JP2008225541A - Input apparatus and information equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a touch display type input apparatus with which a click feeling can be obtained when it is pressed. <P>SOLUTION: The touch display type input apparatus includes: a display panel; a touch panel which is arranged facing a display side of the display panel and is provided with a sensor for detecting a position of contact from the outside on an opposite side surface of the display panel, and which has an opposite surface larger than the display panel and sends out coordinate information indicating the coordinate of the position detected with a sensor to the outside; and a switch which has a projected part that makes contact with a surface facing the display panel of the touch panel, is provided at a position not overlapping the display panel, is lowered in its height if force of predetermined pressure or above is applied, and returns to its original height if the force is removed, and which transmits a detection signal for notifying that pressure is detected to the outside after detecting that the touch panel has been pressed by force of the predetermined pressure or above. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an input device having a position detection panel and an information device provided with the input device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an operation unit of an information device such as a portable terminal, characters such as numbers and alphabets are stamped or silk-printed on key buttons. For information devices that use key buttons, if the role of a key button changes depending on the screen direction or the function being executed, new role information is sent to notify the user of the change of the key button role. It had to be displayed on the screen, and a limited display space had to be allocated for guidance.

  In recent years, a touch display is frequently used in information equipment as an operation unit that solves the above-described problems. In the touch display, a pressure-sensitive or capacitive panel is provided on the display. When an image of a button is displayed on the display and the user tries to touch the image of the button with a finger, the finger touches the panel on the display, and a signal indicating pressure sensing or capacitance change is input to the main body of the information device. Is done.

  In this way, in the touch display, virtual buttons different from physical key buttons are displayed on the display, and when a panel provided on the display is touched, it is detected that the button is pressed. Therefore, if the information displayed on the display is changed according to the scene, the role of the button can be easily changed (see Patent Document 1).

Note that Patent Document 2 discloses a vibration feedback touch display that generates vibration when a predetermined pressing operation is performed on the touch panel.
JP 2005-276120 A JP 2000-137576 A

  However, the conventional touch display has a problem that the usability of the user feedback is poor because a pressing feeling (clicking feeling) as when a physical key button is pressed cannot be obtained. Further, in the touch display disclosed in Patent Document 2, although a mechanism for transmitting a touch by vibration is realized, it is difficult to optimally set the feedback feel and speed, and the mounting volume is increased. In addition, there is a problem that it is more expensive than a general touch display.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and a touch display type input device capable of obtaining a click feeling when pressed, and an information device including the input device. The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, an input device of the present invention comprises:
A display board;
A sensor for detecting a contact position from the outside is arranged on the surface opposite to the display plate, and is opposed to the display side of the display plate, and the size of the facing surface is larger than the display plate, A touch panel that sends coordinate information indicating the coordinates of the position detected by the sensor to the outside;
Protrusion that touches the surface of the touch panel that faces the display plate and does not overlap the display plate. When a force of a predetermined pressure or more is applied, the height is lowered, and when it is released, it returns to its original height. A switch that sends a detection signal for notifying that it has been detected when detecting that the touch panel is pressed with a force equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure,
It is the structure which has.

The input device of the present invention is
A display board;
A transparent plate disposed opposite to and in contact with the display side of the display plate, and having a larger opposing surface size than the display plate;
The non-contact type sensor is disposed on the surface of the display plate, the non-contact type sensor is disposed on the surface on the side of the display plate, and is disposed on the surface opposite to the display side of the display plate. A sensor panel that sends out coordinate information indicating the coordinates of the position detected by the mold sensor,
The transparent plate is provided at a position where the transparent plate contacts with the display plate and does not overlap the display plate. When a force exceeding a predetermined pressure is applied, the height is lowered, and when released, the original height is restored. A switch having a convex portion, and when detecting that the transparent plate is pressed with a force equal to or higher than the predetermined pressure, a switch for sending a detection signal for notifying the detection to the outside;
It is the structure which has.

  In the present invention, when the user presses the panel with a force equal to or higher than a predetermined pressure, coordinate information indicating a position touching the panel is detected, and the switch is detected to be pressed down. The position touched by the user is detected, and the user can obtain a feeling of actually pressing the key button.

