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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2024
Applicant:
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrostatic input device includes a capacitance detector that is disposed at an operation part to be operated by a living body, and is configured to detect capacitance; and a controller that is formed of an integrated circuit, and is configured to transition the capacitance detector to an activated state in response to an increment in the capacitance detected by the capacitance detector reaching or exceeding a first predetermined value a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined period in a case in which the capacitance detector is in a standby state and no contact with the living body is detected.