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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2011
Shuhei Yukawa, Nagano, JP;
Daisuke Kurosaki, Nagano, JP;
Souichi Tsukahara, Nagano, JP;
Hanae Higuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Shuhei Yukawa, Nagano, JP;
Daisuke Kurosaki, Nagano, JP;
Souichi Tsukahara, Nagano, JP;
Hanae Higuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a display panel, a frame, a touch sensor, and a controller. The display panel includes a display surface of a predetermined display area. The frame includes a frame surface that surrounds the display panel and determines the display area. The touch sensor is configured to detect touches to the display surface and the frame surface. The controller is configured to execute predetermined processing when a touch to a first area on the display surface is detected, and to execute the predetermined processing when a touch to a second area on the frame surface is detected, the second area being adjacent to the first area.