JP2007257650A - Terminal device using pointing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve an easy and quick search by providing a pointing device with multifunction processing operations. <P>SOLUTION: The pointing device is provided with cursor key operations and dragging operations. In the key operations, the speed of cursor movement and the distance of cursor movement depend on pressure. In the dragging operations, the speed of cursor movement depends on moving amount, and the speed of the dragging operations determines page jump and other functions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device such as a mobile phone or a mobile terminal in which a screen displayed on a display unit is moved by using a pointing device. It relates to technology that can control the direction and speed.

  In a terminal device using a conventional pointing device, the pointing device functions only as an up / down / left / right key. Therefore, in order to reach the point to be pointed to, it must be moved either up or down and then moved left or right, or vice versa. It was.

  Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time to move the pointer to a required place on the screen displayed on the display or the screen of a different page.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a terminal apparatus using a pointing device that can solve the above-described conventional drawbacks and can perform various pointing operations depending on how the pointing device is pressed.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the first invention, a terminal device using a pointing device classifies a category into a plurality of items, and classifies each item into a plurality of sub-items. A display unit that displays a plurality of small items corresponding to a specific item, and a pointing surface that has a pressing surface and can select items and small items displayed on the display unit by pressing the pressing surface. The display position of the item is sequentially rotated according to the direction of rotation, and the corresponding position of the up and down keys on the pressing surface is specified by pressing the pressing surface of the pointing device. Search for sub items.

  In the second invention, the terminal device using the pointing device classifies the category into a plurality of items, and classifies each item into a plurality of small items, and a plurality of small items corresponding to a specific item. A display unit that displays an item, and a pointing device that has a pressing surface and that can select items and small items displayed on the display unit by pressing the pressing surface. When the rotary surface is moved while pressing the pressing surface, the items are sequentially selected, the sub-items of the selected item are displayed at the location of the selected item, the display position rotates according to the rotation direction, and the press Search for a specific sub-item by pressing the corresponding location of the up and down keys on the surface.

  In a third invention, a terminal device using a pointing device includes a display unit and a pointing device having a pressing surface that can scroll data displayed on the display unit with a cursor, and presses the pressing surface. The moving speed of the cursor is changed according to the strength to be performed.

  According to a fourth aspect, in the third aspect, the movement distance of the cursor is changed according to the pressing strength of the pressing surface.

  In the fifth invention, in the third or fourth invention, the moving direction of the cursor is determined according to the pressing location of the pressing surface.

  In a sixth aspect of the invention, a terminal device using a pointing device includes a display unit, and a pointing device having a pressing surface that can scroll data displayed on the display unit with a cursor, and presses the pressing surface. When moving while moving, the amount of movement of the cursor is changed according to the amount of movement.

  According to a seventh aspect, in the sixth aspect, the data displayed on the display unit is turned by turning the pressing movement speed of the pressing surface larger than a predetermined value.

  In an eighth aspect of the invention according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, when the pressing surface is moved upward or downward, the surface of the pressing surface that is moved by pressing is not limited to the left or right. In addition, the cursor is moved in the same direction regardless of the position of the pressing movement start point of the pressing surface.

  In a ninth aspect, in the invention according to any one of the third to sixth aspects, when the data displayed on the display unit is scrolled up and down, when the rotational surface is rotated while pressing the pressing surface, Even if the vertical pressing movement direction in the vicinity of the pressing start is different from the moving direction in other pressing movement locations, the movement in the direction according to the vertical pressing movement direction in the vicinity of the pressing start is continued.

  In the tenth invention, in the invention described in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or ninth aspect, when scrolling in the vertical direction, the operation of moving the pressing surface in the horizontal direction is invalidated.

