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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2011
Takashi Furukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Furukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
While detecting a contact as well as a pressure load to a touch sensor, to deal with a problem of the pressure load detection, an input apparatusincludes a touch sensor, a load detection unitfor detecting the pressure load on the touch sensor, a problem detection unitfor detecting the problem with the load detection unit, and a control unitfor controlling switchover between a first input mode for performing a predetermined operation when the touch sensordetects the contact and a second input mode for performing the predetermined operation when the load detection unitdetects a pressure load satisfying a predetermined standard load while the touch sensoris detecting the contact. The control unit, when the problem detection unitdetects the problem with the load detection unit, prevents switching to the second mode.