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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2007
Akimitsu Hio, Tokyo, JP;
Akimitsu Hio, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A video signal output device is disclosed. The device includes: a video signal generation section that generates an output video signal for screen display; an operation input section that detects a physical touch position and a pressure with respect to an input surface, and in accordance with a detection result, generates information about the touch position and information about the pressure for use each as an operation signal; and a control section that controls, in accordance with the operation signals coming from the operation input section, the video signal generation section to change display contents of the output video signal. In the device, while the output video signal for list display of a plurality of images is being generated, the information about the touch position and the information about the pressure are processed as the operation signal for image selection and the operation signal related to the images, respectively.