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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An operation state detecting apparatus includes the following. An electronic device includes an operation surface and can detect whether there is contact in a plurality of positions. A sheet material can be attached to and detached from the operation surface. The sheet material includes a projecting portion which deforms to change a contact state on the operation surface according to strength of external force. A processor of the electronic device detects whether there is contact in a plurality of positions in an individual detecting region on the operation surface on which a contact state changes by the projecting portion deforming in a state with the sheet material attached to the operation surface. The processor performs a specific process according to strength or speed of an operation applied to the projecting portion judged based on a detected result of whether contact is detected in the plurality of positions.
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