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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshifumi Nomura, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshifumi Nomura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A touch sensor includes: a first touch sensor section; a second touch sensor section disposed close to the first touch sensor; and a sensor detection section detecting whether a valid touch has been given to the first touch sensor section on the basis of an output of the second touch sensor section.