JP2000267797A - Information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide an information processing apparatus capable of easily inputting a large number of information with a simple operation and easily miniaturizing the apparatus. In an information input state of the wristwatch-type information processing device, an input candidate information display section is displayed on a display device, and is displayed on the input candidate information display section as the rotating bezel rotates. The information column scrolls. Then, when the rotating bezel 102 is rotated at a rotation speed equal to or higher than a predetermined speed, the input candidate information display unit 3 is also provided when the rotating bezel 102 is stopped thereafter.
The information sequence displayed at 00 is automatically scrolled and displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus for inputting information using a rotating body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various input devices have been used for inputting information such as characters and symbols in an information processing device or the like. As such an input device, for example, there is an input device in which a main display portion and a sub-display portion for displaying information such as three characters in a row are provided on a display device. In this input device, three input candidate characters are displayed in a row on the sub display unit, and information to be input is displayed at the center of the sub display unit by operating the right scroll button or the left scroll button. Then, by pressing an input switch or the like in this state, input of characters and the like displayed in the center of the sub display unit can be performed.

A conventional character input device displays a plurality of character strings, for example, all hiragana characters in alphabetical order on a display unit, and operates a rotary dial or the like to move a cursor to any of the displayed character strings. Some devices select the characters by moving them.

In addition, information such as characters is displayed on a rotary dial or on a support side supporting the rotary dial and concentrically with the rotary dial, and the displayed character to be inputted by rotating the rotary dial is specified. Some devices select input characters by matching the position.

[0005]

However, in the above-described character input device having the main display unit and the sub-display unit, it is necessary to operate a scroll button to move a character or the like to be input to the center of the sub-display unit. Therefore, the operation is complicated and quick input operation cannot be performed. When applied to small devices,
Since the scroll button also becomes small, operability is further deteriorated.

In a device for operating a rotary dial to move a cursor and select a character or the like displayed on a display unit, a character or the like displayed at an adjacent position is selected from among the displayed characters or the like. Although there is no major problem, when selecting characters or the like displayed at distant positions, the operation amount of the rotary dial increases, and the operability deteriorates.

Further, in a device for selecting input information by adjusting characters and the like displayed on the rotary dial to a specific position, selecting a character and the like near a specific position does not cause a serious problem. When a character or the like located 180 ° from the specific position is selected, the operation amount of the rotary dial increases, and the operability deteriorates.

In order to reduce such deterioration of operability, there has been proposed an apparatus which sets a scroll speed in accordance with a rotation amount of a shuttle dial and scrolls a character string which can be input at the set scroll speed. . In such a device, when a character is selected, a character to be selected may be scrolled and passed. In other words, it is difficult to fine-tune the scroll speed when selecting characters,
As a result, operability may be deteriorated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide an information processing apparatus capable of easily inputting a large amount of information with a simple operation and easily miniaturizing the apparatus. I do.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a support, an annular rotating body rotatably provided with respect to the support, and the support. A rotation detecting means for detecting a rotation amount and a rotation direction of the rotating body; and a speed calculation for calculating a rotation speed of the rotating body based on the rotation amount of the rotating body detected by the rotation detecting means. Means, an input schedule information display unit provided on the inner peripheral side of the rotating body and displaying information that can be input at that time, and arranged in series on both sides of the input schedule information display unit to display information A display device having an inputtable information display unit, and, when the rotator is rotated, based on a rotation amount and a rotation direction of the rotator detected by the rotation detection unit, the input schedule information display unit. indicate A schedule information signal corresponding to the information, and a possible information signal corresponding to the information displayed on the input possible information display unit, whereby the input schedule information display unit and the input possible information display unit arranged in series Signal generating means for scroll-displaying the information displayed on the rotating body with the rotation of the rotating body, wherein the signal generating means causes the rotational speed detected by the speed detecting means to exceed a set speed. Is displayed on the input schedule information display section and the inputtable information display section based on the rotation speed of the rotating body calculated by the speed calculation section and the rotation direction detected by the rotation detection section. A scroll speed and a scroll direction of information are set, and the input schedule information display section and the input are set at the set scroll speed and direction. Is characterized in that information displayed on the ability information display unit generates the information signal to be scroll-displayed.

In the above arrangement, the signal generating means has a storage means for storing a plurality of set rotation speeds and a scroll speed corresponding to the set rotation speed, and the signal generation means detects the detected rotation speed. When the rotation speed exceeds the set rotation speed stored in the storage unit, the signal generation unit sets the input schedule information display unit and the input enabled information display unit at the scroll speed corresponding to the set rotation speed. The information signal may be generated such that the scroll display of the information displayed on the display is continued.

In the above arrangement, a scroll speed is set by the signal generating means, and information displayed on the input schedule information display section and the inputtable information display section is scroll-displayed at the set scroll speed. If a rotation direction different from the scroll direction is detected by the rotation detecting means while the information signal is being generated, the signal generating means is displayed on the input schedule information display section and the inputtable information display section. The scroll display of information may be stopped or the scroll speed may be reduced.

Further, in the above configuration, the display device has a scroll state display section for displaying a scroll speed and a direction of information displayed on the input schedule information display section and the inputtable information display section at that time. You may do so.

Further, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention provides a support, a rotator provided rotatably with respect to the support, and a rotation amount and a rotation direction of the rotator provided on the support. Rotation detecting means for detecting, based on the rotation amount of the rotating body detected by the rotation detecting means, speed calculating means for calculating the rotating speed of the rotating body, the amount and direction of rotation of the rotating body, An information table that stores an information signal corresponding to the information table, and a signal generation unit that refers to the information table and generates an information signal corresponding to a rotation amount and a rotation direction of the rotator detected by the rotation detection unit. A display device for displaying information corresponding to the information signal generated by the signal generation means, wherein the information table includes at least one of the stored information signals. If the rotational speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined speed by the speed detecting unit, the signal generating unit may generate any one of the specifying information signals stored in the information table at that time. Is generated.

