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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Atsushi Ishihara, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiko Ohguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input device is disclosed which includes: a casing; an input unit provided in the casing; an orientation detection unit configured to detect the orientation of the casing; and a command assigning unit configured to assign commands to inputs from the input unit, based on the results of detection by the orientation detection unit.