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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2016
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An input apparatus includes a top panel having a manipulation input surface on which a manipulation input is performed; a pressure sensor having two terminals and configured to output a voltage in accordance with a pressure applied by the manipulation input on the manipulation input surface; a switch connected to the two terminals of the pressure sensor and configured to equalize electric potentials between the two terminals when the switch is turned on; and a controller configured to turn on the switch, after the pressure applied on the manipulation input surface is detected based on an output of the pressure sensor, when the manipulation input on the manipulation input surface is stopped or the output of the pressure sensor becomes equal to or less than a predetermined level that represents non-pressing.