CPC G09B 19/0053 (2013.01) [G06F 9/44 (2013.01); A63H 17/395 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A programming device comprising:
a programming board which is a tangible object that can be directly and physically touched in real space, and which includes:
a first shape indication section which, in response to indication of two or more portions by a user operation among a plurality of tangible portions arranged in a planar direction of the programming board, indicates a first shape in the planar direction;
a command generation section which generates a command for moving a control target section along the first shape indicated by the first shape indication section; and
an operation support section which is operable to specify the first shape in advance by designating two or more portions among the plurality of tangible portions as instruction allowable areas and designating other portions among the plurality of tangible portions as instruction prohibited areas, the two or more portions designated as instruction allowable areas defining the first shape,
wherein, when the operation support section is operated to specify the first shape in advance, the first shape indication section judges a user operation performed on a portion from among the plurality of tangible portions which is designated as an instruction prohibited area to be invalid and thereby prohibits a shape different from the first shape from being indicated,
wherein the operation support section comprises a guide sheet which is a tangible object other than the programming board, and which can be directly and physically touched in real space and is structured to be overlaid on the programming board to specify the first shape.
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