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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
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:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/14 (2006.01); G01H 1/08 (2006.01); G01H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2013.01); G01H 1/00 (2013.01); G01H 1/08 (2013.01); G01N 29/04 (2013.01); G01N 29/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device comprises: a detection unit that detects as detection data a vibration that is generated by tapping on a body of a user and transmitted through the body of the user; and an input information identification unit that refers to the detection data and that identifies a tap position based on a fact that the detection data varies according to a length of a vibration transmission path from the tap position to the detection unit.