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PORTABLE TERMINAL, CONTROL PROGRAM AND CONTROL METHOD

  • US 20110267299A1
  • Filed: 11/10/2010
  • Published: 11/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A portable terminal comprising:

  • a touchpad having a plurality of areas;

    an illumination unit configured to illuminate the touchpad when in a lit state, and not to illuminate the touchpad when in an unlit state; and

    a control unit configured to detect contact made to each of the areas of the touchpad, to perform a first judgment when detecting contact made to at least one of the areas of the touchpad during the unlit state of the illumination unit, the first judgment being a judgment of whether or not the number of areas of the touchpad to which the contact during the unlit state of the illumination unit has been made equals or exceeds a predetermined number within a first interval from the detection of the contact during the unlit state of the illumination unit, and to cause the illumination unit to enter the lit state when the result of the first judgment is negative and not to cause the illumination unit to enter the lit state when the result of the first judgment is positive.

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