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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
Hidetoshi Kabasawa, Saitama, JP;
Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Mamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Fuchigami, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Kabasawa, Saitama, JP;
Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Mamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Fuchigami, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An input apparatus capable of transmitting a signal corresponding to an operation of a user to a control apparatus capable of switching display among a plurality of display screens, includes a first detection section, a second detection section, and a mode switch section. The first detection section detects analog information on a movement of the input apparatus made by the user. The second detection section detects digital information input by the user. The mode switch section makes a switch between a first mode for transmitting to the control apparatus a first signal that is based on the analog information detected by the first detection means and a second mode for transmitting to the control apparatus a second signal that is based on the digital information detected by the second detection means, in association with the display screen displayed on the control apparatus.