Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Input device, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
- Patent Title (中): 输入装置,信息处理装置,信息处理方法和程序
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Application No.: US11447973Application Date: 2006-06-07
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Publication No.: US08477115B2Publication Date: 2013-07-02
- Inventor: Junichi Rekimoto
- Applicant: Junichi Rekimoto
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sherr & Jiang, PLLC
- Priority: JP2005-168699 20050608
- Main IPC: G06F3/045
- IPC: G06F3/045 ; G08C21/00

Abstract:
An input device includes: a contact detector configured to detect at least a size of contact area by detecting a physical contact with a control input section; a pressure detector configured to detect a pressure applied by the physical contact; and a controller configured to output signals in response to detection outputs from the contact detector and the pressure detector. The controller outputs a first signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected under a state of contact in which a contact detection result indicates that the detected contact area is equal to or smaller than a predetermined contact area, and outputs a second signal carrying a value which varies in response to the pressure detected under a state of contact in which the contact detection result indicates that the detected contact area is greater than the predetermined contact area.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060284858A1 Input device, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program Public/Granted day:2006-12-21
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