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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2003
Masayoshi Nakano, Machida, JP;
Seiichi Kawano, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayoshi Nakano, Machida, JP;
Seiichi Kawano, Kanagawa, JP;
Lenovo (Singapore) PTE Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A touch panel that improves operability for users is provided. The touch panel monitors and calibrates operation positions made by a user on a display screen is provided, including a mark display part that displays marks indicating operation target positions on the display screen such that the densities of the marks in the main scanning line direction or sub-scanning line direction are different in response to positions of the directions; an operation position reader part that reads operation positions on the touch panel by the user; a relative position acquisition part that obtains relative positions of the operation positions from the mark made by the user relative to a display position of the mark; and a calibration part that calibrates the position of a new operation by the user different from an operation applied to the mark based on the relative positions.