MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, INPUT CONTROL PROGRAM AND INPUT CONTROL METHOD
First Claim
1. A portable communication terminal comprising:
- a touchpad configured to detect contact made thereto and output a value indicating a degree of the contact;
a selecting unit configured to select, based on the value output by the touchpad, one area from among areas on the touchpad on which contact is detected, the areas each having processing to be executed allocated thereto;
a first judgment unit configured to judge whether or not the number of areas on the touchpad on which contact is detected equals or exceeds a predetermined number within a time period from the selection until a specific condition is satisfied, the specific condition including a requirement that contact made to the selected area continues to be detected for a predetermined time period from the selection; and
an execution control unit configured, when the first judgment unit judges in the negative, to execute processing allocated to the selected area, and when the first judgment unit judges in the affirmative, not to execute the processing.
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Abstract
A portable communication terminal pertaining to the present invention comprises a touchpad that detects contact made thereto and outputs a value indicating a degree of the contact, and select, based on the value output by the touchpad, one area from among areas on the touchpad on which contact is detected, the areas each having processing to be executed allocated thereto. When the communication terminal does not judge that the number of areas on which contact is detected equals or exceeds a predetermined number within a time period from the selection until a specific condition is satisfied, the communication terminal does not execute the processing allocated to the selected area. The specific condition includes a requirement that contact made to the selected area continues to be detected for a predetermined time period from the selection. When the communication terminal judges in the affirmative, the communication terminal does not execute the processing.
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8 Claims
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1. A portable communication terminal comprising:
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a touchpad configured to detect contact made thereto and output a value indicating a degree of the contact; a selecting unit configured to select, based on the value output by the touchpad, one area from among areas on the touchpad on which contact is detected, the areas each having processing to be executed allocated thereto; a first judgment unit configured to judge whether or not the number of areas on the touchpad on which contact is detected equals or exceeds a predetermined number within a time period from the selection until a specific condition is satisfied, the specific condition including a requirement that contact made to the selected area continues to be detected for a predetermined time period from the selection; and an execution control unit configured, when the first judgment unit judges in the negative, to execute processing allocated to the selected area, and when the first judgment unit judges in the affirmative, not to execute the processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An input control program used by a portable communication terminal including a touchpad configured to detect contact made thereto and output a value indicating a degree of the contact, the program including the steps of;
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selecting, based on the value output by the touchpad, one area from among areas on the touchpad on which contact is detected, the areas each having processing to be executed allocated thereto; judging whether or not the number of areas on the touchpad on which contact is detected equals or exceeds a predetermined number within a time period from the selection until a specific condition is satisfied, the specific condition including a requirement that contact made to the selected area continues to be detected for a predetermined time period from the selection; and executing processing allocated to the selected area when the first judgment unit judges in the negative, and not executing the processing when the first judgment unit judges in the affirmative.
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8. An input control method used in a portable communication terminal including a touchpad configured to detect contact made thereto and output a value indicating a degree of the contact, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting, based on the value output by the touchpad, one area from among areas on the touchpad on which contact is detected, the areas each having processing to be executed allocated thereto; judging whether or not the number of areas on the touchpad on which contact is detected equals or exceeds a predetermined number within a time period from the selection until a specific condition is satisfied, the specific condition including a requirement that contact made to the selected area continues to be detected for a predetermined time period from the selection; and executing processing allocated to the selected area when the first judgment unit judges in the negative, and not executing the processing when the first judgment unit judges in the affirmative.
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