PORTABLE APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A portable apparatus capable of detecting a touch position where a user touches the portable apparatus and a touch strength with which the user touches the portable apparatus, the portable apparatus comprising:
- a rectangular frame on which a display panel unit is to be mounted;
four touch detection-dedicated legs respectively extending from vicinities of four corners of the frame;
a first strain gage attached to each of the touch detection-dedicated legs; and
a calculation unit that finds the touch position and the touch strength based on an output of the first strain gage.
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Abstract
There is provided a portable apparatus capable of detecting a touch position where a user touches the portable apparatus and a touch strength with which the user touches the portable apparatus. The portable apparatus includes: a rectangular frame on which a display panel unit is to be mounted; four touch detection-dedicated legs respectively extending from vicinities of four corners of the frame; a first strain gage attached to each of the touch detection-dedicated legs; and a calculation unit that finds the touch position and the touch strength based on an output of the first strain gage.
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12 Claims
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1. A portable apparatus capable of detecting a touch position where a user touches the portable apparatus and a touch strength with which the user touches the portable apparatus, the portable apparatus comprising:
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a rectangular frame on which a display panel unit is to be mounted; four touch detection-dedicated legs respectively extending from vicinities of four corners of the frame; a first strain gage attached to each of the touch detection-dedicated legs; and a calculation unit that finds the touch position and the touch strength based on an output of the first strain gage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 12)
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6. A portable apparatus capable of detecting a grip strength with which a user grips the portable apparatus, the portable apparatus comprising:
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a rectangular frame on which a display panel unit is to be mounted; a first grip detection-dedicated leg extending from a long side of the frame; a first strain gage attached to the first grip detection-dedicated leg; and a calculation unit that finds the grip strength based on an output of the first strain gage. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 10)
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11. A portable apparatus capable of detecting a touch position where a user touches the portable apparatus and a touch strength with which the user touches the portable apparatus, the portable apparatus comprising:
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a frame on which a display panel unit is to be mounted; at least two touch detection-dedicated legs respectively extending from the frame; a first strain gage attached to each of the touch detection-dedicated legs; and a calculation unit that finds the touch position and the touch strength based on an output of the first strain gage.
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Specification