Electronic apparatus with display screen
First Claim
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a display screen provided on a front surface of the electronic apparatus having a first menu display area and a second menu display area; and
a direction key provided on a side surface of said electronic apparatus,wherein a plurality of first menu items arranged in a right-left direction are displayed in said first menu display area, and a plurality of second menu items arranged in an up-down direction are displayed in said second menu display area, said direction key and said first menu display area are positioned on a same straight line extending in the right-left direction, the first menu items in the first menu display area being selectable when a front portion/back portion of the direction key is pressed, and the second menu items corresponding to the selected first menu items being selectable in the second menu display area when an upper portion/lower portion of the direction key is pressed.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an electronic apparatus including a display screen having a first menu display area and a second menu display area, and a direction key provided on a side; first menu items arranged in a right-left direction are displayed in the first menu display area, and second menu items arranged in an up-down direction are displayed in the second menu display area, the direction key and the first menu display area are positioned substantially on a straight line extending in the right-left direction, the first menu items can be selected when a front portion/back portion of the direction key is pressed, the second menu items corresponding to the selected first menu items can be selected when an upper portion/lower portion of the direction key is pressed, and the selected menu items can be confirmed when a center portion of the direction key is pressed.
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a display screen provided on a front surface of the electronic apparatus having a first menu display area and a second menu display area; and a direction key provided on a side surface of said electronic apparatus, wherein a plurality of first menu items arranged in a right-left direction are displayed in said first menu display area, and a plurality of second menu items arranged in an up-down direction are displayed in said second menu display area, said direction key and said first menu display area are positioned on a same straight line extending in the right-left direction, the first menu items in the first menu display area being selectable when a front portion/back portion of the direction key is pressed, and the second menu items corresponding to the selected first menu items being selectable in the second menu display area when an upper portion/lower portion of the direction key is pressed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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