Patent ID: 8325157

Claim:
An optical coordinate input apparatus comprising: a light emitting part including: a plurality of first light emitting devices arranged along a first side defining a part of a rectangular operational area on a display device; and a plurality of second light emitting devices arranged along a second side perpendicular to the first side; a light receiving part including: a plurality of first light receiving devices for receiving light emitted from each of the first light emitting devices, each of the first light receiving devices being arranged so as to be opposed to each of the first light emitting devices and arranged along a third side opposed to the first side; and a plurality of second light receiving devices for receiving light emitted from each of the second light emitting devices, each of the second light receiving devices being arranged so as to be opposed to each of the second light emitting devices and arranged along a fourth side opposed to the second side; wherein when light shielding signals are detected by a first light receiving device and a second light receiving device, the optical coordinate input apparatus judges that the display device is touched in the rectangular operational area at an intersection point where light emitted from a first light emitting device corresponding to the first light receiving device and light emitted from a second light emitting device corresponding to the second light receiving device mutually intersect, the optical coordinate input apparatus further comprising: a light emitting control device for controlling both the first light emitting devices and the second light emitting devices so as to emit light at the same time; and a detection control device for detecting the light shielding signal by sequentially scanning each of the first light receiving devices and the second light receiving devices; wherein a scanning time to scan all of the first light receiving devices and the second light receiving devices by the detection control device is set not more than 1 ms.