  According to the present invention, even with a touch display type input device, the user can obtain a click feeling as if he / she actually pressed a key button. In addition, since the structure is simpler than the conventional vibration feedback touch display, the mounting volume is reduced and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

  The input device according to the present invention is characterized by having a switch for generating a pressing feeling for a finger pressing the panel in addition to a panel for detecting a position touched by a human finger.

  The configuration of the input device of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, since it functions as an input device for information equipment, it is hereinafter referred to as an input operation unit. The input operation unit is provided in an information device which will be described later, and is connected to the information device main body via a power supply line and a signal line.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a configuration example of the input operation unit of this embodiment.

  In the input operation unit 100, devices such as a display device and a touch panel device are accommodated in a main body case 106. As shown in FIG. 1, a rectangular frame 161 having an opening for input operation is provided on the operation side corresponding to the front side of the main body case 106. A square plate 163 is provided on the back side of the main body case 106. The front side frame 161 and the back side plate 163 face each other with a predetermined distance. The side wall plate 162 keeps the distance between the frame 161 and the plate 163 constant.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view for explaining the internal configuration of the input operation unit shown in FIG.

  The input operation unit 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 notifies the touch panel device 101, the display device 102, the dome switch 103 that detects that the touch panel device 101 is pressed, and the detection that the dome switch 103 is detected to be conductive. The dome switch detection unit 104 that transmits a detection signal for performing the operation, and the signal line 105 for connecting the dome switch 103 and the dome switch detection unit 104 are provided. FIG. 2B is a plan view schematically showing the touch panel device 101, and FIG. 2A is a plan view showing an arrangement example of the display device 102 and the dome switch 103. In the present embodiment, the detection signal corresponds to a signal indicating determination by the user, and is hereinafter referred to as a determination signal.

  The touch panel device 101 has only to have a panel made of glass or the like provided with a sensor that can transmit light, and can detect the position when a human finger touches the panel. As the touch panel device 101, a device similar to a conventional piezoelectric touch panel can be applied. Arbitrary positions on the panel plane are represented by two-dimensional coordinates. The touch panel device 101 detects when a person touches the panel plane with a finger, and sends coordinate information 201 indicating the coordinates of a detection position on the panel to an information device main body (not shown) via a signal line (not shown). To do. A white portion 141 of the touch panel device 101 illustrated in FIG. 2B corresponds to a transparent glass plate. In FIG. 2B, the hatched portion 142 shown around the outside of the white portion 141 may be made of a glass plate made of the same material as that of the white portion 141, but need not be transparent. The hatched portion 142 is equivalent to the planar shape of the frame 161 shown in FIG.

  The display device 102 is a device that displays predetermined information for an input operation. When image data is received from the information device main body, an image of the received image data is displayed. A display device such as a conventional liquid crystal display and a plasma display can be applied to the display device 102. In the example shown in FIG. 2A, the screen is divided into nine areas, and each area corresponds to a button.

  The dome switch 103 has the same configuration as that used for a key button of a conventional mobile phone or the like. Details of the configuration of the dome switch 103 will be described later. In this embodiment, a plurality of dome switches 103 are provided around the display device 102. In the example shown in FIG. 2A, a total of eight dome switches 103 are arranged along the outer periphery of the display device 102 at substantially equal intervals on the outside thereof.

  The eight dome switches 103 are connected to the switch detection unit 104 by signal lines 105. A broken line shown in FIG. 2A indicates a panel outer shape 150 of the touch panel device 101 when the above-described configuration is housed in a main body case. In FIG. 2A, the signal line 105 is disposed outside the panel outer shape 150 for the sake of explanation, but actually, it is disposed between the display device 102 and the outer periphery of the panel outer shape 150. The signal line 105 may be disposed so as to pass through the back side of the display 102.

  When the configuration shown in FIG. 2 is stored in the main body case 106, the panel outer shape 150 is positioned on the touch panel device 101 shown in FIG. 2B on the display device 102 and the dome switch 103 shown in FIG. Overlap like so. As a result, the white portion 141 of the touch panel device 101 and the screen position of the display device 102 match, and the screen of the display device 102 can be viewed through the glass plate of the touch panel device 101.

