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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2013
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Osamu Manba, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A touch pad outputs a detection signal indicating a coordinate corresponding to a contact state where a finger is in contact with the coordinate detecting unit, and a detection signal indicating a coordinate corresponding to a proximity state where the finger is in proximity to, without contact with, the coordinate detecting unit. An operation input device detects, based on the detection signals, a contact region in which the finger is in contact with the coordinate detecting unit, and a proximity region in which the finger is in proximity to, without contact with, the coordinate detecting unit. Then, the operation input device determines a pointed coordinate based on the contact region detected and the proximity region detected.