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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2002
Applicants:
Masahiro Kamiya, Kobe, JP;
Shuu Ishikawa, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiro Kamiya, Kobe, JP;
Shuu Ishikawa, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Ten Limited, Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A navigation apparatus including a joystick which is adapted for three motions of leaning in a plurality of predetermined directions, rotating about an axial line and being pressed in a direction along the axial line. As a result of these three motions, an operation of this joystick can be provided with a lot of navigation functions, and, as compared with the prior art, the number of switches of a remote controller and an operation panel section can be decreased.