Patent ID: 9262007
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An operation input device comprising: a touch panel configured to output a depression signal according to a depression time when an input region is depressed; a depression time detecting portion configured to detect the depression time based upon the depression signal from the touch panel; an input determination portion configured to determine an input content according to the depression time detected by the depression time detecting portion, the input content being updated every time a predetermined update time elapses while the input region is depressed; a display control portion configured to, every time the predetermined update time elapses while the input region is depressed, output visual information, which corresponds to the input content determined by the input determination portion, to a display portion of the touch panel; a sound control portion configured to, every time the predetermined update time elapses while the input region is depressed, output sound corresponding to the input content determined by the input determination portion; a vibration portion configured to transmit vibration to the touch panel, every time the predetermined update time elapses while the input region is depressed; and a vibration control portion configured to, every time the predetermined update time elapses while the input region is depressed, vibrate the touch panel by the vibration portion according to a vibration pattern corresponding to the input content determined by the input determination portion.