Input device

An input device, comprising:

• a main body including an input component that receives a load by being pressed;
• a pressure-sensitive sensor that detects the load received by the input component;
• a drive unit configured to perform a predetermined operation;
• a controller including a drive controller and a detection controller, the drive controller activating the drive unit when the load detected by the pressure-sensitive sensor reaches a predetermined load threshold, and the detection controller changing the predetermined load threshold in accordance with a rate of change in the load detected by the pressure-sensitive sensor;
• and
• an electrostatic capacitive touch sensor configured to detect a surface area of contact with at least an object used to perform an input, wherein:
• the controller:
• calculates pressure applied to the electrostatic capacitive touch sensor by dividing the load output from the pressure-sensitive sensor by the surface area output from the electrostatic capacitive touch sensor;
• determines a load state, including whether a press input is being performed or not, of the electrostatic capacitive touch sensor by comparing the pressure with a predetermined pressure threshold;
• provides haptic feedback to the object according to the load state;
• calculates a vibration strength for the drive unit based on the surface area;
• includes storage that stores a reference vibration strength for the drive unit and a plurality of coefficients corresponding to different magnitudes of the surface area;
• and
• calculates the vibration strength for the surface area output by the electrostatic capacitive touch sensor based on a mathematical product of the reference vibration strength and a coefficient in the plurality of coefficients that corresponds to the surface area output by the electrostatic capacitive touch sensor, and
• the drive unit is configured to generate the haptic feedback to be applied to the object by vibrating the electrostatic capacitive touch sensor.

An input device comprising:

• a main body including an input component that receives a load by being pressed;
• a pressure-sensitive sensor that detects the load received by the input component;
• a drive unit configured to perform a predetermined operation;
• a controller including a drive controller and a detection controller, the drive controller activating the drive unit when the load detected by the pressure-sensitive sensor reaches a predetermined load threshold, and the detection controller changing the predetermined load threshold in accordance with a rate of change in the load detected by the pressure-sensitive sensor;
• a touch pad including an input surface, the touch pad being configured to receive a touch input via contact between the input surface and an object;
• and
• a display that displays a display screen including a cursor that is movable,
• wherein the controller:
• calculates a distance of travel of the cursor on the display screen based on one of (i) a magnitude of a surface area of contact between the touch pad and the object and a coordinate change quantity indicating an amount of movement of the object on the input surface of the touch pad resulting from the touch input based on a detection value from the touch pad, and (ii) a total number of contacts between the touch pad and the object and a coordinate change quantity indicating an amount of movement of the object on the input surface of the touch pad resulting from the touch input based on a detection value from the touch pad, and
• outputs the distance of travel of the cursor to the display device.