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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Mutsumi Namba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Mutsumi Namba, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01);
Abstract
A terminal device includes a screen where information is displayed, an operation range configured to fully or partially cover an operation portion disposed on a back side of the screen, an operation being input from a user to the operation range, and a processor configured to convert a signal obtained from the operation input to the operation range, into a signal indicating coordinate information in an operational range of the screen, wherein the operation range is smaller in size than the operational range of the screen.