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Touch panel control device with touch time and finger direction discrimination

US4899138A · kind A · utility

106Cited by
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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 29, 1988
Grant dateFeb 6, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 29, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/04883
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a touch panel control device for providing control signals to select an operation mode for an electronic device according to how the finger touches a touch panel, a timer starts its operation from the time instant when the finger touches the touch panel, and the direction and distance of movement of the finger in a predetermined period of time are detected, to control the operation of the electronic device or the like.

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