  Further, only the area of the display device 102 is visible to the user by the main body case 106 shown in FIG. That is, the signal line 105 and the dome switch 103 of the touch panel device 101 are hidden by the main body case 106.

  When the touch panel device 101 is pressed with a finger from the operation side to the back side of the input operation unit 100 illustrated in FIG. 1, the dome switch 103 is pressed by the hatched portion 142 of the touch panel device 101. Since the plurality of dome switches 103 are connected to the switch detection unit 104 by the signal line 105, when any one of the dome switches 103 is turned on, the switch detection unit 104 detects that the dome switch 103 has been pressed. The decision signal 202 is output to the information device main body. Since all the dome switches 103 are connected by a common signal line 105, when one of the plurality of dome switches 103 is pushed and turned on, the determination signal 202 is transmitted from the switch detection unit 104 to the outside. Sent out.

  The coordinate information 201 and the determination signal 202 output from the input operation unit 100 are input to a control unit (not shown) provided in the information apparatus main body. The control unit will be described later.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the dome switch for explaining the operation of the dome switch. In this figure, the illustration of the plate 163 on the back side of the main body case 106 shown in FIG. 1 is omitted. Further, for the purpose of explaining the operation principle of the dome switch, the illustration of the dome switch housing is omitted. The upper side of FIG. 3 is the operation side.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the dome switch 103 includes a dome portion 103a, an upper contact sheet 103b, a spacer 103c, and a lower contact sheet 103d. An upper electrode 131 is provided on the lower surface of the upper contact sheet 103b, and a lower electrode 132 is provided on the upper surface of the lower contact sheet 103d. The upper electrode 131 and the lower electrode 132 are connected to the signal line 105 shown in FIG.

  When the dome portion 103a is not pushed from above, the upper contact sheet 103b and the lower contact sheet 103d are separated by a predetermined distance as shown in FIG. Not conducting. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the touch panel device 101 is pressed with a finger, the convex dome 103a is also pressed from above, and the upper contact sheet 103b is deformed so as to be depressed, and the upper electrode 131 and the lower electrode Conduction occurs when 132 contacts. This conduction is detected by the switch detection unit 104, and the determination signal 202 is output from the switch detection unit 104.

  The dome portion 103a is deformed by being pushed from above, and the upper contact sheet 103b is bent by being pushed from above, but when the dome portion 103a is not pushed, a force for returning to the original works depending on each material. By pressing the dome switch 103 with a force equal to or higher than a predetermined pressure, the upper electrode 131 and the lower electrode 132 come into contact with each other, and when released, the dome switch 103 returns to its original shape.

  In addition, although the switch which detects that the touch panel device 101 was pushed was demonstrated in the case of the dome switch 103, it is not restricted to this case. Not only the dome switch 103, but a frame-shaped rubber, a spiral spring, etc. in which a space for the electrodes to contact each other is secured between a convex portion such as the dome portion 103a and a portion corresponding to the lower contact sheet 103d. A switch having a structure sandwiching an elastic body may be used.

  Next, the configuration of the information device provided with the input operation unit of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information device provided with the input operation unit according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in addition to the input operation unit 100 having the above-described configuration, the information device 300 controls a display unit 301 that displays the results of execution of various programs and each unit in the device and executes the program. And a storage unit 303 that stores information such as a program executed by the control unit 302. Except for the structure of the input operation unit 100 and its control, the input operation unit 100 includes hardware and software similar to those of the conventional information processing apparatus.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of various types of information stored in the storage unit 303. The storage unit 303 stores an operating system 401 that is basic software of the information device 300, function menu information 402 to be displayed on the input operation unit 100, and programs 403 to 405 for executing various functions. Yes. In addition, an auxiliary program 406 for controlling the input operation unit 100 of this embodiment is stored. In the present embodiment, there are three types of functions that can be executed by the information device 300 in accordance with a user instruction: function A, function B, and function C.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the function menu information. The function menu information 402 includes area data indicating an area where selectable function names are displayed on the display device 102, and function data indicating a function name corresponding to the area data. Here, the area in which the function name is displayed is a rectangle, and the coordinate information of two vertices at both ends of one diagonal line of the rectangle is the area data. The correspondence between the coordinates of the touch panel device 101 and the coordinates of the display device 102 is set when the device is designed, and the setting information is stored in the storage unit 303.