In the above configuration, when the speed detecting means detects a rotation speed equal to or higher than a predetermined speed,
If the signal generation means sequentially generates an information signal from the designated information signal stored in the information table corresponding to the rotation direction detected by the rotation detection means from that time, the next generation is performed. May be selected and generated.

Further, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention provides a support, a rotator provided rotatably with respect to the support, and a rotation amount and a rotation direction of the rotator provided on the support. Rotation detecting means for detecting, based on the rotation amount of the rotating body detected by the rotation detecting means, speed calculating means for calculating the rotating speed of the rotating body, the amount and direction of rotation of the rotating body, A plurality of information tables storing information signals corresponding thereto, and any one of the information tables, and an information signal corresponding to the rotation amount and the rotation direction of the rotator detected by the rotation detection unit is referred to. And a display device for displaying information corresponding to the information signal generated by the signal generating means. When the speed is detected, the signal generating means switches the information table to be referred from the information table referred to before that time to another information table, refers to the information table after switching, and And generating an information signal corresponding to the rotation amount and the rotation direction of the rotating body detected by the method.

Further, in the above configuration, the rotating body may be
A rotating bezel, wherein the support may be formed in a wristwatch shape having a body and a band attached to the body and capable of being wound around a user's hand.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A. First embodiment A-1. Configuration First, FIG. 1 is a front view showing a wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a body (support) of the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 100. On the upper and lower sides of the torso 101 in the figure, a band portion 200 wound around a user's hand is attached. A guide member 2 is provided at an upper portion (on the front side of the drawing) of a portion of the body 101 where the band portion 200 is attached.
01 is attached by a screw 202,
An annular rotating bezel (rotating body) 102 is slidably held between the rotating member 1 and the guide member 201. Thus, the rotating bezel 102 is rotatable with respect to the body 101 in a direction indicated by an arrow in the figure.

The body 10 on the inner peripheral side of the rotating bezel 102
A cover glass 103 is disposed at the center of the device 1, and a display device 104 such as a liquid crystal panel is disposed below the cover glass 103 (on the rear side of the drawing).
Around the body 101, an enter switch 105, a delete switch 106, and a cloud switch 107 are provided. Each of these switches is a cover glass 1
03 may be provided so as to protrude on the same plane.

Here, FIG. 2 shows a wristwatch type information processing apparatus 10.
0 shows a state in which the rotating bezel 102 has been removed. As shown in FIG. 1, holes 31a and 31b are formed in the body 101, and a pulse number detecting sensor unit (rotation detecting means) 32 and a rotation direction detecting sensor unit (rotation detecting means) are formed in the holes 31a and 31b. ) 33 are arranged respectively. Here, the pulse number detection is performed so that the line connecting the pulse number detection sensor unit 32 and the rotation center O of the rotating bezel 102 and the line connecting the rotation direction detection sensor unit 33 and the rotation center O form an angle θ _1. Sensor unit 32
And a rotation direction detection sensor unit 33. Note that the angle theta _1, will be described later.

FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line III-III of FIG. As shown in the figure, a step is formed on the surface of the rotating bezel 102 so that the outer peripheral side is lower, and a lower outer peripheral side portion is sandwiched between the body 101 and the guide member 201. On the other hand, an optical pattern 41 is formed on the back surface of the rotating bezel 102, and the holes 31a are formed.
Are formed at positions below the optical pattern 41 on the body 101. A sensor cover glass 42 is arranged so as to cover the upper part of the hole 31a, and a packing (not shown) is arranged between the sensor cover glass 42 and the body 101. Thereby, the sensor cover glass 4
2 prevents water and dust from entering below.

Below the sensor cover glass 42, a pulse number detecting sensor unit 32 is arranged. The pulse number detection sensor unit 32 includes an LED (Light Emitting
Diode) 44, photodiode 45, and LED 44
Light-blocking plate 44 disposed between
a, a substrate 46, and the LED 44 emits light toward the optical pattern 41, and based on the reflected light from the optical pattern 41 received by the photodiode 45,
This is to generate a pulse signal. Note that the rotation direction detection sensor unit 33 is also the pulse number detection sensor unit 32.
The pulse signal is generated by reading the optical pattern 41 formed on the back surface of the rotating bezel 102.

The substrate 4 of the pulse number detection sensor unit 32
Reference numeral 6 is connected to an electronic circuit of the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 100 by a lead wire (not shown), and a pulse signal generated by the pulse number detection sensor unit 32 is output to an information signal generation unit described later. The number of pulses of this pulse signal is counted by the information signal generation unit, and the amount of rotation of the rotating bezel 102 is detected.

Next, the optical pattern 41 formed on the back surface of the rotating bezel 102 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, in the optical pattern 41, absorption regions 41a that absorb light emitted by the LEDs 44 and reflection regions 41b that reflect light emitted by the LEDs 44 are alternately formed. The absorption area 41a and the reflection area 41b are formed at every angle θ _{2 about the} rotation center O. Here, when the number of information that can be input is n (n is an even number) when the rotating bezel 102 is rotated once, θ ₂ = 36.
0 / n}. Under this configuration, when the rotating bezel 102 is rotated, the pulse number detection sensor unit 32
The absorption area 41a and the reflection area 41b are read alternately, so that a pulse signal as shown in FIG. 5 can be generated.

Next, the angle θ ₁ between the pulse number detecting sensor unit 32 and the rotation direction detecting sensor unit 33 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. In the present embodiment, θ ₁ = mθ
₂ + _{θ 2/2} pulse speed sensor unit 3 so that
2 and a rotation direction detection sensor unit 33 are arranged. When the pulse number detection sensor unit 32 and the rotation direction detection sensor unit 33 are arranged as described above, a pulse signal as shown in FIG. 6 is generated in each sensor unit. As shown in FIG.
Is rotated clockwise, the pulse signal generated by the rotation direction detection sensor unit 33 has a 1/4 phase advance from the pulse signal generated by the pulse number detection sensor unit 32, and the rotating bezel 102 is rotated counterclockwise. In the case of rotating around, the pulse signal generated by the rotation direction detection sensor unit 33 has a phase delay of １ ／ of the pulse signal generated by the pulse number detection sensor unit 32. Therefore, the rotation direction of the rotating bezel 102 can be detected by detecting the phase lead / lag generated in the pulse signal generated by each sensor unit.

