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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2007
Satoru Aimi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinobu Hosaka, Iwaki, JP;
Satoru Aimi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinobu Hosaka, Iwaki, JP;
Alpine Electronics, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a remote input device, which has input-operation areas and a means for detecting input operations performed on the input-operation areas; a displaying portion for displaying selection buttons on a display; and an allocating portion for allocating the selection buttons to the input-operation areas. When the number of selection buttons is larger than that of input-operation areas, the allocating portion allocates change selection buttons indicating an allocation change to some of the input-operation areas. The apparatus further includes an input determining portion for determining, when the detecting portion detects an input operation performed on any of the input-operation areas, if the input operation is performed on the selection button allocated to the input-operation area. An allocation changing portion changes the allocation of the selection buttons relative to selected input-operation areas when the input determining portion determines that the input operation is performed on the change selection button.