  In the eleventh aspect of the invention, in the terminal according to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, or tenth aspect, in the terminal device using the pointing device, the pressing surface is rotated in one direction, and then the pressing surface. If the button is rotated in the opposite direction while being pressed, the scroll direction is reversed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can search quickly and easily using a pointing device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings using examples.
In the following embodiments of the present invention, a case where the terminal device is applied to a mobile terminal device, for example, a mobile phone will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to the mobile terminal device and can be applied to other electronic devices.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a portable terminal device using a pointing device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the display unit 40 and the light emitting unit 82 are arranged in the upper case 100, and the pointing device 70 and the key input unit 60 are arranged in the lower case 110. The pointing unit 70 has a pressing surface 71 and a center key 72 for a user to input a pressing force.

  In addition, the display unit 40 and the light emitting unit 82 are arranged at close positions, and the user can check the light emitting unit 82 while viewing the display unit 40.

Next, FIG. 2 shows the overall configuration of the mobile terminal device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the circuit configuration of the mobile terminal device shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, an antenna 10, a high-frequency circuit unit 20 connected to the antenna 10, and a CPU 30 as control means for various functions are provided. A display unit 40, a memory unit 50, a key input unit 60, a pointing unit 70, a drive circuit unit 80, and an audio circuit unit 90 are connected to the CPU 30. The pointing unit 70 outputs a voltage signal corresponding to the pressing force, pressing position, and pressing direction to the CPU 30 by a user operation. The CPU 30 includes an AD conversion circuit 31 and can read a voltage signal from the pointing unit 70. Further, the CPU 30 controls each unit in accordance with a control program stored in the memory unit 50. A vibration generating unit 81 and a light emitting unit 82 are connected to the drive circuit unit 80, and the operation amounts and operation patterns of the vibration generating unit 81 and the light emitting unit 82 are controlled based on control from the CPU 30. The audio circuit unit 90 is connected to a speaker 91 and a receiver 93.

Next, a top menu of a mobile terminal device, for example, a mobile phone will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a table showing an example of the top menu of the portable terminal device. The table in the figure shows a category column 33, and the category column 33 is divided into items A to H. In the category column 33, A indicates a telephone book, B indicates an email, C indicates a service, D indicates a personal notebook, E indicates a tool, F indicates a call setting, G indicates a standby setting, and H indicates other. Yes. Each item A to H in the category column 33 is divided into 3 to 4 sub-items. Now, the small items of items A to H are displayed with numbers 1 to 4 attached to A to H. For example, of the A items, the small item A1 represents the address book, the small item A2 represents the outgoing call history, the small item A3 represents the incoming call history, and the small item A4 represents the profile. Item B is divided into sub-items B1 to B3. For example, B3 indicates chatting. Item C is divided into sub-items C1 to C4. For example, C4 indicates web. The item D is divided into small items D1 to D4. For example, D4 indicates a data folder. Item E is divided into sub-items E1 to E4. For example, E4 indicates alarm setting. The item F is divided into small items F1 to F4. For example, F4 indicates a message / manner. The item G is divided into small items G1 to G4. For example, G4 indicates security. The item H is divided into small items H1 to H3. For example, H3 indicates a basic setting.

When the portable terminal device has such a top menu, it is necessary to make it possible to easily and quickly search for the necessary small items among the small items of the items A to H.
Hereinafter, a method for easily and quickly searching for a necessary small item will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the movement of the top menu and the operation of the pointing device for explaining the menu selection operation. 4A is a plan view showing a first arrangement of items and small items in the top menu, FIG. 4B is a plan view showing a second arrangement of items and small items in the top menu, and FIG. 4C is a top menu. FIG. 4 (d) is a plan view showing the selection of the small items shown in FIG. 4 (b), and FIG. 4 (e) is a small view shown in FIG. 4 (a). It is a top view which shows the selection condition of an item.

The pressing movement operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4C, and the cursor key operation will be described with reference to FIGS.
Assume that the screen shown in FIG. 4A is displayed on the standby screen.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, category items A to H are arranged, and small items A1 to A4 of item A are displayed. When such a screen is displayed on the standby screen, the category items A to H are rotated to the left by pressing the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 (for example, rotated to the left, (Moves to the next position in order) and is displayed as shown in FIG. That is, item A is displayed at the position of item B in FIG. 4A, item H is displayed at the position of item A in FIG. 4A, and small items H1 to H4 (however, Nothing is assigned to the small item H4).