[0026] In addition, θ ₁ of the angle is not limited to _{mθ 2 + θ 2/2,} k ( k is an integer of up to 0~n-1) * 360 / n may be a different angle, for example, θ ₁ = mθ ₂ + θ _2/4
It may be. In short, θ ₁ may be any angle that causes a phase difference between the pulse signals generated by the pulse number detection sensor unit 32 and the rotation direction detection sensor unit 33.

Next, a functional configuration for generating information such as characters from the rotation angle and rotation direction of the rotating bezel 102 detected as described above and displaying the information on the display device 104 will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 81 denotes an information signal generation unit which is a signal generation unit and a speed calculation unit. The information signal generation section 81 has a pulse number counter, and detects the rotation angle of the rotating bezel 102 by counting the number of pulses generated by the pulse number detection sensor unit 32. Further, the information signal generation unit 81 detects the rotation direction of the rotating bezel 102 by comparing the number of pulses generated by the pulse number detection sensor unit 32 and the number of pulses generated by the rotation direction detection sensor unit 33. As described above, the information signal generation unit 81 detects the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the rotating bezel 102, and generates an information signal based on the detection result. At this time, the information signal generation unit 81
Is displayed on the display device 1 by referring to the information table 82.
An information signal corresponding to the information to be displayed at 04 is generated.

The information signal generation section 81 has a timer, and measures the time from the generation of a pulse to the generation of the next pulse in the signal generated by the pulse number detection sensor unit 32. The rotation speed of the rotating bezel 102 is calculated based on the measurement result. The information signal generation unit 81 compares the calculated rotation speed with a previously stored scroll start speed, and if the calculated rotation speed is greater than or equal to the scroll start speed, performs an automatic scroll operation described later. Control. Note that the information signal generator 81 may detect the rotation speed of the rotating bezel 102 by counting the number of pulses generated by the pulse number detection sensor unit 32 within a predetermined time.

On the other hand, when the calculated rotation speed is lower than the scroll start speed, the rotation bezel 1 at that time is not used.
Information signals corresponding to the rotation angle and the rotation direction of 02 are sequentially generated (hereinafter, this case is referred to as manual scrolling). Hereinafter, control contents of the information signal generation unit 81 and the like in the automatic scroll mode and the manual scroll mode will be separately described.

First, control contents in the manual scroll mode will be described. As shown in FIG.
2 stores an information signal corresponding to a rotation angle when the rotating bezel 102 is rotated in a predetermined direction (here, counterclockwise). An information signal is generated by detecting a counterclockwise rotation angle. In the present embodiment, the information table 82, information signals corresponding to the letters in alphabetical order for each rotation angle theta ₂ of the rotating bezel 102 as shown is stored. The character generator 83 shown in FIG. 7 displays information such as characters on the display device 104 based on the information signal generated by the information signal generator 81 in this manner.

The decision switch 105 is connected to the information signal generator 8.
Display device 1 based on the information signal generated by
04 is used to confirm information such as characters displayed on an input schedule information display section (see FIG. 9) described later. The delete switch 106 is used to delete the information confirmed by the confirm switch 105. When the information displayed on the input candidate information display section is a kana character, the voiced dot switch 107 adds a voiced dot, and when the information is an English character, the voiced dot switch 107 switches between lowercase and uppercase. It has become.

FIG. 9 shows the display contents of the display device 104 when the rotating bezel 102 is rotated counterclockwise by 5θ ₂゜. As shown in FIG.
An input candidate information display unit 300 that displays seven pieces of information in one straight line in the left-right direction of the figure is displayed, and a part that displays the fourth information from the left of the figure, that is, the input candidate information display unit 300 In the center of the box, an input schedule information display section 301 surrounded by a frame is displayed. Therefore, the input candidate information display section 300 includes an input schedule information display section 301 and inputtable information display sections 302a and 302b capable of displaying three pieces of information displayed on both sides thereof. Here, the information displayed on the input schedule information display unit 301 includes the inputtable information display unit 302a and the inputtable information display unit 3
02b is displayed larger than the information displayed in 02b. Thus, when the user views the display device 104, it is easy to understand which information is the information displayed on the input schedule information display unit 301.

Here, a scroll state display section 350 is displayed above the input candidate information display section 300 in the display device 104. Scroll state display section 35
At 0, a counterclockwise automatic fast-forward mark 351, a counterclockwise automatic mark 352, a manual scroll mark 353, a clockwise automatic mark 354, and a clockwise automatic fast-forward mark 355 are displayed in order from the left of the figure. The mark indicating the scroll state of the input candidate information display section 300 in the above is displayed in white. At this time, since the manual scroll mode is set, the manual scroll mark 353 is displayed in white.

When the rotating bezel 102 is rotated counterclockwise by 5θ ₂゜, the input candidate information display section 300 displays “B,
C, D, E, F, G, H "are displayed in order from the left. In other words, “B,
"C, D" is displayed, "E" is displayed on the input schedule information display section 301, and "F, G, H" is displayed on the inputtable information display section 302b. Information table 82
Referring to FIG. 8, when the rotating bezel 102 is rotated counterclockwise by 5θ ₂゜, the information signal generation unit 81
The information displayed corresponding to the information signal (scheduled information signal) generated by this is "E", and when the confirmation switch 105 (see FIG. 7) is pressed in this state, "E" is input. It has become. That is, when the rotating bezel 102 is arbitrarily rotated, the input schedule information display unit 301 displays information that can be input by pressing the confirmation switch 105 in that state.

