Patent ID: 7821506
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An input device comprising: first position detection unit having a detection section that detects an absolute position of a predetermined operation tool in a predetermined region; second position detection unit having a detection section that detects whether an operator has performed contact or approach with the operation tool without detecting the absolute position of the operation tool; input control unit that controls an input operation on the basis of an input signal obtained from the first position detection unit or the second position detection unit, or a complex input signal combining an input signal combining an input signal obtained from the first position detection unit and an input signal obtained from the second position detection unit; a first detection processing unit; and a second detection processing unit, wherein the detection section of the second position detection unit is provided to at least partially enclose an outer circumference of the detection section of the first position detection unit, wherein the first detection processing unit and the second detection processing unit are separate from each other, wherein the first detection processing unit operates the first position detection unit, and the second detection processing unit operates the second position detection unit, wherein the input control unit controls the first detection processing unit and the second processing detection unit, wherein when the input operation is performed to the first position detection unit, the operation tool approaches the detection section of the second position detection unit provided at the outer circumference of the first position detection unit.