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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Imai, Chiba, JP;
Yoichi Toriumi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Kawabe, Saitama, JP;
Kenichi Kabasawa, Saitama, JP;
Tatsuya Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masatoshi Ueno, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an input device including a plurality of electrodes that are arranged on a surface of a body in a direction crossing a muscular fiber group of the body at a right angle, and detect electromyogram signals generated from the muscular fiber group according to a motion performed by the body; a switch unit that switches an electrode acquiring an electromyogram signal between the plurality of electrodes; and a control unit that selects an electrode detecting an electromyogram signal for identifying the motion from among the plurality of electrodes.