The inputtable information display section 302a displays "B,
C, D "are displayed, and these pieces of information correspond to the rotation angles 2θ ₂ , 3θ ₂ , and 4θ ₂ of the rotating bezel 102, that is, the inputtable information display section 302a displays
Clockwise angle θ from the current position of rotating bezel 102
Information that can be input when rotating every _two is adapted to be displayed three. Also, an inputtable information display unit 302
b, “F, G, H” is displayed, and these pieces of information are the rotation angles 6θ ₂ , 7θ ₂ , 8θ _{2 of the} rotating bezel 102.
It corresponds to. That is, the input enable information display section 302b, so that the information can be entered when rotating every angle theta ₂ from the position of the rotating bezel 102 of the current in a counterclockwise direction is displayed three. As described above, the information signal generation unit 81 generates not only the information signal corresponding to the rotation angle of the rotating bezel 102 but also the information signal (possible information signal) corresponding to the three rotation angles before and after the information signal. , The input candidate information display section 300 displays seven pieces of information.

Therefore, when the rotating bezel 102 is rotated counterclockwise by θ ₂か ら from the state shown in FIG. 9, as shown in FIG. 10, “C, D,
E], “F” is displayed on the input schedule information display section 301, and “G, H, I” is displayed on the inputtable information display section 302b.
That is, every time the rotating bezel 102 is rotated counterclockwise by θ ₂゜, the information displayed on the input candidate information display section 300 is displayed so as to flow one information at a time from the right to the left, that is, 1 information is displayed on the left. Information is scrolled and displayed.

On the other hand, from the state shown in FIG.
When clockwise rotation is performed, as shown in FIG. 11, "A, B, C" is displayed on the inputtable information display section 302a, "D" is displayed on the input schedule information display section 301, and the inputtable information display section 3 is rotated, as shown in FIG.
“E, F, G” is displayed in 02b. That is, every time the rotating bezel 102 is rotated clockwise by θ ₂情報, information displayed on the input candidate information display unit 300 is displayed so as to flow one information at a time from left to right, ie, one information is displayed on the right. It is scrolled and displayed.

Next, control contents in the automatic scroll mode will be described. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, a scroll start speed VS and a fast-forward start speed VF higher than the scroll start speed are set in the information signal generation unit 81, and corresponding to these set speeds. Automatic scroll speed VAS, VAF (VAS <VA
F) is set. When the rotating bezel 102 is rotated, the information signal generator 81 measures the time between successive pulses generated by the pulse number detection sensor unit 32, calculates the rotation speed, and calculates the calculated rotation speed and the setting. The scroll start speed and the fast-forward start speed are compared.

If the rotation speed calculated by the information signal generator 81 is lower than the scroll start speed VS, manual scrolling, that is, generation of an information signal corresponding to the rotation amount of the rotating bezel 102, is performed as described above. The information is scroll-displayed as the rotating bezel 102 rotates.

On the other hand, when the rotation speed calculated by the information signal generator 81 is higher than or equal to the scroll start speed VS and lower than the fast forward start speed VF,
Normal transition to automatic scroll mode. When the mode shifts to the normal automatic scroll mode, the information signal generation unit 81 also outputs the information signal even when the user stops the rotating operation of the rotating bezel 102.
With reference to the information table 82 shown in FIG. 8, information signals are sequentially generated based on the rotation direction of the rotating bezel 102 detected before the stop. For example, as shown in FIG.
When the information is displayed in the order of “B”,..., “G”, the mode shifts to the normal automatic scroll mode. If the rotation direction immediately before the shift is counterclockwise, the rotation bezel 102 is displayed.
Even if the rotation is stopped, as shown in FIG. 14, the information sequence displayed on the input candidate information display section 300 is scrolled from right to left. That is, even when the rotating bezel 102 stops, the information signal generating unit 81 automatically adds the rotation angle θ ₂ to the rotation direction detected immediately before the rotation angle at predetermined time intervals, and based on the added rotation amount, The information signal is generated with reference to the information table 82 (see FIG. 7).

At this time, the information signal generating section 81 generates an information signal at a timing such that the scroll speed of the information sequence displayed on the input candidate information display section 300 becomes the above-described automatic scroll speed VAS. I have. Then, the counterclockwise automatic mark 352 in the scroll state display section 350 is displayed in white, indicating that the scroll state at the present time is automatically scrolling counterclockwise at the normal speed.

When the rotation speed calculated by the information signal generator 81 is higher than or equal to the fast-forwarding start speed VF, the mode shifts to the fast-forward automatic scroll mode. When the mode shifts to the fast-forward automatic scroll mode, similarly to the above-described automatic scroll mode, even when the rotation of the rotating bezel 102 is stopped, the information signals are sequentially output based on the rotation direction detected immediately before the fast-forward automatic scroll shift. Generated, and as shown in FIG.
The information sequence displayed at 00 is set to an automatic scroll speed VAF having a speed higher than the above-described automatic scroll speed VAS.
To scroll. In the case shown in the figure, the counterclockwise rotation direction is detected immediately before the transition to the fast-forward automatic scroll mode, the counterclockwise automatic fast-forward mark 351 in the scroll state display section 350 is displayed in white, and the scroll state is reversed. Automatic scrolling speed VAF clockwise
Indicates that automatic scrolling is being performed.

Next, a description will be given of the control contents for stopping the scroll display when the information sequence is scroll-displayed in the normal automatic scroll mode and the fast-forward automatic scroll mode as described above. In the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the pulse number detection sensor unit 32 and the rotation direction detection sensor unit 33 rotate the rotating bezel 102 while the information sequence is scroll-displayed in the above-described automatic scroll mode. The amount and direction of rotation are detected. Then, from the detection results of the pulse number detection sensor unit 32 and the rotation direction detection sensor unit 33, when rotation in the direction opposite to the direction in which automatic scrolling is currently performed (counterclockwise in the example described above) is detected, The information signal generator 81 shifts from the automatic scroll mode to the manual scroll mode, and stops the automatic scroll.

