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US 10,897,568 B2Granted
Electronic device
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHaruhisa Ueda, Jun Kamiya, Takahiro Akimoto
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Abstract
In the present invention, first and second operation surfaces are different from each other in any one of amount of protrusion to a back surface side, texture, and color, and a first detection surface is provided over the first operation surface and the second operation surface provided adjacent to an outer edge of the first operation surface on a protruding portion side in a direction of a slide operation.
Claims13
An electronic device comprising:
- a first operation unit including a touch operation surface on which a touch operation and a slide operation are performed;
- a touch detection surface placed inside the touch operation surface and configured to detect the touch operation;
- a protruding portion protruding from the touch operation surface in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the slide operation, and
- a gripping portion configured to be held by a user,
- wherein the touch detection surface is divided into at least two detection surfaces including a first detection surface to an N-th detection surface in order from a side distant from the gripping portion in a direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the gripping portion is provided the closest to the N-th detection surface among the at least two touch detection surfaces in the direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the touch operation surface includes a first operation surface, and a second operation surface provided on an outer edge of the first operation surface,
- wherein the first detection surface is provided over the second operation surface provided on the outer edge of the first operation surface on the protruding portion side,
- wherein the first and second operation surfaces are different from each other in at least one of amount of protrusion, texture, and color, and
- wherein the first detection surface is provided over the second operation surface provided on the outer edge of the first operation surface on the side distant from the gripping portion.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a first operation unit including a touch operation surface on which a touch operation and a slide operation are performed;
- a second operation unit placed adjacent to the touch operation surface of the first operation unit in the direction of the slide operation;
- a touch detection surface placed inside the touch operation surface and configured to detect the touch operation;
- and
- a gripping portion configured to be held by a user,
- wherein the touch detection surface is divided into at least two detection surfaces including a first detection surface to an N-th detection surface in order from a side distant from the gripping portion in a direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the second operation unit is provided the closest to the N-th detection surface among the at least two touch detection surfaces in the direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the gripping portion is provided the closest to the N-th detection surface among the at least two touch detection surfaces in the direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the touch operation surface includes a first operation surface, and a second operation surface provided on an outer edge of the first operation surface,
- wherein the first and second operation surfaces are different from each other in at least one of amount of protrusion, texture, and color,
- wherein the first detection surface is provided over the second operation surface provided on the outer edge of the first operation surface on the side distant from the gripping portion, and
- wherein in a case where a line segment passing through midpoints of short sides of the touch detection surface of a detection unit and extending in the direction of the slide operation is defined, if a region of the N-th detection surface on a side closer to the second operation unit with respect to the line segment is defined as a first region, and a region of the N-th detection surface on a side further from the second operation unit is defined as a second region, a surface area of the first region is smaller than a surface area of the second region.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a first operation unit including a touch operation surface on which a touch operation and a slide operation are performed;
- a touch detection surface placed inside the touch operation surface and configured to detect the touch operation;
- and
- a gripping portion configured to be held by a user,
- wherein the touch detection surface is divided into at least two detection surfaces including a first detection surface to an N-th detection surface in order from a side distant from the gripping portion in a direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the gripping portion is provided the closest to the N-th detection surface among the at least two touch detection surfaces in the direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the touch operation surface includes a first operation surface, and a second operation surface provided on an outer edge of the first operation surface,
- wherein the first and second operation surfaces are different from each other in at least one of amount of protrusion, texture, and color,
- wherein the first detection surface is provided over the second operation surface provided on the outer edge of the first operation surface on the side distant from the gripping portion,
- wherein the first operation surface includes a first touch detection region where the first operation surface and the touch detection surface overlap each other, and a first touch non-detection region where the first operation surface and the touch detection surface do not overlap each other, and
- wherein the second operation surface includes a second touch detection region where the second operation surface and the touch detection surface overlap each other, and a second touch non-detection region where the second operation surface and the touch detection surface do not overlap each other.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a first operation unit including a touch operation surface on which a touch operation and a slide operation are performed;
- a touch detection surface placed inside the touch operation surface and configured to detect the touch operation;
- and
- a gripping portion configured to be held by a user,
- wherein the touch detection surface is divided into at least two detection surfaces including a first detection surface to an N-th detection surface in order from a side distant from the gripping portion in a direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the gripping portion is provided the closest to the N-th detection surface among the at least two touch detection surfaces in the direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the touch operation surface includes a first operation surface, and a second operation surface provided on an outer edge of the first operation surface,
- wherein the first and second operation surfaces are different from each other in at least one of amount of protrusion, texture, and color,
- wherein the first detection surface is provided over the second operation surface provided on the outer edge of the first operation surface on the side distant from the gripping portion,
- wherein a first touch indicator is provided in a touch detection region where the first operation surface and the first detection surface overlap each other, and
- wherein a second touch indicator is provided in a touch detection region where the first operation surface and the N-th detection surface overlap each other.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a first operation unit including a touch operation surface on which a touch operation and a slide operation are performed;
- a touch detection surface placed inside the touch operation surface and configured to detect the touch operation;
- a display unit configured to display an image recorded in a recording medium, and including an operation surface on which a slide operation and a tap operation can be performed;
- and
- a gripping portion configured to be held by a user,
- wherein the touch detection surface is divided into at least two detection surfaces including a first detection surface to an N-th detection surface in order from a side distant from the gripping portion in a direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the gripping portion is provided the closest to the N-th detection surface among the at least two touch detection surfaces in the direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the touch operation surface includes a first operation surface, and a second operation surface provided on an outer edge of the first operation surface,
- wherein the first and second operation surfaces are different from each other in at least one of amount of protrusion, texture, and color,
- wherein the first detection surface is provided over the second operation surface provided on the outer edge of the first operation surface on the side distant from the gripping portion,
- wherein the first operation unit and the operation surface of the display unit are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the slide operation, and
- wherein the first operation unit is placed at a position recessed in the direction orthogonal to the direction of the slide operation with respect to the operation surface of the display unit.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a first operation unit including a touch operation surface on which a touch operation and a slide operation are performed;
- a touch detection surface placed inside the touch operation surface and configured to detect the touch operation;
- and
- a gripping portion configured to be held by a user,
- wherein the touch detection surface is divided into at least two detection surfaces including a first detection surface to an N-th detection surface in order from a side distant from the gripping portion in a direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the gripping portion is provided the closest to the N-th detection surface among the at least two touch detection surfaces in the direction of the slide operation,
- wherein the touch operation surface includes a first operation surface, and a second operation surface provided on an outer edge of the first operation surface,
- wherein the first and second operation surfaces are different from each other in at least one of amount of protrusion, texture, and color,
- wherein the first detection surface is provided over the second operation surface provided on the outer edge of the first operation surface on the side distant from the gripping portion, and
- wherein an area of a detection region of the first detection surface present on the second operation surface is greater than an area of a detection region of the N-th detection surface present on the second operation surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.