Terminal apparatus, radio communication terminal, and information input method
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1. A terminal apparatus comprising:
- a body having a planar surface;
operation means formed as a rotary dial arranged in a side wall of said body and being operable for rotational movement in a plane parallel to said planar surface of said body and for linear movement in said plane parallel to said planar surface of said body;
control means for processing information entered by said operation means; and
display means arranged on said planar surface for displaying said information processed by said control means, whereinsaid control means includes means for recognizing directions of said rotational movement of said operation means to go ahead of and to go back of said information displayed on said display means, and also for recognizing a short term push of said linear movement of said operation means and a long term push of said linear movement of said operation means.
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Abstract
A terminal apparatus having a display used for displaying information and a memory used for storing the information, an input device, having a specific operation unit which is operable in two different directions, for detecting the physical moving direction of the specific operation unit, and a control element for switching a letter or a symbol to be displayed on the display based on the detected result of the input device in the letter input mode, or for determining the input.
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1. A terminal apparatus comprising:
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a body having a planar surface; operation means formed as a rotary dial arranged in a side wall of said body and being operable for rotational movement in a plane parallel to said planar surface of said body and for linear movement in said plane parallel to said planar surface of said body; control means for processing information entered by said operation means; and display means arranged on said planar surface for displaying said information processed by said control means, wherein said control means includes means for recognizing directions of said rotational movement of said operation means to go ahead of and to go back of said information displayed on said display means, and also for recognizing a short term push of said linear movement of said operation means and a long term push of said linear movement of said operation means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A radio communication terminal comprising:
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a body having a planar surface; an antenna mounted on said body; transmitting means for transmitting radio waves using said antenna; receiving means for receiving radio waves using said antenna; an operation means formed as a rotary dial arranged in a side wall of said body and being operable for rotational movement in a plane parallel to said planar surface of said body and for linear movement in said plane parallel to said planar surface of said body; control means for processing information entered by said operation means; and display means arranged on said planar surface for displaying said information processed by said control means, wherein said control means includes means for recognizing directions of said rotational movement to go ahead of and to go back of said information displayed on said display means, and also for recognizing a short term push of said linear movement of said operation means and a long term push of said linear movement of said operation means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An information input method for an apparatus having a body with a planar surface and an input device with a plurality of input modes comprising:
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a first step of displaying a candidate input character that is ahead of a character being displayed at present; a second step of displaying a candidate input character that is behind a character being displayed at present; a third step of changing an input mode; and a fourth step of confirming a character entered in one of said first step and said second step, wherein one of said first, second, third, and fourth steps is executed by a rotary movement operation of the input device in a plane parallel to said planar surface of said body; the other one of said first, second third, and fourth steps is executed by a linear movement operation of the input device in said plane parallel to said planar surface of said body; said linear movement operation corresponds to one of an operation of a short term push and an operation of a long term push. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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