When displaying an information sequence in such an automatic scroll mode, by rotating the rotating bezel 102, after all the information that can be input in this input mode is displayed on the input schedule information display section 301, The same information sequence may be displayed again, that is, the information sequence may be scrolled endlessly. Further, when all the information is displayed on the input schedule information display section 301, the information may not be displayed even if the rotating bezel 102 is further rotated in the same direction.

The information generated by the information signal generator 81 is not limited to the above-described character information such as English characters, but may also generate command information such as document editing information such as line feed. In addition, a plurality of information tables 82 (for example, information tables storing information such as kana characters and symbols in addition to the English characters described above) for storing information corresponding to the rotation angle of the rotating bezel 102 as described above are provided. You may.
In this case, mode switching command information for switching the type (English characters, kana characters, etc.) of the information table 82 referred to by the information signal generation unit 81 is generated, and mode switching such as switching from English character input to kana character input is performed. I just need to be able to do that.

A-2. Operation and Input Method Next, the operation of the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 100 having the above configuration in an information input state will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 100 is in an information input state (step Sa1). At this time, switching to the information input state is performed by the decision switch 105.
Alternatively, it may be performed by pressing any one of the delete switches 106. Further, the method of putting the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 100 into the information input state is not limited to the method of pressing any of the switches, and for example, a switch for switching between the input state and the non-input state may be provided separately. Good and optional.

When the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 100 is in the information input state, the input candidate information display section 300 is displayed, and the pulse number detection sensor unit 32 and the rotation direction detection sensor unit 33 are rotated by the rotating bezel 102.
The detection of the rotation angle and the rotation direction is started.

Then, the rotating bezel 102 is selected by the user.
Is determined in any direction (step Sa2). Here, when it is detected that the rotating bezel 102 has been rotated, the rotation amount and the rotation direction are detected, the rotation speed is calculated from the detected rotation amount (step S3), and the calculated rotation speed V is calculated. Is compared with the scroll start speed VS and the fast-forward start speed VF (step Sa4).

If the rotation speed V is lower than the scroll start speed VS, the flow shifts to the manual scroll mode (step Sa5). On the other hand, when the rotation speed V is higher than or the same as the scroll start speed VS and lower than the fast-forward start speed VF, the process shifts to the normal automatic scroll mode (step Sa6). If the rotation speed V is higher than or equal to the fast-forward start speed VF, the flow shifts to the fast-forward automatic scroll mode (step Sa7).

When the mode is shifted to the normal automatic scroll mode or the fast forward scroll mode, the automatic scroll display is performed as described above. In the meantime, it is determined whether or not a rotation direction opposite to the rotation direction detected immediately before the transition to the automatic scroll mode is detected (Step S).
a8, Step Sa9), when the reverse rotation is detected, the automatic scrolling is stopped at that time, and the mode is shifted to the manual scrolling mode (Step Sa5). In other words,
When switching to the automatic scroll mode, the rotating bezel 1
Until the reverse rotation of 02 is detected, the automatic scroll display is continued.

When the mode is shifted to the manual scroll mode, scroll display corresponding to the rotation amount and the rotation direction of the rotating bezel 102 rotated by the user's operation is performed (step Sa10). In the manual scroll mode, the rotating bezel 102 is rotated by a user's rotating operation.
Is rotated at a speed higher than the scroll start speed VS, the mode shifts to the automatic scroll mode at that time.

Next, a method for inputting information using the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to an example in which an English character "P" is input. First, the user presses any switch to put the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 100 into an information input state. Then, the input candidate information display unit 300 is displayed on the display device 104,
As an initial state, an information string as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the input candidate information display section 300.

In this case, the rotating bezel 102 may be rotated until "P" is displayed on the input schedule information display section 301, but "P" is displayed on the input schedule information display section 3.
By the time the rotating bezel 102 is set to 14θ
It is necessary to rotate ₂ °, and when θ ₂ is 12 °, 16 °
8 °, that is, it must be rotated close to half a turn, which complicates the operation.

Then, from the state at that time, the rotating bezel 1
02, it is necessary to rotate the rotating bezel 102 counterclockwise from the initial state at a speed higher than the scroll start speed VS or the fast forward start speed VF,
What is necessary is just to display the information of the input candidate information display part 300 automatically scrolling (regular automatic scrolling or fast forward automatic scrolling is arbitrary). Then, the inputtable information display section 302b
When the rotating bezel 102 is rotated clockwise at the point where "P" is displayed on the screen, the automatic scrolling display is stopped at that point, and as shown in FIG.
"P" is displayed in b. When the user stops in the illustrated state, if the user rotates the rotating bezel 102 counterclockwise by θ ₂ 「,“ P ”is displayed on the input schedule information display section 301, and in this state, the confirmation switch 105 is When pressed, “P” is input. If the automatic scroll stop is delayed and the automatic scrolling is stopped at the point when “P” passes through the input schedule information display unit 301 and is displayed on the input enabled information display unit 302a, the input schedule information display unit 301 The rotating bezel 102 may be rotated clockwise until “P” is displayed. As described above, after the desired information is automatically scrolled to the vicinity of the input schedule information display section 301, fine adjustment of the scroll position can be easily performed by manual scrolling.

Further, from the state at that time, the rotating bezel 10
2 can be rotated a small amount, for example, to input “B” from the state shown in FIG.
Is rotated theta ₂ ° counterclockwise at a rotational speed of less than scroll starting speed VS, and "B" is displayed in the input schedule information display unit 301, thereafter, it may press the confirmation switch 105. Therefore, this wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 100
In this case, the user does not need to operate the rotating bezel 102 many times when inputting any of the inputtable information.

The wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment
In the case of 00, since input information can be selected by rotating the rotating bezel 102 as described above, the input operation is simple even when applied to a small device such as a wristwatch. In other words, the size of the apparatus can be reduced without complicating the input operation. Further, if the above-described automatic scroll mode or the like is used, even when there is a large amount of inputtable information, it is possible to input all of the inputtable information without increasing the operation amount of the rotating bezel 102. If the amount of operation of the rotating bezel 102 can be reduced in this manner, the user does not need to perform an operation to change the rotating bezel 102, and the operability is improved. Also, as in the present embodiment, the display device 1 is provided on the inner peripheral side of the rotating bezel 102.
In the device having the 04, if the operation amount of the rotating bezel 102 is reduced, the deterioration of the visibility of the display device 104 with the user's finger is suppressed, and the operability is further improved.

