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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Inventor:
Takayuki Adachi, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/96 (2006.01); E05F 15/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/9622 (2013.01); E05F 15/00 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/854 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/55 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operation device includes an operation unit to which a plurality of functions of an operated object are assigned corresponding to a position to be touched by an operation finger, a detection unit that is arranged on at least one plane extended including a plane facing the operation unit to detect the operation finger performing an operation on the operation unit, and a determination unit to determine an instructed function based on a combination of the operation performed on the operation unit and the touch position of the detected operation finger.