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Mobile terminal and computer program including a touch-sensitive internal state indicator

  • US 8,351,991 B2
  • Filed: 11/06/2009
  • Issued: 01/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

  • a touch panel detecting a touch position;

    means for generating vibration;

    means for assigning different user-creatable vibration area patterns having different shapes that outline vibration areas generating the vibration on the touch panel, to a plurality of internal states, respectively;

    means for activating, according to a current internal state, the vibration area pattern assigned to the current internal state and for controlling the means for generating so as to generate the vibration while the vibration area is being touched; and

    means for enabling a user to register a new pattern for the vibration area pattern,wherein the user registers the new pattern for the vibration area pattern by tracing the new pattern on the touch panel.

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