TOUCH SENSOR APPARATUS WITH PRESSURE-SENSITIVE FUNCTION AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a touch sensor apparatus with a pressure-sensitive function which has high operability.SOLUTION: A touch sensor apparatus with a pressure-sensitive function includes a first conductive substrate, a second conductive substrate disposed opposite to and spaced from the first conductive substrate, and a detection unit that is connected to the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate, detects a touch position in which a pointing medium touches the second conductive substrate by at least one of the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate, by at lease one of the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate, and detects pressing force by the pointing medium based on a change in electrostatic capacitance of the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate caused by a changed distance between the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】従来、操作性の高い感圧機能付きタッチセンサ装置が提供されていなかった。【解決手段】感圧機能付きタッチセンサ装置は、第１導電性基板と、第１導電性基板から離して対向配置される第２導電性基板と、第１導電性基板及び第２導電性基板に接続され、第１導電性基板又は第２導電性基板の少なくとも一方により指示媒体が第２導電性基板にタッチしたタッチ位置を、第１導電性基板又は第２導電性基板の少なくとも一方により検出し、かつ、第１導電性基板及び第２導電性基板との間の距離が変化することによる第１導電性基板及び第２導電性基板の静電容量の変化に基づいて指示媒体による押圧力を検出する検出部と、を備える。【選択図】図１