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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Kazuhiro Akaike, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Muraguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Akaike, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Muraguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04M 1/05 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04M 2250/02 (2013.01); H04M 1/05 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04M 1/6066 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device of an electronic apparatus including an input detection unit which is provided on the electronic apparatus at a position that is difficult to be seen by a user who uses the input device, and which detects an input operation of the user; a movement distance detection unit that detects a movement distance of an input position over the input detection unit; and an action control unit that controls a predetermined action of the electronic apparatus based on the movement distance detected by the movement distance detection unit.