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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Masayuki Shinohara, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Tanoue, Kyoto, JP;
Norikazu Kitamura, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Yasu, JP;
Yuto Mori, Joyo, JP;
OMRON CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An input device includes a light source, a light guide plate, a sensor, and a controller. The light guide plate guides light from a light source to form an image in a space. The sensor detects an object in the space including an imaging position of the image. Based on an output from the sensor, the controller acquires at least one of a trajectory of a plurality of positions where the object is detected, a duration time of detecting the object, or a number of times the object is detected as an input parameter. The controller identifies an input pattern according to a movement of the object based on the input parameter, and outputs a signal corresponding to the identified input pattern.