Patent ID: 11868563
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing a touch panel control program executed by a touch panel device that includes a cover panel that has an operation surface on which a touch operation is performed and bends corresponding to a depressing force applied to the operation surface, a touch sensor unit including touch sensor electrodes that output touch sensor signals corresponding to the touch operation, an elastic member integrally formed of an adhesive agent that has a dielectric constant changing corresponding to a temperature and deforms due to the bending of the cover panel, the elastic member being provided between the cover panel and the touch sensor unit, and a first sensor unit that includes respective electrodes adjacent to top and bottom surfaces of the elastic member to detect a capacitance changing depending on the dielectric constant and a thickness of the elastic member, wherein the touch panel control program causes the touch panel device to execute:
estimating the temperature based on the capacitance detected by the first sensor unit;
detecting the depressing force based on the estimated temperature and the capacitance detected by the first sensor unit; and
executing processing of the touch sensor signals based on the detected depressing force.