Mobile communication terminal equipment and touch panel switch used therein

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6664951
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09612353

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Relating to a mobile communication terminal equipment for portable use such as cellular telephone and radiotelephone, it is intended to obtain a constitution capable of selecting a desired item out of plural items promptly, and maintaining an excellent controllability for a long period. A touch panel switch (37) is disposed between a display unit (33) and an operation button block (36) disposed on a same surface of an outer case (31), and by a signal obtained by sliding on the touch panel switch (37) by finger in the horizontal direction to this installation surface, an item in the display unit (33) is selected according to the sliding direction, or a desired item is selected by moving the cursor position, and therefore if there are many items to be selected, a desired item can be selected quickly, and if a slight flaw is formed on the surface of the touch panel switch (37), a favorable controllability is maintained.

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MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTDOSAKA JAPAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fujii, Shigeyuki Osaka, JP 33 564
Tamano, Koji Osaka, JP 8 266
Yamamoto, Tamotsu Hyogo, JP 103 1213
Yamamoto, Yuichi Osaka, JP 199 2537

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