Also, when the automatic scroll display is stopped, the rotation bezel 102 need only be slightly rotated in the reverse direction, so that the scroll stop operation is simple. When the automatic scrolling is stopped, the inputtable information display section 302a or the inputtable information display section 302b
Since the information before being displayed on the input schedule information display section 301 is displayed (depending on the rotation direction), the timing of performing the automatic scroll stop for inputting the desired information is easy to understand, and the operability is improved. In addition, since the scroll speed can be adjusted in two stages, if the speed of the automatic scroll mode is selected according to the scroll amount up to the information to be input, an accurate and quick input operation can be performed. For example, even when a large number of information such as hiragana, katakana, and symbols can be input in addition to the above-described English characters, the fast-forward automatic scroll mode allows quick input of all inputtable information. .

The wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 10 described above
In the case of 0, the automatic scroll speed is set in two stages, but is not limited to this, and may be one stage or three or more stages. In addition, the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus 10 described above
At 0, the automatic scrolling is stopped even when the reverse rotation is detected in the fast forward automatic scroll mode. However, when the reverse rotation is detected in the fast forward automatic scroll mode, the mode shifts to the normal automatic scroll mode. Alternatively, the automatic scrolling may be decelerated and stopped in a stepwise manner, for example, when the reverse rotation is detected in the automatic scrolling mode, the scrolling is stopped.

B. Second Embodiment Next, a wristwatch-type information processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The wristwatch-type information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment includes a storage content of an information table 82 (see FIG. 7), a processing content of an information signal generator 81 (see FIG. 7) that refers to the information table 82, and a display device 104 (see FIG. 7). The configuration is the same as that of the above-described first embodiment except that the display contents of ()) are different. Hereinafter, these different points will be described.

In the wristwatch type information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment, the contents as shown in FIG.
2 is stored. As shown in FIG.
The point that information signals are stored corresponding to the rotation angle of 02 is the same as in the first embodiment, but whether or not these information signals are designated information signals is stored. Here, “A”, “N”,
“A”, “sa”, etc. are stored as the designation signal.

When the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus is in the information input state, the input candidate information display section 300 is displayed on the display device 104 as an initial state as shown in FIG. , An information sequence as shown in the figure is displayed. When the rotating bezel 102 is rotated at a rotation speed less than the jump speed set in advance in the information signal generation unit 81, the rotation amount of the rotating bezel 102 is set similarly to the manual scroll mode in the first embodiment described above. Scroll display corresponding to is performed.

On the other hand, if the rotating bezel 102 is rotated at a rotation speed higher than the jump speed set in the information signal generator 81, it is determined that the rotation speed of the rotating bezel 102 is higher than the jump speed. 81. Then, when the information signal generator 81 rotates the rotating bezel 102 in the rotation direction when the rotation speed equal to or higher than the jump speed is detected, the input schedule information display 30
The designated information 1 is displayed by skipping information other than the designated information displayed in the meantime. For example, in the case of rotating counterclockwise from the state shown in FIG. 20 at a jump speed or more, as shown in FIG. Is displayed. Further, from this state, if the user further rotates counterclockwise at a rotation speed equal to or higher than the jump speed, the next designated information “A” is displayed on the input schedule information display unit 301. On the other hand, by rotating clockwise from the state shown in FIG. 21 at a speed higher than the jump speed, “A”, which is the next designated information of “N”, is displayed on the input schedule information display unit 301 as shown in FIG. Will be done.

As described above, in the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment, when the rotating bezel 102 is rotated in any direction at a speed equal to or higher than the preset jump speed, the rotation direction is displayed from the display at that time. The display is switched so that the designated information to be displayed next on the input schedule information display section 301 is displayed on the input schedule information display section 301 when rotated by. Therefore, FIG.
When the user wants to input “i” from the initial state shown in FIG. 5, the user repeats twice the operation of rotating the rotating bezel 102 counterclockwise at a rotation speed higher than the jump speed (at this time, the input schedule information display When the rotating bezel 102 is rotated counterclockwise by θ ₂ 「,“ い ”is displayed on the input schedule information display unit 301 and the confirmation switch 105 is pressed. By that, "I"
Is entered.

On the other hand, when "B" is input from the initial state shown in FIG. 19, after rotating the rotating bezel 102 counterclockwise by θ ₂で at a speed less than the jump speed, the enter switch 105 is pressed. I just need. Thus, also in the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment, all information can be input without increasing the operation amount of the rotating bezel 102 as in the first embodiment.

C. Third Embodiment Next, a wristwatch-type information processing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment includes an English character information table 220 instead of the information table 82.
Hiragana information table 221 and Katakana information table 2
22 is different from the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 23A, in the English character information table 220, information signals of English characters “A” to “Z” corresponding to the counterclockwise rotation angle of the rotating bezel 102 are stored. It is remembered. Also, the hiragana information table 221
23, information signals of hiragana characters "A" to "N" are stored corresponding to the rotation angle of the rotating bezel 102, as shown in FIG. In addition, as shown in FIG. 23C, the rotating bezel 1
Information signals of katakana characters from “A” to “N” are stored corresponding to the rotation angle of 02.

When the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus is brought into the information input state, the input candidate information display section 300 is displayed on the display device 104 as an initial state as shown in FIG. , An information sequence as shown in the figure is displayed. Further, a table information display unit 240 indicating the selected reference table is displayed above the drawing of the input candidate information display unit 300. In this case, three types of tables, English characters, hiragana and katakana, are referred to. Therefore, "English" as the English character mark 241 corresponding to each table, "hira" as the hiragana mark 242, and "kata" as the katakana mark 243 are displayed. In the initial state of the wristwatch-type processing device, the input candidate information display unit 3
Since the English character is displayed at 00, that is, since the information signal generation unit 81 generates the information signal with reference to the English character information table 220, “English” which is the English character mark 241 in the table information display unit 240 is displayed. Is displayed in white.

