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Information processing device, and switching device

  • US 10,212,293 B2
  • Filed: 10/05/2016
  • Issued: 02/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information processing device, comprising:

  • a touchscreen display configured tooutput images and software keys, anddetect a touch input to the touchscreen display;

    a sensor configured todetect whether a switching device is mounted on the touchscreen display, anddetect a placement error of the switching device on the touchscreen display, the placement error indicating an amount of misalignment between the switching device and the software keys; and

    processing circuitry configured todetermine whether the placement error exceeds a predetermined threshold,control the touchscreen display to output the images in a first area of the touchscreen display when the sensor detects that the switching device is not mounted on the touchscreen display or when the placement error exceeds the predetermined threshold, andcontrol the touchscreen display to output the images in a second area of the touchscreen display when the switching device is mounted on the touchscreen display and the placement error is below the predetermined threshold, whereinthe second area is smaller than the first area, andthe second area is adjacent to a portion of the touchscreen display on which the switching device is mounted.

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