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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ikuo Yamano, Tokyo, JP;
Kunihito Sawai, Kanagawa, JP;
Keijiroh Nagano, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an input device, a system, and a control method capable of performing an operation input that is more natural, less burdensome, and less bothersome in operations in daily life. The input device includes a ring-shaped main body portion to be mounted on a finger of a user; one or more sensors that are provided in the main body portion and that detect information regarding an operation input by another finger; a communication unit that performs wireless communication with an external device; and a control unit that performs control to transmit the information regarding the operation input detected by the one or more sensors to the external device by the communication unit.