Portable information terminal apparatus, mobile wireless terminal apparatus, and sensor control method
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1. A portable information terminal apparatus comprising:
- display means for displaying information;
a touch sensor module including an array of a plurality of touch sensors which detect user operation;
display control means for controlling information displayed by the display means in accordance with a result detected by the touch sensor module; and
touch sensor control means for controlling operation of the plurality of touch sensors by controlling a supply of power to the plurality of touch sensors and, when one of the plurality of touch sensors has detected an input from a user, continuing the supply of power to the one of the plurality of touch sensors and to a predetermined number of the plurality of touch sensors that are arranged near the one of the plurality of touch sensors while stopping the supply of power to all remaining touch sensors of the plurality of touch sensors.
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Abstract
A touch sensor detects contact input by a finger or the like, and includes two sensor modules. Each of the sensor modules has many sensors arrayed linearly. The operation state of each sensor module is set under the control of a control unit. When a user touches a sensor of the sensor module, the control unit energizes only the sensor which the user has touched and neighboring sensors to detect an input from the user, and does not energize the remaining sensors on the same sensor module.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable information terminal apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying information; a touch sensor module including an array of a plurality of touch sensors which detect user operation; display control means for controlling information displayed by the display means in accordance with a result detected by the touch sensor module; and touch sensor control means for controlling operation of the plurality of touch sensors by controlling a supply of power to the plurality of touch sensors and, when one of the plurality of touch sensors has detected an input from a user, continuing the supply of power to the one of the plurality of touch sensors and to a predetermined number of the plurality of touch sensors that are arranged near the one of the plurality of touch sensors while stopping the supply of power to all remaining touch sensors of the plurality of touch sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile wireless terminal apparatus which wirelessly communicates with a base station apparatus accommodated in a mobile communication network, the apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying information a touch sensor module including an array of a plurality of touch sensors which detect user operation; display control means for controlling information displayed by the display means in accordance with a result detected by the touch sensor module; and touch sensor control means for controlling operation of the plurality of touch sensors by controlling a supply of power to the plurality of touch sensors and, when one of the plurality of touch sensors has detected an input from a user, continuing the supply of power to the one of the plurality of touch sensors and to a predetermined number of the plurality of touch sensors that are arranged near the one of the plurality of touch sensors while stopping the supply of power to all remaining touch sensors of the plurality of touch sensors. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A touch sensor control method in a portable information terminal apparatus including display means for displaying information and a touch sensor module including an array of a plurality of touch sensors which detect user operation, the method comprising steps of:
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controlling information displayed by the display means in accordance with a result detected by the touch sensor; and controlling operation of the plurality of touch sensors by controlling a supply of power to the plurality of touch sensors and, when one of the plurality of touch sensors has detected an input from a user, continuing the supply of power to the one of the plurality of touch sensors and to a predetermined number of the plurality of touch sensors that are arranged near the one of the plurality of touch sensors while stopping the supply of power to all remaining touch sensors of the plurality of touch sensors. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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