  Next, from the state shown in FIG. 4A, when the screen is rotated to the right while pressing the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70, the screen shown in FIG. 4C is displayed. In this case, the screen shown in FIG. The item B is displayed in the state of the small items B1 to B4 in the place where the item A was displayed, and the item A is displayed in the place where the item H in FIG. When the left and right are rotated while pressing the pressing surface 71 of the device 70, the category items A to H are rotated accordingly, and the items arranged at the specific position are displayed up to the small items.

  When the portion corresponding to the upper key of the up / down key on the pressing surface is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 4 (b), the cursor is placed on the small item H1 in FIG. 4 (b). As shown in FIG. 4D, the cursor position changes to the small item H4. Further, when the position of the upper key on the pressing surface is pressed, the cursor is changed to a state where the cursor is placed, such as H3 and H2.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 4A, when a portion corresponding to the lower key of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is pressed from the state where the cursor is placed on the small item A1, the state shown in FIG. As described above, the cursor is placed on the small item A2. Further, when the lower key portion of the pressing surface 71 is pressed, the cursor moves to the small item A3.
When the center key 72 is pressed on these screens, the details of the screen are displayed.

Next, the top menu selection operation will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the top menu for explaining the menu selection operation, FIG. 5 (a) is a plan view showing the arrangement of small items of specific items of the top menu, and FIG. 5 (b) is a plan view. It is a top view which shows arrangement | positioning of the small item of the other item of a top menu.
As shown in FIG. 5A, items A to H of the top menu are arranged, and small items A1 to A4 of the item A are displayed. In this state, when the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is pressed in the counterclockwise direction, the positions of the items A to H are not changed as shown in FIG. Is displayed.
When the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is pressed and moved in the clockwise direction from the state shown in FIG. 5A, the small items H1 to H4 of the item H are displayed at the position of the item H.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the position of each item A to H in the top menu does not change even if the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is pressed and moved in any of the left and right rotation directions, but the item in which the small item is displayed. Changes.

Next, another usage of the pointing device will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a name search table for explaining an embodiment when searching for names using a pointing device, and FIGS. 6A to 6D show name search tables with different cursor positions. Now, the name search is displayed on the display unit 40, and as shown in FIG. 6A, the cursor is placed on "Mr. Sato's mobile phone". In this state, when the lower key portion of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is pressed with a normal strength, the cursor moves at a normal speed, and the cursor moves by an amount corresponding to one key input. That is, as shown in FIG. 6B, the cursor moves from “Mr. Sato's mobile phone” to “Mr. Hasegawa's mobile phone”. From this state, when the portion corresponding to the lower key of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is slightly pressed and moved, the cursor moves slightly faster, and the cursor moves by an amount corresponding to two key inputs. That is, the cursor moves from the position of “Mr. Hasegawa's cell phone” in FIG. 6B to the position of “Mr. Sudo's home” in FIG. Next, when the lower key portion of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is pressed strongly from the cursor position shown in FIG. 6C, the cursor moves quickly, and the cursor moves by an amount corresponding to four key inputs. Accordingly, the cursor moves from the position of “Mr. Sudo's home” in FIG. 6C to the position of “Mr. Sasaki's home”.

In the present embodiment, it is explained that it corresponds to the case where the key is pressed once, twice, or four times depending on the pressing strength of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70, but how many times the key corresponds to the design. It is a problem and can be changed in any way.
As described above, in this embodiment, the moving speed of the cursor changes depending on the strength of pressing and moving the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70, and the cursor can be moved by an amount corresponding to a plurality of times of the up / down / left / right keys.