When the rotating bezel 102 is rotated at a speed lower than the table switching speed set in advance in the information signal generator 81 from this state, the rotating bezel 102 is rotated in the same manner as in the manual scroll mode in the first embodiment. An information signal of English characters corresponding to the rotation angle of 102 is displayed. Therefore, when an English character is desired to be input, the rotating bezel 102 may be rotated at a rotation speed lower than the table switching speed so that the desired English character is displayed on the input schedule information display section 301.

On the other hand, if it is desired to input hiragana characters from the initial state shown in FIG. 24, the information signal generator 81 rotates the rotating bezel 102 clockwise at a rotation speed higher than the table switching speed. Is detected to be rotated clockwise, and the information table referred to by the information signal generation unit 81 is changed to the English character information table 22.
The information signal is generated by switching from 0 to the Hiragana information table 221. As a result, as shown in FIG. 25, the input candidate information display section 300 displays the hiragana character string and the hiragana mark 24 of the table information display section 240.
2 is displayed in white. In this state, after rotating the rotating bezel 102 until the desired hiragana character is displayed on the input schedule information display portion 301, and pressing the enter switch 105, the desired hiragana character can be input.

If you want to input katakana characters,
If the rotating bezel 102 is rotated clockwise at a speed higher than the table switching speed from the hiragana input state shown in FIG.
The table referred to by the information signal generation unit 81 is switched from the hiragana information table 221 to the katakana information table 222, so that katakana characters can be input. On the other hand, if the rotating bezel 102 is rotated counterclockwise from the hiragana character input state at a rotation speed higher than the table switching speed, the state is switched to the English character input state.

As described above, in the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment, when the rotating bezel 102 is rotated at a speed higher than the preset table switching speed, the input state at that time (for example, English character input) State) can be switched to another hiragana or katakana input state. Therefore, even when a large number of information such as English characters, hiragana characters, and katakana characters can be input, desired information can be easily input by operating the rotating bezel 102 as described above.

Also, for example, a hiragana half-information table of hiragana characters "a" to "to" and a hiragana character "na" to
Like the hiragana second half information table up to "n",
If the reference table is divided and set, information included in one referenced table is reduced, and the maximum rotation amount of the rotating bezel 102 for displaying such information on the input schedule information display unit 301 is suppressed. Operation can be further simplified.

D. Modifications The present invention is not limited to the above-described first to third embodiments, and various modifications as described below are possible.

(1) In each of the embodiments described above, the input candidate information display sections 300 are arranged linearly.
However, as shown in FIG. 26, L-shaped inputtable information display sections 302a and 302b may be arranged on the left and right sides of the input schedule information display section 301 in the drawing. By doing so, the inputtable information display section 302a,
The number of information displayed on 302b increases, and operability is improved.

(2) Further, as shown in FIG. 27, the input candidate information display sections 300 may be arranged in an arc shape about the rotation center O of the rotating bezel 102. In this case, if the scroll direction of the input candidate information display unit 300 and the rotation direction of the rotating bezel 102 are made to match, it becomes easy to understand the relationship in which direction to rotate and scroll in which direction. If the amount of rotation of the rotating bezel 102 and the amount of scrolling of the rotating bezel 102 are made to substantially match, it becomes easy to estimate how much the rotating bezel 102 should be rotated in the manual scroll mode.

(3) Further, as shown in FIG. 28, the input candidate information display section 300 may be arranged in a ring shape. Also in this case, if the scroll direction of the input candidate information display unit 300 and the rotation direction of the rotating bezel 102 are made to match, it becomes easy to understand the relationship between the direction of rotation and the direction of scrolling. FIGS. 26 to 28 show a case where the display arrangement of the input candidate information display section 300 is modified in the wristwatch information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. The same modification can be applied to the above. As shown in FIGS. 26 to 28, the scroll state display unit 350 is not displayed in the first embodiment, and the table information display unit 240 is not displayed in the third embodiment. Is also good. Of course, as shown in FIGS. 26 to 28, the scrolling state display unit 350 and the table information display unit 240 may be arranged after the input candidate information display units 300 are arranged.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
The apparatus can be reduced in size without complicating the input operation. Further, even when there is a large amount of inputtable information, all the inputtable information can be quickly input by a simple operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a wristwatch-type information processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which a rotating bezel is removed from the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a view taken along line III-III of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a back surface of the rotating bezel.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an optical pattern formed on the rotating bezel and a pulse signal generated by a pulse number detection sensor unit that is a component of the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus by reading the optical pattern.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a pulse signal generated by the pulse number detection sensor unit and a pulse signal generated by a rotation direction detection sensor unit that is a component of the wristwatch-type information processing device.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a control system for generating an input information signal in the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing storage contents of an information table which is a component of the control system.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining contents displayed on a display device of the wristwatch-type information processing device in a manual scroll mode.

FIG. 10 is a view showing display contents of the display device when the rotating bezel is rotated counterclockwise by θ ₂か ら from the state shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a view showing display contents of the display device when the rotating bezel is rotated clockwise by θ ₂か ら from the state shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a scroll start speed and a fast-forward start speed set in an information signal generator of the control system, and a corresponding automatic scroll speed.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining display contents of the display device of the wristwatch-type information processing device in a normal automatic scroll mode.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining display contents of the display device of the wristwatch-type information processing device in a normal automatic scroll mode.

FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining display contents of the display device of the wristwatch-type information processing device in a fast-forward automatic scroll mode.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining processing contents when information is input by the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing display contents of the display device of the wristwatch-type information processing device in an information input initial state.

