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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Akira Koga, Osaka, JP;
Keiki Yoshitsugu, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 2203/014 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device presents, to the user, a realistic control feel in response to a complicated operation such as an operation using multiple fingers. An electronic deviceincludes a touch panelto be touched by the user, a vibrating sectionfor vibrating the touch panel, and a vibration control sectionfor controlling the vibration of the vibrating section. The vibration control sectionchanges the vibration of the vibrating sectionwhen, after the user touches the touch panelwith multiple fingers, the user lifts at least one of the multiple fingers off the touch panelwith at least one other of the multiple fingers remaining on the touch panel