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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masafumi Kaneko, Niigata-ken, JP;
Masahiko Ishizone, Niigata-ken, JP;
Takashi Sato, Niigata-ken, JP;
Eiji Umetsu, Niigata-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01);
Abstract
An input device includes a position detection sensor capable of detecting an input operation position of an operation body on an operation surface, a load detection sensor capable of detecting a load in the input operation position, and a control unit capable of executing offset calibration to correct an offset of an output of the load detection sensor based on input operation information resulting from an output of the position detection sensor.