MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE

• US 20140331129A1
• Filed: 12/15/2011
• Published: 11/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Saeki, Akira, Suzuki, Tomoya, Iwase, Satoshi, Imanishi, Yoichi
• Application Number:
  US14/363,870
• Publication Number:
  US 20140331129A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1442 Emulation of input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1442 Emulation of input devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A mobile terminal device includes a main body and a touch panel, formed on the main body, on which an operating button is provided, the mobile terminal device being characterized in that when a specific condition which will cause the main body to vibrate is established, at least one of a size of the operating button on the touch panel, a size of character or symbol given on the operating button, a color or luminance of the operating button, and a response voice when the operating button is manipulated is changed.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal device comprising:

a main body; and

a touch panel which is formed on the main body and on which an operating button is provided, wherein

the mobile terminal device being characterized in that when a specific condition which will cause the main body to vibrate is established, at least one of a size of the operating button on the touch panel, a size of character or symbol given on the operating button, a color or luminance of the operating button, and a response voice in response to a manipulation of the operating button is changed.

2. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the size of the operating button on the touch panel is enlarged when the specific condition which will cause the main body to vibrate is established.

3. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the specific condition which will cause the main body to vibrate includes a case in which the main body is detected to be in a vehicle compartment.

4. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the specific condition which will cause the main body to vibrate includes a case in which the main body is detected to be in movement.

5. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the operating button is for operating external equipment.

6. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a function of the operating button can be changed by communicating with the outside.