An example in which the pointing device described above is used as an up / down / left / right and up / down / left / right diagonal key will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining an embodiment of the operation process of the pointing device according to the present invention. FIG. 7A shows a case where the pointing device is used as an up / down / left / right key, and FIG. The case where a device is used as an up / down / left / right key is shown.
In FIG. 7A, when the position of the pressing surface 71 in the vertical and horizontal directions is pressed, it operates as a cursor. When the diagonal direction is pressed, it is not accepted as a key. If you keep pressing it, the cursor will move faster as you press more. Therefore, the speed at which the cursor key moves can be controlled by adjusting the pressing force. With this function, the standby screen and selection screen can be searched quickly.

  In FIG. 7B, the cursor is moved in an oblique direction when the oblique direction is pressed in addition to the vertical and horizontal directions of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70. In this embodiment, the cursor is configured to be movable in eight directions, but by increasing the number of divisions in the oblique direction, many directions such as 16 directions can be increased. In this embodiment, if the key is kept pressed or pressed hard, the cursor key can be moved faster, so that the cursor key moving speed can be controlled. The pointing device 70 is suitable for selecting text editing, thumbnail selection, or still image editing.

Next, still another usage and operation of the pressing movement operation of the pointing device will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is a name search table for explaining another embodiment in which a name is searched using a pointing device. FIGS. 8A to 8C show name search tables with different cursor positions. .
When the name search table is displayed on the display unit 40 of the mobile terminal device and the cursor is pointing to “Mr. Sato's mobile phone” as shown in FIG. 8A, the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is displayed. When the cursor is moved at a normal speed while being pressed from the top to the bottom, the cursor moves in accordance with the amount of movement. As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the cursor moves to “Mr. Shinto's mobile phone”, which corresponds to the key input twice. If the movement amount of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is halved, the cursor moves by an amount corresponding to one key input, so the cursor moves from “Sato's mobile phone” to “Hasegawa's mobile phone”. .
In the present embodiment, when the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is moved while being pressed from below to above, the cursor moves upward. If there is a previous page, it is possible to move to the previous page.

  Next, when the cursor surface in FIG. 8B is moved quickly downward while pressing the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70, the page feed function is established, and the cursor moves to the next page. For example, as shown in FIG. 8C, the cursor moves to the screen of the next page of the screen displayed in FIGS. 8A and 8B. When the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is quickly moved from the bottom to the top, the screen of the previous page is displayed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, since the cursor can be moved by the number of times of key input corresponding to the amount of pressing movement of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70, the search is quick and easy, and human You can search and select with actions that are adapted to your senses.

Next, the pressing movement operation of the pointing device 70 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram for explaining another embodiment of the operation process of the pointing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 9A shows a case where the left side of the pressing surface of the pointing device is pressed and moved relatively long. 9 (b) shows a case where the right side of the pressing surface of the pointing device is moved relatively long, and FIG. 9 (c) is a case where the lower left side of the pressing surface of the pointing device is moved relatively short. FIG. 9D shows a case where the upper left side of the pressing surface of the pointing device is pressed and moved relatively short.

In the pointing device 70 according to the present embodiment, the moving speed corresponds to the moving speed of the display screen, that is, the scrolling speed, and the scrolling amount is determined by the pressing movement amount (sliding amount) of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70. Become.
Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the pressing movement direction and the movement amount (sliding amount) of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 can be on either side of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70. ) Is the same. In addition, since the movement direction of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is from the top to the bottom, both the movement amount and the movement direction of the cursor are the same.
FIG. 9C and FIG. 9D differ in the pressing start point of the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70, but the moving direction is from top to bottom and the moving amount is the same. Therefore, the cursor moves downward by the same amount.
Although not shown, when the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 is pressed and moved from the bottom to the top, the cursor moves upward.
Although not shown in the drawing, the moving speed of the cursor is made to correspond by moving the pressing surface 71 of the pointing device 70 quickly.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining still another embodiment of the operation process of the pointing device according to the present invention. FIG. 10A is a diagram in which the pressing surface of the pointing device is pressed and moved by 180 ° or more in the clockwise direction. FIG. 10 (b) shows a case where the pressing surface of the pointing device is pressed and moved 180 ° or more in the left rotation direction, and FIG. 10 (c) shows the pressing surface of the pointing device in the right rotation direction by about 180 °. FIG. 10D shows a case where the pressing surface of the pointing device is pressed and moved in the counterclockwise rotation direction of about 180 °.
Also in the present embodiment, the movement speed of the cursor varies depending on the pressing movement speed.

