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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2014
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhito Oshita, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Shigetaka, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Masafumi Takagi, Miyagi-ken, JP;
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a case where a touch position is a peripheral portion, when spatial characteristics which correspond to an area and a length of a touch region exceed a first condition corresponding to a predetermined area and length, it is determined that the touch region is caused by a palm. When the spatial characteristics do not exceed the first condition, it is determined that the touch region is caused by a finger. In a case where a touch position is a central portion, when the spatial characteristics exceed a second condition corresponding to an area and a length that are larger than those of the first condition, it is determined that the touch region is caused by a palm. When the spatial characteristics do not exceed the second condition, it is determined that the touch region is caused by a finger.