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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2000
Shigeyuki Fujii, Osaka, JP;
Tamotsu Yamamoto, Hyogo, JP;
Yuichi Yamamoto, Osaka, JP;
Koji Tamano, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Relating to a mobile communication terminal equipment for portable use such as cellular telephone and radiotelephone, it is intended to obtain a constitution capable of selecting a desired item out of plural items promptly, and maintaining an excellent controllability for a long period. A touch panel switch ( ) is disposed between a display unit ( ) and an operation button block ( ) disposed on a same surface of an outer case ( ), and by a signal obtained by sliding on the touch panel switch ( ) by finger in the horizontal direction to this installation surface, an item in the display unit ( ) is selected according to the sliding direction, or a desired item is selected by moving the cursor position, and therefore if there are many items to be selected, a desired item can be selected quickly, and if a slight flaw is formed on the surface of the touch panel switch ( ), a favorable controllability is maintained.