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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Hidekazu Kano, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Satou, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/043 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/045 (2006.01); G06F 3/046 (2006.01); G06F 3/047 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04108 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a touch panel and a vibration unit. The touch panel being capable of detecting at least a distance between a pointer and the touch panel when the pointer is not in contact with the touch panel. The vibration unit vibrates when the distance between the pointer and the touch panel is not larger than a first distance and then reaches a second distance or more.