10 (a) and 10 (b) have different rotation directions, but since the sliding direction from the starting point is downward, in this case, the cursor moves downward. In addition, in the vicinity of the end point where the pressing surface 71 is pressed and moved, the pressing surface 71 is pressed and moved from the bottom to the top, and the direction at the starting point is reversed. The initial movement, that is, the same movement as the pressing movement direction in the vicinity of the starting point is continued without being influenced by the pressing movement direction in the vicinity.
As shown in FIGS. 10C and 10D, when the pressing surface 71 is pressed and moved, the cursor moves from top to bottom for the same reason.
When the pressing surface 71 is pressed and moved in reverse from FIG. 10 (a) to FIG. 10 (d), the cursor moves upward from the bottom.

  In the present embodiment, when the pressing surface 71 is continuously pressed and moved, the cursor moves in the same direction even if the direction changes midway. However, if the movement is stopped during the movement (sliding), the movement of the cursor also stops, and the cursor moves according to the new pressing movement direction of the pressing surface. Further, when the movement direction on the pressing surface 71 is reversed, the movement direction of the cursor is also reversed. In other words, if the cursor goes too far, reversing the direction of movement on the pressing surface moves the cursor in the reverse direction.

  Next, a case where the cursor movement direction (scroll direction) is only up and down and the pressing surface 71 is pressed and moved in the horizontal direction will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram for explaining still another embodiment of the operation process of the pointing device according to the present invention. FIG. 11A shows a case where the pressing surface of the pointing device is moved in the right direction. 11 (b) shows a case where the pressing surface of the pointing device is pressed and moved in the left direction. FIG. 11 (c) first presses and moves the pressing surface of the pointing device in the right direction and then presses and moves downward. Show the case.
When the cursor movement direction (scroll direction) is only in the vertical direction, as shown in FIG. 11A, even when the pressing surface 71 is pressed and moved only in the right direction, as shown in FIG. As described above, even when the pressing movement is performed only in the left direction, this pressing movement is ignored. However, as shown in FIG. 11C, when the pressing surface 71 is moved downward from the horizontal direction, the horizontal movement is ignored, but the downward movement is not ignored, and the cursor moves downward. Moved in the direction.
Also in this embodiment, if the operation of pressing and moving the pressing surface is stopped, the movement of the cursor is also stopped. At this time, if the finger is not released, the pressing movement operation is continued.

  In this embodiment, when the screen of the display unit 40 can be moved in the left-right direction, the cursor is moved in the left-right direction by moving the pressing surface 71 in the left-right direction, and as a result, the screen is moved in the right-left direction. Can be moved to.

Next, an embodiment in which the direction (sliding direction) in which the pressing surface 71 is pressed and moved in the middle is changed will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram for explaining still another embodiment of the operation process of the pointing device according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, when the direction of movement during the pressing movement operation is reversed, that is, when the cursor is moved in the downward direction (1) in the first figure and the cursor is moved downward, the cursor is overrun. Therefore, if the direction of moving the pressing surface 71 is reversed so as to be the direction (2) without releasing the finger, the cursor is moved upward.
If the finger is released when reversing the moving direction, the cursor is moved downward in the direction (1), and further the cursor is moved downward in the direction (2) as described with reference to FIG. Accordingly, in this case, the cursor is moved downward in both (1) and (2).

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to perform a search using a pointing device quickly and easily and corresponding to a human sense.

