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1. An input device having a touch pad that senses a touch of a finger for selectively providing plural types of instructions for a coupled apparatus, the input device comprising:
- a finger type recognition unit for recognizing a finger type of the finger that is sensed by the touch pad; and
an instruction output unit for outputting at least one of the plural types of the instructions according to the finger type recognized by the finger type recognition unit.
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An input device having a touch pad that senses a touch of a finger for selectively providing plural types of instructions for a coupled apparatus includes a finger type recognition unit for recognizing a finger type of a finger that is sensed by the touch pad and an instruction output unit for outputting the instruction according to the finger type recognized by the finger type recognition unit.
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1. An input device having a touch pad that senses a touch of a finger for selectively providing plural types of instructions for a coupled apparatus, the input device comprising:
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a finger type recognition unit for recognizing a finger type of the finger that is sensed by the touch pad; and
an instruction output unit for outputting at least one of the plural types of the instructions according to the finger type recognized by the finger type recognition unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing plural types of instructions for a coupled apparatus based on a touch of a finger on a touch pad comprising:
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detecting a finger type of the finger based on the touch on the touch pad; and
associating the finger type detected by the touch pad with the instruction, wherein at least one of the plural types of the instructions in association with the finger type detected by the touch pad is provided for the coupled apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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