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Granted Patent B2
US 8,878,793 · App. 13/265,903 · Granted Nov 4, 2014

Input apparatus

Inventor: Yasushi Sasaki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
G06F3/0414G06F3/0488G06F3/016
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Patent No.
US 8,878,793
App. No.
13/265,903
Granted
Nov 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an input apparatus capable of handling operation mistakes (erroneous operations) unintentionally performed by a user. An input apparatus 10 has a display unit 32 configured to display objects of folders arranged in a hierarchical structure, an input unit 34 configured to receive a pressing input to the display unit 32 , a load detection unit 40 configured to detect a pressure load on the input unit 34 , and a control unit 20 , if the load detection unit 40 continuously detects a pressure load not satisfying a predetermined load standard for a predetermined period after satisfying the predetermined load standard while the display unit 32 is displaying objects of open folders, configured to control to close a lowest folder among the open folders.

Claims (14)

1. An input apparatus comprising:

a display unit configured to display objects of folders arranged in a hierarchical structure;

an input unit configured to detect a pressing input to the display unit;

a load detection unit configured to detect a pressure load on the input unit; and

a control unit configured to control opening or closing of the folders,

wherein the control unit, when the load detection unit detects a pressure load neither satisfying a predetermined load standard nor zero for a predetermined period of time after satisfying the predetermined load standard, controls closing of a lowest of at least one of opened folders arranged in the hierarchical structure, and

a position of pressing input at the time of closing of the opened folder is at any position on the input unit.

2. An input apparatus comprising:

a display unit configured to display objects of folders arranged in a hierarchical structure;

an input unit configured to detect a pressing input to the display unit;

a load detection unit configured to detect a pressure load on the input unit; and

a control unit configured to control opening or closing of the folders,

wherein the control unit, when the input unit is detecting the pressure input at a position corresponding to an object of a closed folder displayed on the display unit and the load detection unit detects a pressure load changing from a state not satisfying a first load standard to a state satisfying the first load standard, controls opening of the closed folder, and after the closed folder is opened, when the load detection unit detects a pressure load neither satisfying a second load standard lower than the first load standard nor zero for a predetermined period of time after satisfying the second load standard, controls closing of a lowest of at least one of opened folders arranged in the hierarchical structure, and

a position of pressing input at the time of closing of the opened folder is at any position on the input unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2011
From: SASAKI, YASUSHI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027106/0439 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-106824 · Apr 24, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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