User interface apparatus and input acquiring method
US9770986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/044
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A user interface apparatus made of a grip portion which is gripped by an operator; a contact sensor which is arranged on a surface of the grip portion and which detects a contact position; a sensor information acquiring unit configured to acquire sensor information outputted from the contact sensor; and an input operation acquiring unit configured to acquire a difference between pieces of sensor information respectively acquired at different times and to determine that an input operation corresponding to a predetermined pattern has been performed when the difference conforms to the predetermined pattern.
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