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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Katsuhiko Tochihara, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/32 ;
Abstract
An input device and a portable electronic device using the input device are disclosed, wherein a first selection item is selected by a first rotary electric part through a first operating member and a second selection item is selected by a second rotary electric part through a second operating member. The input device and the portable electronic device are simple and easy to operate and are excellent in operability.