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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Yasushi Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Noboru Shimoyama, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Ogushi, Shiroi, JP;
Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasushi Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Noboru Shimoyama, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Ogushi, Shiroi, JP;
Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H04N 1/32 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00204 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plurality of touch switches includes a first switch and a second switch provided adjacent to each other. A distance between an electrode and a surface of a cover at the location of the first switch is smaller than a distance between an electrode and the surface of the cover at the location of the second switch.