TOUCH INPUT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND INPUT METHOD
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1. A touch input device comprising:
- an operation surface; and
a controller for detecting a plurality of noncontact positions which represent respective positions of a plurality of detectable objects that have moved close to said operation surface within a predetermined distance, and a contact position which represents the position on said operation surface of one of said detectable objects which has contacted said operation surface, and outputting detection signals based respectively on said noncontact positions and said contact position.
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Abstract
There is provided a touch input device which is capable of changing inputs based on the intuitive selection of a finger. Controller 12 detects a plurality of noncontact positions which represent respective positions of a plurality of detectable objects that have moved close to operation surface 11 within a predetermined distance, and a contact position which represents the position on operation surface 11 of one of the detectable objects which has contacted operation surface 11, and outputs detection signals based respectively on the noncontact positions and the contact position.
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1. A touch input device comprising:
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an operation surface; and a controller for detecting a plurality of noncontact positions which represent respective positions of a plurality of detectable objects that have moved close to said operation surface within a predetermined distance, and a contact position which represents the position on said operation surface of one of said detectable objects which has contacted said operation surface, and outputting detection signals based respectively on said noncontact positions and said contact position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An input method for being carried by a touch input device having an operation surface, comprising:
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detecting a plurality of noncontact positions which represent respective positions of a plurality of detectable objects that have moved close to said operation surface within a predetermined distance; detecting a contact position which represents the position on said operation surface of one of said detectable objects which has contacted said operation surface; and outputting detection signals based respectively on said noncontact positions and said contact position.
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