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

Claim 15:
16. 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, wherein, in response to the selection item being selected by the hover input, the processor is configured to cause the display device to display a flick operation screen, and the flick operation screen including a plurality of characters, wherein:
in a case where no flick operation is performed on the flick operation screen and the duration reaches a first predetermined threshold, the processor is configured to confirm the selection of a first character among the plurality of characters by the hover input; and
in a case where an input is performed by a flick operation on the flick operation screen, the processor is configured to confirm the selection of a second character among the plurality of characters adjacent to the first character by the flick operation.