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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an input device that can achieve a hover operation and a touch operation that are differentiated and detected without inviting degradation in detection responsiveness to the touch operation. The input device includes a selecting section for selecting a pair from among a plurality of X electrodes and Y electrodes disposed as being spaced apart from each other, a detecting section for detecting a touch operation or a hover operation from a change of an electric characteristic of the pair, and a setting section for setting part of at least either of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes as hover electrodes for hover operation detection and setting at least part of the other electrodes as touch electrodes for touch operation detection.