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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
May. 28, 1999
Yoshitaka Tsuji, Osaka, JP;
Masahiko Kawakami, Osaka, JP;
Tomonori Nishiki, Osaka, JP;
Toshihiro Fujita, Osaka, JP;
Akito Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Hiromasa Hasegawa, Osaka, JP;
Hongguang Li, Osaka, JP;
Shigeto Ogino, Osaka, JP;
Idec Izumi Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
In a display and input device (CP) displaying information on a display (DP) and performing changing of the information and communication through switch operating means (CSW1), the switch operating means (CSW1) are arranged on the left and right edges of the display (DP), opaque members among members forming the switch operating means (CSW1) are arranged outside the screen of the display (DP), and only transparent members are arranged on the display (DP). Thus, a switch operation can be performed while recognizing functions of the switch operating means (CSW1) and the switch operating means (CSW1) having the stroke feeling and click feeling of a mechanical switch so that an operating environment having excellent operability and implementing reliable input can be obtained.