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Mobile communication device with a rotary push switch

  • US 6,192,258 B1
  • Filed: 05/21/1998
  • Issued: 02/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mobile communication device, comprising:

  • a flat display;

    a display means for displaying on said flat display a document including personal information in which an anchor point is set to a particular item of the personal information;

    a switch capable of two-way retrieve operations as well as a push operation;

    a focus moving means for sequentially moving, on said flat display, a focus among a plurality of anchor points in the document in a forward direction according to one of the retrieve operations of said switch and in a backward direction according to the other of the retrieve operations;

    a selection means for selecting a currently-focussed one of said anchor points according to the push operation of said switch; and

    an attribute checking means for checking an anchor point that has a focus skipping attribute added from among said plurality of anchor points;

    said focus moving means skipping anchor points that have focus skipping attribute, without focussing on those anchor points, when moving the focus among the anchor points in a forward or backward direction according to the retrieve operation of said switch.

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