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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazunori Oshima, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Sugasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kouichi Sakita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TDK CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/0338 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); H03K 17/97 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2013.01); G06F 3/0233 (2013.01); G06F 3/0338 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); H03K 2017/9713 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an input device capable of facilitating an operation for inputting, a command such as characters. The input device includes an operation unit of which an operation amount is variable and a control unit. The control unit selects one command group among a plurality of command groups and decides on a command on the basis of the command group selected and the operation amount of the operation unit. The control unit switches the command group selected when the operation amount of the operation unit is in a prescribed range.