IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0182490
(2011-07-14)
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등록번호 |
US-8779270
(2014-07-15)
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우선권정보 |
JP-2010-160474 (2010-07-15); JP-2010-248085 (2010-11-05) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
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초록
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Operation detection apparatus includes a sensor section, and a pad formed of a transparent or translucent material and including at least one hitting portion provided on its surface. The hitting portion is suitable for being hit by a user. The sensor section is provided in a region positionally corr
Operation detection apparatus includes a sensor section, and a pad formed of a transparent or translucent material and including at least one hitting portion provided on its surface. The hitting portion is suitable for being hit by a user. The sensor section is provided in a region positionally corresponding to the hitting portion under the pad, to detect hitting of the hitting portion. The sensor section includes a see-through portion provided in association with the hitting portion for allowing a region below the sensor section to be partly seen therethrough. The sensor section is sheet-shaped as a whole, and the see-through portion is an opening provided in a predetermined position of the sheet-shaped sensor section. Display area is located under the sensor section and exposed through the opening.
대표청구항
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1. An operation detection apparatus comprising: a pad that is transparent or translucent and including at least one hitting portion provided on a surface thereof, the hitting portion being suitable for being hit; anda sensor section, provided in a region positionally corresponding to the hitting por
1. An operation detection apparatus comprising: a pad that is transparent or translucent and including at least one hitting portion provided on a surface thereof, the hitting portion being suitable for being hit; anda sensor section, provided in a region positionally corresponding to the hitting portion under said pad, that detects hitting of the hitting portion,wherein said sensor section is sheet-shaped as a whole and comprises:a see-through portion provided in association with the hitting portion for allowing a region below said sensor section to be partly seen therethrough, the see-through portion being an opening provided in a predetermined position of the sheet-shaped sensor section;a display area disposed under said sensor section so that the display area is exposed through the opening; anda pressure-sensitive member that detects presence or absence of pressure responsive to the hitting portion being hit. 2. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a control section that, in response to said sensor section detecting the hitting portion being hit, outputs tone control data allocated to the hit hitting portion. 3. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pressure-sensitive member includes a contact that turns on or off in response to presence or absence of the pressure responsive to the hitting portion being hit. 4. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the contact comprises two contact electrodes and provides, on the basis of an area of contact between the two contact electrodes, data indicative of a hitting intensity applied to the hitting portion. 5. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pressure-sensitive member outputs data indicative of presence or absence of hitting of the hitting portion and a hitting intensity applied to the hitting portion. 6. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said pad includes a pusher portion projecting toward the pressure-sensitive member provided on a reverse surface region of said pad positionally corresponding to the hitting portion, andwherein pressure responsive to the hitting portion being hit is transmitted via the pusher portion to the pressure-sensitive member. 7. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the pusher portion is provided on the reverse surface region of said pad opposite from a peripheral edge of the hitting portion, anda visual representation displayed in the display area is visible through the opening from above the hitting portion without being blocked by the pusher portion. 8. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein: the pusher portion includes at least one straight line portion corresponding to at least one side of the peripheral edge of the hitting portion, andwherein the at least one straight line portion varies in width, with a greatest width at a substantially middle point thereof. 9. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a visual representation indicative of a function allocated to the hitting portion is displayed in the display area in association with the hitting portion. 10. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a transparent rigid member provided under said sensor section and over the display area. 11. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the transparent rigid member is adapted to be disposed over a display surface of the display area with a gap therebetween. 12. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a flat display panel having a first display area, at least part of the first display area constituting said display area disposed under said sensor section. 13. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the flat display panel further includes: a second display area located other than under said sensor section; anda transparent touch panel that detects a touch on a panel surface thereof disposed over at least said second display area. 14. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein said sensor section, said flat display panel, and said touch panel are configured to be connected to a computing device. 15. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 11, further comprising: a mechanism configured to detachably attach or position the operation detection apparatus in relation to a flat display devicewherein the flat display device comprises a transparent touch panel and a first display area, part of a first display area constituting said display area disposed under said sensor section. 16. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the mechanism comprises a band. 17. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the mechanism comprises at least one suction cup. 18. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the mechanism comprises an accommodating portion that positions the flat display device in a predetermined position in relation to the operation detection apparatus. 19. The operation detection apparatus as claimed in claim 15, further comprising: a connection portion for connecting said sensor section to an external device,wherein the flat display device is a tablet-type computer having a computer incorporated therein, andwherein said operation detection apparatus is connectable to the tablet-type computer via the connection portion and functions as an auxiliary input device of the tablet-type computer.
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