It is a perspective view which shows one Example of the portable terminal device which uses the pointing device by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows one Example of the circuit structure of the portable terminal device shown in FIG. It is a table which shows one Example of the top menu of a portable terminal device. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the movement of a top menu for describing menu selection operation | movement, and operation of a pointing device. It is a top view which shows the other Example of the top menu for demonstrating menu selection operation | movement. It is a name search table for demonstrating one Example at the time of searching a name using a pointing device. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating one Example of the operation | movement process of the pointing device by this invention. It is a name search table for demonstrating another Example in the case of searching a name using a pointing device. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the other Example of the operation | movement process of the pointing device by this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the further another Example of the operation | movement process of the pointing device by this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the further another Example of the operation | movement process of the pointing device by this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the further another Example of the operation processing of the pointing device by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Antenna part, 20 ... High frequency circuit part, 30 ... CPU, 31 ... AD converter circuit, 40 ... Display part, 50 ... Memory part, 60 ... Key input part, 70 ... Pointing device, 71 ... Pressing surface, 80 ... Drive Circuit part 81... Vibration generating part 82 82 Light emitting part 90. Audio circuit part 91. Speaker 93 93 Receiver 100 Upper case 110 Lower case

Claims (11)

  A category is classified into a plurality of items, a display unit that displays a plurality of items in a menu in which each item is classified into a plurality of sub-items and a plurality of sub-items corresponding to a specific item, and a pressing surface, A pointing device capable of selecting items and small items displayed on the display unit by pressing the pressing surface, and when the rotational surface is moved while pressing the pressing surface of the pointing device, the item is displayed. A terminal device using a pointing device, wherein a position is sequentially rotated according to the rotation direction, and a specific small item is searched by pressing a corresponding place of an up / down key on the pressing surface.   A category is classified into a plurality of items, a display unit that displays a plurality of items in a menu in which each item is classified into a plurality of sub-items and a plurality of sub-items corresponding to a specific item, and a pressing surface, A pointing device capable of selecting items and sub-items displayed on the display unit by pressing the pressing surface, and when the rotational surface is moved while pressing the pressing surface of the pointing device, the items are sequentially A small item of the selected item is displayed at the location of the selected item, the display position is rotated according to the rotation direction, and a specific location is selected by pressing the corresponding location of the up and down keys on the pressing surface. A terminal device using a pointing device characterized by searching for small items.   A display unit and a pointing device having a pressing surface capable of scrolling data displayed on the display unit with a cursor, and changing the moving speed of the cursor according to the strength of pressing the pressing surface A terminal device using a pointing device.   The terminal device using the pointing device according to claim 3, wherein the moving distance of the cursor is changed according to the strength of pressing of the pressing surface.   The terminal device using the pointing device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a moving direction of the cursor is determined in accordance with a pressing location of the pressing surface.   A display device, and a pointing device having a pressing surface capable of scrolling data displayed on the display portion by a cursor, and when moving while pressing the pressing surface, movement of the cursor according to the movement amount A terminal device using a pointing device, wherein the amount is changed.   7. The terminal device using the pointing device according to claim 6, wherein the data displayed on the display unit is turned by increasing the pressing movement speed of the pressing surface above a predetermined value. A terminal device using a device.   In the terminal device using the pointing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, when the pressing surface is moved upward or downward, the surface to be moved by pressing the pressing surface depends on whether it is left or right. In addition, a terminal device using a pointing device, wherein the cursor is moved in the same direction regardless of the position of the pressing movement start point of the pressing surface.   The terminal device using the pointing device according to claim 3, wherein when the data displayed on the display unit is scrolled in the vertical direction, the data is rotated while pressing the pressing surface. The movement in the direction according to the vertical pressing movement direction in the vicinity of the press start is continued even if the vertical pressing movement direction in the vicinity of the pressing start is different from the movement direction in other pressing movement places. A terminal device using a pointing device.   The terminal device using the pointing device according to claim 3, 4, 5, 6, or 9, wherein when scrolling in the vertical direction, the operation of moving the pressing surface in the horizontal direction is invalidated. A terminal device using a device.   The terminal device using the pointing device according to claim 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, or 10, wherein the pressing surface is rotated in one direction, and then the pressing surface is rotated in the opposite direction. A terminal device using a pointing device, characterized in that the scroll direction is reversed in the case of

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