Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Input device, and information input method of the same
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Application No.: US14538445Application Date: 2014-11-11
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Publication No.: US09785293B2Publication Date: 2017-10-10
- Inventor: Naoyuki Hatano , Tomoki Yamada
- Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Brinks Gilson & Lione
- Priority: JP2013-238686 20131119
- Main IPC: G06F3/044
- IPC: G06F3/044 ; G06F3/041

Abstract:
Each of multiple detection data values included in two-dimensional data, generated based on detection results of sensor unit, is converted into either an on data value or an off data value by a data conversion unit. Each data value included in the converted two-dimensional data is sequentially acquired from an edge of an operating face by a region identifying unit, and is determined whether an on data value or not. In a case where determination is made that the acquired data value is an on data value, the acquired data value is set as a starting point, and an outline of a set region where adjacent on data values form a set is tracked in order starting from the starting point until returning to the original starting point again.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150138147A1 INPUT DEVICE, AND INFORMATION INPUT METHOD OF THE SAME Public/Granted day:2015-05-21
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