  FIG. 7 is an example of a function menu displayed on the display device based on the function menu information. As shown in FIG. 7, a rectangular area is set from two points designated by each area data, and a function name is displayed on the display device 102 for each area. Hereinafter, the displayed rectangular area is referred to as a “virtual operation button”. When the user touches the virtual operation button, coordinate information 201 is input from the touch panel device 101 to the control unit 302. When the user presses the virtual operation button strongly, a determination signal 202 is input to the control unit 302 from the switch detection unit 104 that has detected the conduction of the dome switch 103.

  When the coordinate information 201 is received from the touch panel device 101, the control unit 302 checks which rectangular area the received coordinate information 201 belongs to using the area data of the function menu information 402, and identifies the selected function. Then, the color of the virtual operation button of the function is changed to a color different from that of the other virtual operation buttons. Subsequently, when the determination signal 202 is received from the switch detection unit 104, a program corresponding to the function name indicated by the virtual operation button selected by the user is read from the storage unit 303 and executed. Note that the control content for the input operation unit 100 described here is written in the auxiliary program 406 in advance.

  Next, the operation of the information device of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the information device of this embodiment.

  When the user turns on the power switch of the information device 300 and the control unit 302 executes the operating system 401 to start the information device 300, the control unit 302 stores the function menu information 402 from the storage unit 303 during the operating system operation. Based on the information, the virtual operation buttons shown in FIG. 7 are displayed on the display device 102 of the input operation unit 100 (step S101). At this time, the control unit 302 may cause the display device 102 of the input operation unit 100 to display a message “Please touch the button of the function to be selected”.

  When the user touches one of the virtual operation buttons of the function A, function B, and function C displayed on the input operation unit 100, the control unit 302 displays the coordinate information 201 output from the touch panel device 101. Receive. Then, the function is specified by the received coordinate information 201, and the fact that the selected function is specified is reflected on the display of the display device 102 of the input operation unit 100 (step S102).

  The process of step S102 will be described in detail. First, since the coordinate information 201 is a coordinate set on the touch panel device 101, the control unit 302 converts this coordinate to a coordinate at the same position on the display device 102. Then, the virtual operation button at the corresponding position of the display device 102 is changed to a color different from that of the other virtual operation buttons. Instead of changing the color of the virtual operation button, a cursor may be displayed at a corresponding position on the display device 102. In this way, by displaying the cursor or changing the color of the virtual operation button, the user can confirm the designated position or the selected virtual operation button.

  At this time, if the virtual operation button before selection is displayed in blue, the control unit 302 displays the selected virtual operation button in red, and “the red button has been selected. Press the selected button strongly. If you want to change to another function, touch the button for the desired function. "

  After step S102, the control unit 302 waits for the determination signal 202 from the switch detection unit 104 (step S103). When the determination signal 202 is not received and another virtual operation button is selected, the process returns to step S102. On the other hand, when the control unit 302 receives the determination signal 202 from the switch detection unit 104 that has detected that the dome switch 103 is turned on by strongly pressing the virtual operation button, the control unit 302 displays an area corresponding to the coordinates indicated by the coordinate information 201. The program specified by the data is read from the storage unit 303 and executed (step S104). That is, when the coordinate information 201 is within the area of a predetermined virtual operation button, a program associated with the button is executed.

  In the input device of the present invention, when a user presses the panel with a force equal to or higher than a predetermined pressure, coordinate information indicating a position touching the panel is detected, and the switch is detected to be pressed down. Therefore, the position touched by the user is detected, and the user can obtain a click feeling as if the user had pressed the actual key button.

  Conventionally, the vibration feedback type device requires a certain amount of vibration width and mass of the vibrator, and thus there is a limit to slimming the volume of the device. In the input device according to the present embodiment, since a dome switch may be provided under the wiring area portion of the existing touch panel, the mounting volume can be made smaller than that of a conventional vibration feedback touch display.

