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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
Kenji Nagashima, Daito, JP;
Kazuhiro Takahashi, Daito, JP;
Takahiko Suzuki, Okaya, JP;
Takeshi Kodaira, Okaya, JP;
Kenji Nagashima, Daito, JP;
Kazuhiro Takahashi, Daito, JP;
Takahiko Suzuki, Okaya, JP;
Takeshi Kodaira, Okaya, JP;
Fukoku Co., Ltd., Ageo-shi, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a rotation detecting section; a rotation driving section; a display control section to scroll an image under display by rotation of the rotary operation device; a judging section to judge whether the detected rotation angle reaches a critical angle corresponding to an end part of a range of the displayed image or not; and a rotation controlling section to reversely rotate the rotary operation device to an initial position or a reference position when it is judged that the rotation angle reaches the critical angle and the rotary operation is released, wherein the display control section displays the image displayed on the display section at a display position corresponding to the initial position or the reference position when the rotary operation device is reversely rotated to the initial position or the reference position.