Electronic apparatus and operation device for operating the apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising an operation device which includes:
- a touch panel for producing a first signal corresponding to a position where said touch panel is pressed; and
a switch including a push button arranged for moving substantially in parallel with said touch panel and for pressing down said touch panel, said switch producing a second signal when said push button is pressed down.
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Abstract
In an electronic apparatus, an inputting-operation device includes a touch panel actuated by a push button of a switch jointed to a laterally-movable strip. As the single switch moved laterally, the push button presses down the touch panel for the panel to output a first signal. The first signal makes a pointer shifts to a corresponding position on a display for selecting an item. The selected item is then actuated by a second signal produced by the switch pressing down the touch panel. This operation allows the pointer to shift to the selected item and allows the selected item to be actuated in a continuous sequence by a finger of an operator holding but not departing from a particular portion of the inputting-operation device.
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11 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising an operation device which includes:
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a touch panel for producing a first signal corresponding to a position where said touch panel is pressed; and
a switch including a push button arranged for moving substantially in parallel with said touch panel and for pressing down said touch panel, said switch producing a second signal when said push button is pressed down. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An operation device comprising:
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a touch panel for producing a first signal corresponding to a position where said touch panel is pressed; and
a switch including a push button arranged for moving substantially in parallel with said touch panel and for pressing down said touch panel, said switch producing a second signal when said push button is pressed down. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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