  In addition, the input device of the present invention can be manufactured using general-purpose parts currently widely distributed, and the input device of the present invention can be provided at low cost.

  In this embodiment, the control unit executes a function of changing the color of a predetermined area of the display when receiving the coordinate information, and further executes a function corresponding to the selected button when receiving the determination signal. is doing. In this way, it is possible to cause the control unit to execute different functions for each signal by using the two signals of the coordinate information and the determination signal by the user's operation on one display screen. As such an example, the following can be considered.

  For example, when searching for a shop in the land where the user goes for the first time, a map is displayed on the screen of the input operation unit after startup, and when the coordinate information is set, the control unit makes the coordinate position to be the center of the screen. When the decision signal is input, the store information at the position of the coordinate information is displayed on the screen. Alternatively, when the determination signal is input after setting the coordinate information, the control unit enlarges or reduces the map. In this case, the store information, map enlargement, and map reduction selection buttons may be displayed in advance on the screen.

  In this embodiment, the dome switches 103 are arranged on the top, bottom, left, and right sides and diagonal lines of the outer periphery of the display device 102 so that the touch panel device 101 does not tilt even when the touch panel device 101 is not pressed. However, considering the role of the dome switch in the input device of the present invention, any one of the dome switches 103 only needs to be in a conductive state when the touch panel device 101 is pressed by the user. The position and number of 103 are not limited to the case of a present Example.

  If the touch panel device 101 has a hardness that does not bend when it is pressed, an electrostatic sensing type may be used, and the sensor type is not limited.

  Although only one example has been described as the function menu information 402, the shape of the virtual operation button does not have to be rectangular, and a plurality of functions assigned to the button are set and changed according to the situation. Also good. For example, if the vertical direction of the display device 102 shown in FIG. 7 is the vertical direction of the screen and the horizontal direction is the horizontal direction of the screen, the ratio of the vertical and horizontal lengths of the virtual operation buttons displayed on the screen is changed. Alternatively, the display contents of the virtual operation button may be changed to change the application executed by selecting the virtual operation button.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, as described above, the control unit performs different functions depending on the coordinate information and the determination signal. On the other hand, if only the coordinate information is received, no function is executed, and if both the coordinate signal and the determination signal are received, a predetermined function may be executed. In this case, the reception timings of the two signals may be different.

  In the present embodiment, a non-contact type sensor is provided on the position detection panel, and the order in which the position detection panel and the display are stacked is reversed from that of the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The configuration of the input device of this embodiment will be described. Similar to the first embodiment, the input operation unit of the information device will be described. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a plane and a cross section showing a configuration example of the input operation unit of the present embodiment.

  As shown in the schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. 9B, the input operation unit of the present embodiment is provided with a display device 502 and a hard plastic 501 in order on a non-contact type sensor panel 503. The display device 502 and the indirect contact sensor 503 have the same shape except for the thickness.

  The display device 502 is of an electronic paper type and is thinner than a normal one. The hard plastic 501 is for protecting the screen of the display device 502 and is a plate that can transmit light. It is desirable that the light transmittance of the hard plastic 501 is large.

  The non-contact type sensor panel 503 is provided with a non-contact type sensor on the surface on the display device 502 side. As an example of the non-contact type sensor, there is a capacitance type sensor. Since the non-contact type sensor of this embodiment does not need to transmit light, it is possible to use a non-contact type sensor panel 503 having higher sensitivity than the light transmission type capacitive sensor.

  When a human finger touches the hard plastic 501, the capacitance between the hard plastic 501 and the display device 502 changes. Further, the change causes a change in the capacitance between the display device 502 and the non-contact type sensor panel 503, and this change is detected by the non-contact type sensor. The coordinates of the position detected by the non-contact type sensor panel 503 are sent to the control unit 302 of the information device 300 shown in FIG. 4 through a signal line (not shown), similarly to the coordinate information of the first embodiment. . Even if the user does not touch the non-contact type sensor panel 503 directly, the coordinates of the position where the user touches the hard plastic 501 are input to the control unit 302.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, a plurality of dome switches 103 are provided around the inner periphery of the outer periphery of the hard plastic 501 and outside the display device 502. In the example shown in FIG. 9A, two dome switches 103 are arranged. The dome switch 103 is connected to the switch detection unit 104 via a signal line 105. When any of the dome switches 103 becomes conductive, the switch detection unit 104 detects it and sends a determination signal to the control unit 302 of the information device 300.

