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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 25, 2008
Naoki Matsuo, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Matsuo, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
In order to facilitate an operation of locking or unlocking a touch panel, a mobile terminal includes a first housing, a second housing connected to the first housing in a slidable manner, a touch panel provided on the first housing, a style detecting portion (S, S, S) for detecting one of a plurality of possible styles on the basis of the relative positions of the first and second housings, a signal accepting portion (S) for accepting a signal output from the touch panel, and a mode switching portion (S, S) for switching an input mode between a lock mode and an unlock mode on the basis of the detected style and presence/absence of a signal output from the touch panel.