Patent ID: 8823681

Claim:
A method of outputting an input position of a touch panel, comprising: scanning a plurality of X input detection elements arranged in an X direction and a plurality of Y input detection elements arranged in a Y direction of the touch panel in a first scan cycle, thereby detecting a first X side input region EX 1 from a position or positions of one or a plurality of adjoining X input detection elements that detect(s) an input in the Y direction and detecting a first Y side input region EY 1 from a position or positions of one or a plurality of adjoining Y input detection elements that detect(s) an input in the X direction; outputting a position x 1 in the first X side input region EX 1 and a position y 1 in the first Y side input region EY 1 as a first input position; scanning the plurality of X input detection elements and the plurality of Y input detection elements in a second scan cycle subsequent to the first scan cycle, thereby detecting, in addition to the first X side input region EX 1 , a second X side input region EX 2 from a position or positions of one or a plurality of adjoining X input detection elements that detect(s) an input in the Y direction and detecting, in addition to the first Y side input region EY 1 , a second Y side input region EY 2 from a position or positions of one or a plurality of adjoining Y input detection elements that detect(s) an input in the X direction, at least one of the second X and Y side input regions EX 2 and EY 2 being a different input region than the first X and Y side input regions EX 1 and EY 1 ; and, without simultaneously outputting the first input position, outputting a position x 2 in the second X side input region EX 2 and a position y 2 in the second Y side input region EY 2 as a second input position.