Mobile communication terminal equipment and touch panel switch used therein

A touch panel for use in a mobile unit, said mobile unit including:

• a display unit which displays a plurality of items and which indicates which of said plurality of items are selected;
• a plurality of keys for entering operation data, which relates to operation of said mobile communication unit, into said mobile communication unit;
• a transmitter for transmitting and receiving signals in accordance with said operation data and said plurality items which are selected;
• and
• said touch panel, wherein said touch panel controls changing of indication of said plurality of items on said display unit, in different directions of said display unit, responsive to sliding along said touch panel in respective directions, said touch panel comprising:
• a flexible upper insulating base material and a lower insulating based material each formed of conductive film which are held at a spacing so that the conductive film sides face each other, and
• a plurality of electrodes provided at four positions mutually orthogonal on the conductive film of the lower insulating based material.