Electronic equipment with display device
First Claim
1. Electronic equipment comprising:
- a display device disposed with a front surface of a housing;
a first touch sensor provided in said display device;
a plurality of lateral recesses formed in at least one side surface of said housing, the lateral recesses being positioned for a finger of a hand for holding said housing, the at least one side surface being right and left side surfaces;
at least one second touch sensor disposed in said housing in a range including the lateral recesses;
a state detection device configured to recognize one of the lateral recesses at which contact is detected among the plurality of lateral recesses by the at least one second touch sensor; and
a disabling device configured to disable the second touch sensor from detecting contact in another lateral recess among the plurality of lateral recesses other than the lateral recess where contact is detected, for adaptation to a finger operation of one of right and left hands of a user,wherein the lateral recesses and the at least one second touch sensor are disposed at each of the right and left side surfaces,wherein the plurality of lateral recesses include at least two lateral recesses formed in one of said right and left side surfaces, and one lateral recess formed in a remaining one of said right and left side surfaces, andwherein said one lateral recess formed in the remaining one of said right and left side surfaces is allocated with a program event different from the program event allocated to said at least two lateral recesses formed in the one of said right and left side surfaces to temporarily allocate other program events to said at least two lateral recesses when the one lateral recess is engaged.
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Abstract
Portable terminal equipment as a mobile telephone includes a display device disposed with a front surface of a housing. A first touch sensor is provided in the display device. A lateral recess is formed in at least one side surface of the housing. A side touch sensor is disposed in the housing in a range including the lateral recess. Preferably, the lateral recess is constituted by plural lateral recesses formed in the one side surface. Also, a state detection device recognizes a lateral recess where contact is detected among the plural lateral recesses by use of the side touch sensor. A disabling device disables the side touch sensor from detecting contact in a lateral recess among the lateral recesses other than the lateral recess where contact is detected, for adaptation to finger operation of one of right and left hands.
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9 Claims
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1. Electronic equipment comprising:
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a display device disposed with a front surface of a housing; a first touch sensor provided in said display device; a plurality of lateral recesses formed in at least one side surface of said housing, the lateral recesses being positioned for a finger of a hand for holding said housing, the at least one side surface being right and left side surfaces; at least one second touch sensor disposed in said housing in a range including the lateral recesses; a state detection device configured to recognize one of the lateral recesses at which contact is detected among the plurality of lateral recesses by the at least one second touch sensor; and a disabling device configured to disable the second touch sensor from detecting contact in another lateral recess among the plurality of lateral recesses other than the lateral recess where contact is detected, for adaptation to a finger operation of one of right and left hands of a user, wherein the lateral recesses and the at least one second touch sensor are disposed at each of the right and left side surfaces, wherein the plurality of lateral recesses include at least two lateral recesses formed in one of said right and left side surfaces, and one lateral recess formed in a remaining one of said right and left side surfaces, and wherein said one lateral recess formed in the remaining one of said right and left side surfaces is allocated with a program event different from the program event allocated to said at least two lateral recesses formed in the one of said right and left side surfaces to temporarily allocate other program events to said at least two lateral recesses when the one lateral recess is engaged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Electronic equipment comprising:
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a display device disposed with a front surface of a housing; a first touch sensor provided in said display device; a plurality of lateral recesses formed in at least one side surface of said housing, the lateral recesses being positioned for a finger of a hand for holding said housing, the at least one side surface being right and left side surfaces; a rear surface disposed on said housing and opposite to said front surface; a rear recess formed in said rear surface; and a rear touch sensor disposed in said housing in a range including said rear recess; at least one second touch sensor disposed in said housing in a range including the lateral recesses; a state detection device configured to recognize one of the lateral recesses at which contact is detected among the plurality of lateral recesses by the at least one second touch sensor; a disabling device configured to disable the second touch sensor from detecting contact in another lateral recess among the plurality of lateral recesses other than the lateral recess where contact is detected, for adaptation to a finger operation of one of right and left hands of a user; wherein the lateral recesses and the at least one second touch sensor are disposed at each of the right and left side surfaces, and wherein said rear recess is allocated with a program event different from the program event allocated to said lateral recesses in a form of a shift key of a keyboard to temporarily allocate other program events to said lateral recesses when the rear recess is engaged.
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Specification