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US 7,612,766 B2Granted
Portable terminal device
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorJunichi Shintome
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Abstract
A portable terminal device comprises an input device configured to receive an input operation on a plurality of positions, the input device allocating a function to be executed to the plurality of positions by an input operation, a sensor configured to detect a posture of the portable terminal device, and a control unit configured to allow the function to be changed according to the posture of the portable terminal device detected by the sensor.
Claims17
A portable terminal device, comprising:
- a first casing configured to hold a first input device;
- a second casing;
- a second input device configured to receive an input operation at a plurality of positions;
- a control unit configured to allocate a function to be executed, in response to the input operation, to each of the plurality of positions;
- a connection configured to couple the first casing and the second casing, the connection being operable between a first state in which the first casing and the second casing are exposed and a second state in which the first casing and the second casing are overlaid such that the second input device is exposed;
- a state detecting unit configured to detect between the first state and the second state;
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- a posture detecting unit configured to detect a posture of the first casing;
- wherein the control unit is configured to, when the second state is detected by the state detecting unit, allow the function allocated to each of the plurality of positions to be changed according to the posture of the first casing detected by the posture detecting unit, and is configured to, when the first state is detected by the state detecting unit, not allow the function allocated to each of the plurality of positions to be changed according to the posture of the first casing detected by the posture detecting unit.
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A portable terminal device, comprising:
- a connection configured to couple a first casing including a first input device and a second casing including a second input device, the connection being operable between a first state in which the first input device and the second input device are exposed and a second state in which the first casing and the second casing are overlaid to expose the second input device only;
- a state detecting unit configured to detect which of the first state and the second state the connection is in;
- a function allocating unit configured to allocate a function to be executed, in response to an input operation, to each of a plurality of positions of the second input device;
- a posture detecting unit configured to detect a posture of the first casing;
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- a function control unit configured to, when the second state is detected by the state detecting unit, change the function allocated to each of the plurality of positions according to the posture of the first casing detected by the posture detecting unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.