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Portable information terminal apparatus, numeric displaying method, storage medium, and information processing apparatus

  • US 6,226,534 B1
  • Filed: 12/16/1998
  • Issued: 05/01/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An information terminal apparatus comprises:

  • communicating means for communication by radio;

    controlling means for executing at least data processing;

    a display screen, wherein when said communicating means receives a radio wave signal from a transmitting base, said controlling means thereupon extracts information from the received signal and displays the extracted information on said display screen; and

    an input device having first, second, and third input means, wherein said first input means includes a rotary operation part adapted to be rotated clockwise and counterclockwise in desired amounts and at desired angles to effect incrementing or decrementing inputs, said second input means permits input operations including activation and deactivation of the inputs, said first and second input means are integrally formed as a jog-dial, wherein said controlling means displays predetermined numerics on said display screen, processes the inputs from said input device, and changes said predetermined numerics displayed on said display screen in accordance with the processed inputs, said controlling means performs one of incrementing and decrementing the displayed numerics by one every time an input is made through said first input means of said jog-dial, and when said third input means is activated simultaneously with said first input means, said controlling means performs one of incrementing and decrementing the displayed numerics by an acceleration factor of more than one every time said input is made through said first input means of said jog-dial.

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