18 is a view for explaining a method for performing character input using the automatic scroll mode from the state shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining storage contents of an information table which is a component of the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing display contents of the display device of the wristwatch-type information processing device according to the second embodiment in an initial state of information input.

FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining display contents of the display device when the rotating bezel 102 is rotated at a speed equal to or higher than the jump processing speed from the state shown in FIG.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a control system of a wristwatch-type information processing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining storage contents of an English character information table, a hiragana information table, and a katakana information table which are components of the control system of the wristwatch-type information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing display contents of the display device of the wristwatch-type information processing device according to the third embodiment in an initial information input state.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing display contents of the display device when the input mode is switched from the state shown in FIG. 24.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing display contents of a display device in a modification of the wristwatch-type information processing device according to the first to third embodiments.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing display contents of a display device in another modification of the wristwatch-type information processing device according to the first to third embodiments.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing display contents of a display device in still another modification of the wristwatch-type information processing device according to the first to third embodiments.

[Explanation of symbols]

32: pulse number detection sensor unit (rotation detection means), 33: rotation direction detection sensor unit (rotation detection means), 41: optical pattern, 41a: absorption area,
41b: Reflection area, 81: Information signal generation unit (signal generation means, speed calculation means, storage means), 100: Wristwatch type information processing apparatus, 101: Torso (support), 102 ...
Rotating bezel (rotating body) 104 Display device 220
... English character information table, 221 ... Hiragana information table, 222 ... Katakana information table, 240 ... Table information display section, 300 ... Input candidate information display section, 301
... Input schedule information display section, 302a, 302b... Inputable information display section, 350... Scroll state display section

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A support, an annular rotator provided rotatably with respect to the support, and rotation detection means provided on the support and detecting a rotation amount and a rotation direction of the rotator. A speed calculating means for calculating a rotation speed of the rotating body based on a rotation amount of the rotating body detected by the rotation detecting means; provided on an inner peripheral side of the rotating body, which can be input at that time. A display device having an input schedule information display section on which information is displayed, and an inputtable information display section arranged continuously on both sides of the input schedule information display section and displaying information, and when the rotating body is rotated A schedule information signal corresponding to information to be displayed on the input schedule information display section, and a schedule information signal displayed on the inputtable information display section, based on the rotation amount and the rotation direction of the rotating body detected by the rotation detection means. A signal for scrolling the information displayed on the input schedule information display section and the inputtable information display section arranged in series with the rotation of the rotating body by generating a possible information signal corresponding to the information When the rotation speed detected by the speed detection unit exceeds a set speed, the rotation speed of the rotating body calculated by the speed calculation unit. And based on the rotation direction detected by the rotation detection means, set the scroll speed and the scroll direction of the information displayed on the input schedule information display section and the input enabled information display section, with the set scroll speed and direction An information signal is displayed so that the information displayed on the input schedule information display section and the inputtable information display section is scroll-displayed. The information processing apparatus and generates a. 2. The signal generating unit includes a storage unit in which a plurality of set rotation speeds and a scroll speed corresponding to the set rotation speed are stored, wherein the rotation speed detected by the speed detection unit is stored. When the set rotation speed stored in the storage unit is exceeded, the signal generation unit is displayed on the input schedule information display unit and the input enabled information display unit at the scroll speed corresponding to the set rotation speed. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information signal is generated such that scroll display of the information is continued. 3. A scroll speed is set by the signal generating means, and an information signal is displayed so that information displayed on the input schedule information display section and the input enabled information display section is scrolled at the set scroll speed. If a rotation direction different from the scroll direction is detected by the rotation detecting means while the signal is being generated, the signal generating means scrolls information displayed on the input schedule information display section and the inputtable information display section. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing is stopped or a scroll speed is reduced. 4. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a scroll state display unit for displaying a scroll speed and a direction of information displayed on the input schedule information display unit and the input enabled information display unit at that time. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein 5. A support, a rotator provided rotatably with respect to the support, rotation detection means provided on the support, and detecting a rotation amount and a rotation direction of the rotator; Speed calculating means for calculating a rotation speed of the rotating body based on the rotating amount of the rotating body detected by the detecting means; storing a rotating amount and a rotating direction of the rotating body and an information signal corresponding thereto; An information table; a signal generation unit that refers to the information table and generates an information signal corresponding to a rotation amount and a rotation direction of the rotator detected by the rotation detection unit; and information generated by the signal generation unit. A display device for displaying information corresponding to the signal, wherein the information table stores at least one or more designated information signals in the stored information signals. Wherein when the speed detecting means detects a rotation speed equal to or higher than a predetermined speed, the signal generating means generates any of the designated information signals stored in the information table at that time. Processing equipment. 6. When the speed detecting means detects a rotation speed equal to or higher than a predetermined speed, the signal generating means selects the rotation detecting means from the designated information signal stored in the information table from that time. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the information signals are sequentially generated in correspondence with the rotation direction detected by the control unit, the next generation of the specified information signal is selected and generated. 7. A support, a rotating body rotatably provided with respect to the support, a rotation detecting means provided on the support, and configured to detect a rotation amount and a rotation direction of the rotating body; Speed calculating means for calculating a rotation speed of the rotating body based on the rotating amount of the rotating body detected by the detecting means; and a rotation amount and a rotating direction of the rotating body and an information signal corresponding thereto are stored. A plurality of information tables, a signal generation unit that generates an information signal corresponding to a rotation amount and a rotation direction of the rotator detected by the rotation detection unit with reference to one of the information tables, and the signal A display device for displaying information corresponding to the information signal generated by the generating means, and when a rotational speed equal to or higher than a predetermined speed is detected by the speed detecting means, The number generating means switches the information table to be referred from the information table referred to before that time to another information table, refers to the information table after switching, and displays the information of the rotating body detected by the rotation detecting means. An information processing apparatus for generating an information signal corresponding to a rotation amount and a rotation direction. 8. The rotating body is a rotating bezel, and the support is formed in a wristwatch type having a body and a band attached to the body and capable of being wound around a user's hand. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing is performed.