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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2008
Syuhei Yukawa, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Kurosaki, Tokyo, JP;
Fukukyo Sudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Tooru Kuronuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihito Shinohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Syuhei Yukawa, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Kurosaki, Tokyo, JP;
Fukukyo Sudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Tooru Kuronuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihito Shinohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a base chassis, a screen displaying section, and operation controlling means. The display unit includes a display region. The base chassis is made of a transparent material and includes a first region that extends outward from at least one end on a circumference of the display unit, the first region provided with one of a plurality of vertically-arranged operation buttons and a plurality of horizontally-arranged operation buttons used for operating a driving circuit. The screen displaying section displays an operation screen in the display region of the display unit, the operation screen displayed in association with a position of each of the plurality of operation buttons. The operation controlling means controls an operational input to the operation screen made by using the plurality of operation buttons.