Patent ID: 7359999

Claim:
An inputting method to input data with a flat first input unit including a capacitance sensor or a pressure sensor and capable of coordinate input, at least one second input unit disposed behind the first input unit and switchable by pressing force when the first input unit is pressed, a control unit controlling each unit in the input device, and a display unit being integrated with or separated from the control unit, the inputting method comprising: determining whether a first input operation of touching a surface of the first input unit was performed; displaying, if the first input operation was performed, a provisional display of input information associated with an input region touched in the first input operation; continuously displaying the provisional display such that, if the touched position on the surface of the first input unit was moved, the provisionally displayed input information is changed to input information associated with a newly touched input region; determining if a second input operation was operated by a pressing force when the first input unit is pressed; and executing a final display if the second input operation was performed, wherein the input data is confirmed by the second input operation.