Electronic apparatus and program storage medium
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a display screen which displays an image;
a glide point which detects a touch of a finger or thumb and a movement of the finger or thumb touching the glide point;
a fingerprint sensor which detects the fingerprint of a finger or thumb; and
a scroll control section which controls scrolling of the image on the display screen by using a combination of information detected by the glide point and information detected by the fingerprint sensor.
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Abstract
There is provided an electronic apparatus that can scroll an image on a display screen with a simple operation and in various modes. A glide point is provided and a fingerprint sensor is provided adjacently to the glide point. Scroll mode is changed in response to a touch of a finger or thumb on the glide point and a vertical or horizontal movement of the finger or thumb on the glide point and an image on the display screen is scrolled in response to an upward or downward movement of a finger or thumb on the fingerprint sensor.
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a display screen which displays an image; a glide point which detects a touch of a finger or thumb and a movement of the finger or thumb touching the glide point; a fingerprint sensor which detects the fingerprint of a finger or thumb; and a scroll control section which controls scrolling of the image on the display screen by using a combination of information detected by the glide point and information detected by the fingerprint sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A scroll control apparatus used in an electronic apparatus having a display screen which displays an image, a glide point which detects a touch of a finger or thumb and a movement of the finger or thumb touching the glide point, and a fingerprint sensor which detects the fingerprint of a finger or thumb, the scroll control apparatus comprising:
a scroll control section which controls scrolling of the image on the display screen by using a combination of information detected by the glide point and information detected by the fingerprint sensor.
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8. A program storage medium that stores a program to be executed on an electronic apparatus having a display screen which displays an image, a glide point which detects a touch of a finger or thumb and a movement of the finger or thumb touching the glide point, and a fingerprint sensor which detects the fingerprint of a finger or thumb, the program causing the electronic apparatus to function as:
a scroll control section which controls scrolling of the image on the display screen by using a combination of information detected by the glide point and information detected by the fingerprint sensor.
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