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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2012
Nec Casio Mobile Communications, Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Ootake, Saitama, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic device that accepts an input and executes operation includes: a first detection unit that detects a touch position on a first surface among surfaces included on the electronic device; a second detection unit that detects a touch operation on a second surface different from the first surface among the surfaces included on the electronic device; and a control unit that sets a reference position on the first surface or the second surface in response to the touch operation on the second surface, and controls the operation of the electronic device on the basis of a relative positional relationship between the reference position and the touch position on the first surface.