Patent ID: 11954312
Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 4:
5. An input device comprising:
a touch panel having an operation surface and configured to receive a touch input and a hover input by an operation body;
a display device configured to display a plurality of selection items;
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to
highlight a selection item, a selection of the selection item being made by the hover input from the plurality of selection items,
confirm the selection of the selection item by the hover input upon a variable reaching a first predetermined threshold, wherein the variable is for counting a first duration of the hover input, and the variable is incrementally increased by a value derived from a constant divided by a distance between the operation body and the operation surface of the touch panel during the first duration, and
confirm a selection of the selection item by the touch input in a case where the touch input is detected on the selection item before the first duration reaches the first predetermined threshold.