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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2000
Tadashi Tsukamoto, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a communication device including (a) a device body, (b) an operator formed with the device body, (c) a displaceable section which is displaced by the operator, (d) a displacement detector which transmits a control signal in accordance with displacement of the displaceable section, and (e) a controller which operates the communication device in accordance with the control signal. For instance, when the communication device includes a display screen, and the controller changes what is displayed in the display screen, in accordance with the control signal. The communication device provides enhanced operability in comparison with a conventional communication device.