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Input device

  • US 10,133,388 B2
  • Filed: 02/10/2012
  • Issued: 11/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An input device comprising:

  • a touch screen sensor configured to detect contact;

    a display;

    a pressure detector configured to detect pressure on the touch screen sensor;

    a memory configured to store indication information indicating existence of notification information that is not yet displayed; and

    a controller configured to control the display to display a standby screen prior to detecting pressure on the touch screen sensor, whereinthe controller is configured to control the display to change the display from the standby screen to display the indication information stored in the memory when data based on pressure on the touch screen sensor becomes equal to or greater than a threshold, regardless of a position of the touch screen sensor where the pressure is applied,the controller is configured to control the display to change the display from the standby screen to display a menu without displaying the indication information when the data based on pressure on the touch screen sensor is less than the threshold,the notification information is displayed when the pressure is applied to a position of the indication information after the indication information is displayed,the notification information includes a display of detailed information related to the indication information, and the indication information includes a display of a summary of information related to the notification information,the indication information can be displayed without first displaying the menu, and the menu can be displayed without first displaying the indication information, andthe menu is a display of a plurality of icons corresponding with a plurality of respective functions of the input device, where each of the plurality of icons is configured to be pressed by the user in order to execute one of the plurality of functions.

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