Device including touch switch and pushbutton functions
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a substrate;
a pushbutton located within a hole provided in the substrate;
a touch switch configured to detect a touch operation of the pushbutton, wherein the touch switch comprises a plurality of electrodes located on an outermost surface of the substrate and around the pushbutton; and
a pushbutton switch configured to close in response to a push-down operation of the pushbutton,wherein the substrate forms at least in part a touch screen, and wherein the outermost surface of the substrate on which the plurality of electrodes are located is a same surface as a surface of the substrate on which electrodes configured to form the touch screen are located, andwherein the plurality of electrodes of the touch switch comprises a ring-shaped electrode formed concentrically around the pushbutton switch.
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an operation device which has a pushbutton function and a touch switch function, and which offers excellent ease of operation. A hole is provided in a transparent substrate (12) of a touch screen provided on a rear surface of an image capturing device, and a pushbutton (16) serving as a shutter release button is provided. Transparent electrodes (14) are formed around the pushbutton (16) to form a touch switch, and an electrode (20) is formed below the pushbutton (16) to form a pushbutton switch. Metering is performed when the touch switch is turned ON in response to a touch operation of the pushbutton (16), and an image is captured when the pushbutton switch is turned ON in response to a push-down operation of the pushbutton (16).
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1. A device comprising:
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a substrate; a pushbutton located within a hole provided in the substrate; a touch switch configured to detect a touch operation of the pushbutton, wherein the touch switch comprises a plurality of electrodes located on an outermost surface of the substrate and around the pushbutton; and a pushbutton switch configured to close in response to a push-down operation of the pushbutton, wherein the substrate forms at least in part a touch screen, and wherein the outermost surface of the substrate on which the plurality of electrodes are located is a same surface as a surface of the substrate on which electrodes configured to form the touch screen are located, and wherein the plurality of electrodes of the touch switch comprises a ring-shaped electrode formed concentrically around the pushbutton switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device comprising:
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a substrate; a pushbutton located within a hole provided in the substrate; a touch switch configured to detect a touch operation of the pushbutton, wherein the touch switch comprises a plurality of electrodes located on a surface of the substrate and around the pushbutton; a pushbutton switch configured to close in response to a push-down operation of the pushbutton; and a film located between the substrate and the plurality of electrodes, wherein the film covers the pushbutton; wherein the substrate forms at least in part a touch screen, and wherein the surface of the substrate on which the plurality of electrodes are located is a same surface as a surface of the substrate on which electrodes configured to form the touch screen are located. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An image capture device comprising:
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a touch screen comprising a substrate and a first electrode located on an outermost surface of the substrate; a shutter release button located within an opening in the substrate; a touch switch configured to detect a touch operation of the shutter release button, wherein the touch switch comprises a second electrode formed around at least a portion of the shutter release button over the outermost surface of the substrate; and a pushbutton switch configured to close in response to a push-down operation of the shutter release button; a film covering the pushbutton switch, wherein the second electrode is located on the film; and a processor configured to cause at least one of a metering operation or a focusing operation to be performed in response to activation of the touch switch. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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