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Title:
PORTABLE TERMINAL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1999/045459
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A portable terminal comprises an LCD display screen (2) for displaying information corresponding to the communication status provided on an operation face of the case, a main soft key (3) provided below the LCD display screen (2), rotatable in the display screen direction, and depressable, and first and second sub-soft keys (4A, 4B) provided on both left and right sides of the main soft key (3) and depressable. The function whose frequency of use is the highest is allocated to the main soft key (3) for each communication status, and the functions whose frequencies of use are the second and third highest are allocated to the first and second sub-soft keys (4A, 4B). Indications representing the functions are displayed as main function icon and sub-function icons on the LCD display screen (2) at positions corresponding to the keys (3, 4A, 4B).

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Inventors:
INOUE KATSUO (JP)
TSUKADA TOMOAKI (JP)
ITO KENSEI (JP)
OKAMOTO SATOSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1999/000387
Publication Date:
September 10, 1999
Filing Date:
January 29, 1999
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Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)
INOUE KATSUO (JP)
TSUKADA TOMOAKI (JP)
ITO KENSEI (JP)
OKAMOTO SATOSHI (JP)
International Classes:
G06F3/023; G06F3/02; G06F3/033; H03M11/04; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/2747; H04M1/72403; H04M1/72466; H04M1/72469; H04M1/2746; H04M1/7243; H04M1/72445; H04M1/72472; (IPC1-7): G06F3/00; G06F3/02; G06F3/023; G06F3/14
Foreign References:
JPH09212281A1997-08-15
JPH0934621A1997-02-07
JPH0934620A1997-02-07
JPH08234884A1996-09-13
JPH03116450U1991-12-03
Other References:
See also references of EP 1004957A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sakai, Hiroaki (Kasumigaseki 3-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, JP)
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