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Electronic device

US9069384B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 25, 2013
Grant dateJun 30, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N30/2041
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device 10 according to an embodiment includes: a display section 12 for displaying an operation area 40; a touch panel 11 disposed on a display surface side of the display section 12; a vibration section 13 for vibrating the touch panel 11; a vibration control section 33 for controlling a vibration pattern of the vibration section 13; and a detection section 20 for detecting whether an operation to the touch panel 11 has been made with a has been made with a finger of a user or a pen. The vibration control section 33 varies the vibration pattern of the vibration section 13 depending on whether a finger or a pen is detected by the detection section 20.

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