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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Shin Norieda, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Mitsuhashi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shin Norieda, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Mitsuhashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G04G 21/04 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/043 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G04G 21/04 (2013.01); G06F 3/0426 (2013.01); G06F 3/0433 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device comprises: a detection unit that detects as detection data an oscillation generated by tapping a body of a user and transmitted via the body; and an input information identification unit that refers to the detection data, identifies a tap site based on a fact that the detection data varies depending on a physical property of a body tissue associated with the tap site, and outputs an operation command allocated to the identified tap site.