.