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

Claim 13:
14. 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, and
confirm the selection of the selection item, by
(a) the hover input in a case where a first duration during which the selection item is selected by the hover input reaches a first predetermined threshold, or
(b) the touch input in a ease where the touch input is detected on the selection item before the first duration reaches the first predetermined threshold,

wherein the processor is configured to disable the selection of the selection item by the touch input for a certain period of time after confirming the selection of the selection item by the hover input.