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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiko Ishizone, Niigata-ken, JP;
Masafumi Kaneko, Niigata-ken, JP;
Yukihiro Gorai, Niigata-ken, JP;
Takashi Sato, Niigata-ken, JP;
Eiji Umetsu, Niigata-ken, JP;
Assignee:
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device includes a capacitance type touch panel sensor configured to detect positional coordinates of multiple pressing points that are simultaneously pressed on an operation face, load detection sensors configured to detect barycentric coordinates of and a barycentric load on the pressing points, and a controller configured to calculate loads on the pressing points on the basis of the positional coordinates of, the barycentric coordinates of, and the barycentric load on the pressing points.