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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2005
Satoko Kubo, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Ohnuma, Chiba, JP;
Haruhiko Yata, Kanagawa, JP;
Johnny Sin, Hong Kong, CN;
Satoko Kubo, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Ohnuma, Chiba, JP;
Haruhiko Yata, Kanagawa, JP;
Johnny Sin, Hong Kong, CN;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention provides an inputting apparatus with a reduced number of lines in its connection cable, a simplified structure and improved reliability. The present invention discloses a folding type of inputting apparatus, comprising a first operation housing and a second operation housing coupled together by a hinge section, the first operation housing has a first button group consisted of a plurality of input buttons and is mainly held by the user, the second housing has a second button group consisted of a plurality of input buttons, characterized in that in said second operation housing, a main substrate on which a main control unit is mounted is provided and in said first operation housing, a sub-substrate on which a sub-control unit is mounted is provided, said sub-control unit determines which input button in the first input button group on the first operation housing has been operated, makes a conversion into the serial data corresponding to this operated input button, and transmits the serial data to the main control unit on the main substrate.