  In FIG. 9, the dome switches 103 are arranged at two upper and lower points. As described above, the number of switches may be reduced if the size of the display device 502 is small enough that the display device 502 does not tilt even if the number of the dome switches 103 is reduced as compared with the case of the first embodiment.

  Since the operation of the input operation unit of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted here.

  In this embodiment, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained, and a sensor having higher sensitivity than a pressure detection sheet or a capacitance detection sheet that can transmit light is used to detect the position on the lower side of the display. This panel can be provided. Therefore, the color of the display is clearer than the conventional touch display, and the reproducibility of the displayed color can be improved.

  In the first and second embodiments, the switch detection unit 104 is provided. However, without providing the switch detection unit 104, a detection signal indicating that the dome switch 103 is in a conductive state is directly transmitted from the dome switch 103. You may make it output.

1 is an external perspective view illustrating a configuration example of an input device according to a first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view for explaining an internal configuration of the input device according to the first embodiment. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating operation | movement of a dome switch. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information device provided with an input device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of various types of information stored in a storage unit of the information device according to the first embodiment. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of function menu information stored in a storage unit of the information device according to the first embodiment. It is an example of the function menu displayed on the display device based on the function menu information shown in FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the information device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a plane and a cross section showing a configuration example of an input device of Example 2.

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100 Input operation unit 101 Touch panel device 102 Display device

Claims (7)

A display board;
A sensor for detecting a contact position from the outside is arranged on the surface opposite to the display plate, and is opposed to the display side of the display plate, and the size of the facing surface is larger than the display plate, A touch panel that sends coordinate information indicating the coordinates of the position detected by the sensor to the outside;
Protrusion that touches the surface of the touch panel that faces the display plate and does not overlap the display plate. When a force of a predetermined pressure or more is applied, the height is lowered, and when it is released, it returns to its original height. A switch that sends a detection signal for notifying that it has been detected when detecting that the touch panel is pressed with a force equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure,
An input device. A display board;
A transparent plate disposed opposite to and in contact with the display side of the display plate, and having a larger opposing surface size than the display plate;
A non-contact type sensor is provided on the surface on the display plate side, and is disposed on the surface opposite to the display side of the display plate, for detecting a contact position from the outside to the transparent plate. A sensor panel that sends out coordinate information indicating the coordinates of the position detected by the mold sensor,
The transparent plate is provided at a position where it is in contact with the display plate and does not overlap with the display plate. When a force exceeding a predetermined pressure is applied, the height is lowered, and when released, the original height is restored. A switch having a convex portion, and when detecting that the transparent plate is pressed with a force equal to or higher than the predetermined pressure, a switch for sending a detection signal for notifying the detection to the outside;
An input device. The input device according to claim 1,
When the switch is pressed with a force equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure, the coordinate information sent from the touch panel is information indicating a position where a force equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure is applied to the touch panel. The input device according to claim 2, wherein
When the switch is pressed with a force equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure, the coordinate information sent from the sensor panel is information indicating a position where a force equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure is applied to the transparent plate.   An information device having the input device according to claim 1. The information device according to claim 5,
A storage unit storing a program for executing each of the first and second functions;
When receiving the coordinate information, the control unit executes the first function corresponding to the coordinate information, and when receiving the detection signal, the control unit executes the second function corresponding to the coordinate information;
Information equipment with. The information device according to claim 5,
A storage unit storing a program for executing each of a plurality of functions;
When the virtual operation button for executing the function corresponding to each of the plurality of functions is displayed on the display board and the coordinate information and the notification signal are received, the virtual operation button displayed on the received coordinate information A control unit that executes a program corresponding to
Information equipment with.

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