Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Information input device, and electronic apparatus using same
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Application No.: US12662030Application Date: 2010-03-29
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Publication No.: US07991149B2Publication Date: 2011-08-02
- Inventor: Kouichiro Takashima , Shun Kayama , Yasuhiro Kataoka , Hiroshi Azuma , Yoshihiro Tanabe , Tsuyoshi Uchida
- Applicant: Kouichiro Takashima , Shun Kayama , Yasuhiro Kataoka , Hiroshi Azuma , Yoshihiro Tanabe , Tsuyoshi Uchida
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Kyoto
- Assignee: Sony Corporation,Omron Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation,Omron Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Kyoto
- Agency: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC
- Priority: JP2001-166134 20010601; JP2001-198388 20010629; JP2002-021674 20020130; JP2002-026244 20020204; JP2002-130014 20020501
- Main IPC: H04M1/00
- IPC: H04M1/00 ; H04M9/00

Abstract:
An information input device is provided which is to make input of information by operating a disk-shaped rotating member. The device includes the rotating member (36) which is rotatable with one main side thereof being operated, rotation detecting means (23, 32) for detecting a rotation of the rotating member (36), a central switch activator (26) provided at the center of rotation of the rotating member (36), a central switch (270) which is activated by operating the central switch activator (26), and a plurality of peripheral switches (27) which are turned on when a portion, apart from the center of rotation, of the rotating member (36) is pressed. Rotating the rotating member and pressing the apart portion makes input of information, and operating the central switch activator sets the information thus entered.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100188372A1 Information input device, and electronic apparatus using same Public/Granted day:2010-07-29
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