Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130194230 | SENSOR DEVICE, INPUT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A sensor device includes a capacitive element and an input operation unit. The capacitive element has a first surface and is configured to change a capacitance thereof by an approach of an operating element to the first surface. The input operation unit is arranged on the first surface. The input operation unit has a second surface on which an operation of the operating element is received and is configured to allow the operating element brought into contact with the second surface to move toward the first surface. | 08-01-2013 |
20130234734 | SENSOR UNIT, INPUT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A sensor unit is provided and includes a first substrate, first and second electrodes, an input portion disposed so that a gap exists between the substrate and the input portion, a plurality of first structures disposed in the gap and extending at least partially between the first substrate and the input portion, and a second insulating structure disposed on a side of the first structures that is away from the input portion, or between adjacent first structures. The sensor unit is configured to detect a change in capacitance between the first and second electrodes upon a change in position of the input portion relative to the first substrate. | 09-12-2013 |
20150070306 | SENSOR DEVICE, INPUT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A sensor device includes: a first sensor including a first electrode board including a plurality of first capacitive elements arranged in a matrix, a first conductor layer facing the first electrode board, a first support layer arranged between the first electrode board and the first conductor layer, the first support layer being deformable, and a first operation input surface provided on the first electrode board or the first conductor layer, the first electrode board and/or the first conductor layer being flexible; and a second sensor layered on the first sensor, the second sensor including a second electrode board including a plurality of second capacitive elements, a second conductor layer facing the second electrode board, and a second support layer arranged between the second electrode board and the second conductor layer, the second support layer being deformable, the second electrode board and/or the second conductor layer being flexible. | 03-12-2015 |
20150070600 | SENSOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SENSOR DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND INPUT APPARATUS - A sensor device includes: a first base material and a second base material disposed apart to face each other; a plurality of first adhesion sections that are two-dimensionally arranged in a gap between the first base material and the second base material and have elasticity; and a mitigation section configured to mitigate an increase in contact area of each of the first adhesion sections to one of the first base material and the second base material, the contact area increasing as the gap narrows. | 03-12-2015 |
20150261309 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INPUT DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing device including a capacitance variation detection unit configured to detect an operation input to each of a plurality of key regions as a capacitance variation amount of a capacitive element, the key region being provided on a sheet-like operation member, the capacitive element being provided in association with each of the key regions, the capacitance variation amount being dependent on a change in a distance between the key region and the capacitive element, and an input state determination unit configured to determine whether an input state of the key region is an ON state based on the detected capacitance variation amount, the ON state being a state in which the operation input to the key region is decided to be valid. The input state determination unit determines an end of the ON state based on a differential value of the capacitance variation amount. | 09-17-2015 |
20150270076 | KEYBOARD COVER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a keyboard cover including a first sheet material having a surface including a plurality of key tops configured of roughened surfaces and a base configured of a smooth surface connecting a plurality of the key tops, a plurality of the key tops being projected from the base viewed from the surface; and a second sheet material covering a rear surface of the first sheet material and having concave parts corresponding to a plurality of the key tops viewed from the rear surface. Also provided is an electronic apparatus, including a keyboard body and the keyboard cover. | 09-24-2015 |
20150277626 | SENSOR DEVICE, INPUT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a sensor device, including: a deformable first surface; a second surface facing the first surface; an electrode board between the first surface and the second surface, the electrode board including a plurality of capacitive elements arranged in a matrix; a support including a first support layer and a second support layer, the first support layer including a plurality of first columns, the second support layer being layered on the first support layer, the support being deformable following deformation of the first surface, the support connecting at least one of the first surface and the second surface to the electrode board; and a conductor layer supported by the support. | 10-01-2015 |
20150280708 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INPUT DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing device including a temperature compensation unit configured to correct an operation input value indicating an operation input to each of a plurality of key regions provided on a sheet-like operation member based on ambient temperature of an input device in which the operation input to each of the key regions is detected as a capacitance variation amount of a capacitive element depending on a change in a distance between the key region and the capacitive element, the capacitive element being provided in a manner that the capacitive element corresponds to each of the key regions. | 10-01-2015 |