Patent application EP20178595A (EP), filed 2020-06-05
Publication number: EP3751398A1
Title: PRESSING OPERATION DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PRESSING OPERATION
Abstract: The present invention includes a touch time detection unit detecting a touch time on an operation unit and a determination controller changing content of a determination process to be performed by a pressing operation determination unit based on the touch time. Content of the determination process to be performed by the pressing operation determination unit based on a pressing amount is changed such that easiness of a detection of a pressing operation when a pressing amount is instantaneously changed in a short period of time is differentiated based on a touch time so that false detection of a pressing operation caused by an instantaneous change of a pressing amount due to noise in a pressing operation of gradually increasing pressure is avoided and a case where a pressing operation of performing a strong press in a short period of time is not detected is avoided.
IPC codes: G06F   3/   041            A I
G06F   3/  0488            A I
B60K  35/    10            A I
B60K  35/    29            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A pressing operation detection device including a touch detection unit configured for detecting a touch on an operation unit performed by a user and a pressing amount detection unit configured for detecting a pressing amount of pressing on the operation unit performed by the user, the pressing operation detection device further comprising:
number: 2
text: The pressing operation detection device according to Claim 1,
wherein the determination controller is configured to change content of the determination process to be performed by the pressing operation determination unit such that the determination as to whether a pressing operation has been performed is made using a pressing amount smoothed by the smoothing processing unit when the touch time detected by the touch time detection unit is longer than a predetermined value whereas the determination as to whether a pressing operation has been performed is made using a pressing amount detected by the pressing amount detection unit when the touch time is not longer than the predetermined value, and
wherein the pressing operation determination unit is configured to determine whether a pressing operation has been performed based on a result of a determination as to whether a pressing amount smoothed by the smoothing processing unit reaches a threshold value when the touch time is longer than the predetermined value whereas the pressing operation determination unit is configured to determine whether a pressing operation has been performed based on a result of a determination as to whether a pressing amount detected by the pressing amount detection unit reaches the threshold value when the touch time is not longer than the predetermined value.
number: 3
text: The pressing operation determination device according to Claim 1 or 2,
wherein the determination controller is configured to set a first threshold value to the pressing operation determination unit when the touch time detected by the touch time detection unit is longer than a predetermined value and to set a second threshold value which is smaller than the first threshold value to the pressing operation determination unit when the touch time is not longer than the predetermined value, so as to change content of a determination process to be performed by the pressing operation determination unit, and
wherein the pressing operation determination section is configured to determine whether a pressing operation has been performed based on a result of a determination as to whether a pressing amount smoothed by the smoothing processing unit reaches the first threshold value when the touch time is longer than the predetermined value and to determine whether a pressing operation has been performed based on a result of a determination as to whether a pressing amount smoothed by the smoothing processing unit reaches the second threshold value when the touch time is not longer than the predetermined value.
number: 4
text: The pressing operation detection device according to one of Claims 1 - 3,
wherein the determination controller is configured to set a first threshold value to the pressing operation determination unit when the touch time detected by the touch time detection unit is longer than a predetermined value and to set a second threshold value which is smaller than the first threshold value to the pressing operation determination unit when the touch time is not longer than the predetermined value, so as to change content of a determination process to be performed by the pressing operation determination unit, and
wherein the pressing operation determination unit is configured to determine whether a pressing operation has been performed based on a result of a determination as to whether a pressing amount smoothed by the smoothing processing unit reaches the first threshold value when the touch time is longer than the predetermined value and to determine whether a pressing operation has been performed based on a result of a determination as to whether a pressing amount detected by the pressing amount detection unit reaches the second threshold value when the touch time is not longer than the predetermined value.
number: 5
text: A pressing operation detection method employed in a pressing operation detection device which detects a touch on an operation unit performed by a user and which detects a pressing amount of pressing on the operation unit performed by the user, the pressing operation detection method comprising:
Office action: search_report, dated 2020-12-16
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
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Final disposition: pending (2020-12-16)