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Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2002
Applicants:

Satoshi Sakurai, Shinagawa, JP;

Nobuo Yatsu, Shinagawa, JP;

Michiko Endo, Shinagawa, JP;

Yuriko Nishiyama, Shinagawa, JP;

Ryoji Kikuchi, Shinagawa, JP;

Norio Endo, Shinagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Satoshi Sakurai, Shinagawa, JP;

Nobuo Yatsu, Shinagawa, JP;

Michiko Endo, Shinagawa, JP;

Yuriko Nishiyama, Shinagawa, JP;

Ryoji Kikuchi, Shinagawa, JP;

Norio Endo, Shinagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G005/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An input device that transmits, to a host device having a display displaying a pointer, information relating to the pointer and includes a sensor detecting contact information, and further includes an area extracting part and a control part. The area extracting part extracts a contact area of the sensor and a finger based on the contact information detected by the sensor. The control part controls the pointer based on the contact area extracted by the area extracting part.


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