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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
May. 22, 2020
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yukihiro Karasawa, Azumino, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pointing element configured to instruct an operation by being pressed against an operation surface includes a pressurizing part, a pressure sensor configured to detect a variation in the pressurizing part, an opposed part opposed to the pressure sensor, a pressing part configured to change a pressing force of pressing the opposed part against the pressure sensor in accordance with the variation in the pressurizing part caused by the pointing element pressed against the operation surface, a signal generation section configured to receive a first signal having a level based on the pressing force from the pressure sensor, and generate a second signal by changing the level of the first signal, and an output section configured to output information based on the second signal to outside of the pointing element.