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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Junichi Ujii, Tokyo, JP;
Megumi Kuwabara, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Junichi Ujii, Tokyo, JP;
Megumi Kuwabara, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input apparatus capable of receiving inputs of a plurality of levels in accordance with pressed area varied in each operation by an operator is provided. An input apparatusconfigured to receive the inputs of a plurality of levels in accordance with the pressed area has a area detection unitconfigured to detect a pressed area of a pressing input and a control unitconfigured to control to set a second standard area for receiving a second level input every time the area detection unitdetects the pressed area satisfying a first standard area for receiving a first level input.