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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ikuo Yamano, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation surface configured to receive touch inputs, and a sensor unit configured to detect at least one right-side touch input from a manipulation by a user of the operation surface within a first operational area of the operation surface, and at least one left-side touch input from a manipulation by the user of the operation surface within a second operational area of the operation surface, wherein the first operational area and the second operational area of the operation surface are mapped to a graphical user interface (GUI) area of a display device.