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Definitions

• the present invention relates to display of a screen in a mobile information communication terminal such as a mobile phone.
• menu screen 310 is displayed on the display screen 300 of the mobile phone.
• Menu 3 1 0 includes 3 types of menu items of A, B and C, and one of them is selected by the user. In the example shown in Figure 19, "B" is selected using the cursor. When a menu item is selected, information corresponding to that menu item is displayed.
• the menu structure it is possible to display the specified information to be displayed. For example, to display information B2, the menu item "B" may be selected.
• the object of the present invention is to eliminate the inconvenience caused by information being displayed separately for each menu item when adopting a menu structure. Disclosure of the invention
• the present invention relates to a portable information communication terminal.
• a portable information communication terminal according to the present invention comprises list information recording means, group selection means, and list information reading means. .
• the list information recording means records list information in which each item is associated with a group and each item is ordered.
• Group selection means select a group.
• the list information reading means reads list information within a predetermined range from a specific item in a predetermined order in the selected group corresponding to the selected group, and reads out as list information.
• the list information reading means reads out, as the read list information, the list information within the predetermined range from the specific items in the predetermined order in the selected group.
• the list information within the predetermined range from the specific item may include items corresponding to different groups. It is common. Therefore, items corresponding to different groups can be displayed simultaneously.
• FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration example of the appearance of a mobile phone 1 to which the present invention is applied.
• FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the rotation input unit 14.
• FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the back surface of the holder 32.
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the scale 33 is fixed to the dial main body 34.
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the rotation input unit 14.
• FIG. 6 is a hardware block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the mobile phone 1 to which the present invention is applied.
• FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of a portable telephone (portable information communication terminal) 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of list information 1 1 7 a.
• FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining reading of list information.
• FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the display contents of the display unit 13.
• FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a change in display content of the display unit 13 due to the operation of the first scroll unit 14 b.
• FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a change in display content of the display unit 13 due to the operation of the second scroll unit 14 c.
• FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the details of the group display process (S 14).
• FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the details of the first scroll process (S 16).
• FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the details of the second scroll process (S 18).
• FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a mobile telephone 1 equipped with a jog dial.
• FIG. 18 is a plan view and a side view of the jog dial 3.
• FIG. 19 is a view showing a display mode of information when the menu structure in the prior art is adopted.
• FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration example of the appearance of a mobile phone 1 to which the present invention is applied.
• a substantially disk-shaped rotary input unit 14 is provided substantially at the center of the portable telephone 1.
• the rotation input unit 14 is configured to be rotatable clockwise or counterclockwise around a rotation axis perpendicular to the paper surface, as indicated by the white arrow.
• the user operates the call input buttons 15 provided on the left and right sides of the rotation input unit 14 and the rotation input unit 14, the power supply terminal 16, and the ten keys 17 provided below them. You can enter commands.
• the user rotates the rotation input unit 14 while looking at the display unit 13 configured by LCD Liquid Crystal (Digital Crystal, etc.), or For example, by pressing a predetermined position on the upper surface (plane) of the rotation input unit 14 toward the inside of the mobile phone 1, for example, a scroll of a display of today's news downloaded via the Internet can be displayed. it can.
• a speaker 1 2 and a microphone 18 are respectively provided near the upper end and the lower end of the front of the mobile phone 1, and the user uses these when making a call.
• an antenna 11 is provided on the upper end surface of the mobile phone 1 in a state of being protruded from the housing.
• the portable telephone 1 is provided with a first case in which the display unit 13 is provided, and a rotation input unit 14 and a ten key 17 in which the display unit 13 is provided.
• the two housings may be configured to be foldable via a hinge.
• FIGS. 2 to 5 show an example of the structure of the rotation input unit 14.
• the rotation input unit 14 basically has: a base 3 1 holder 3 2, a scale 3 3, a dial body 3 4, an operation dial 3 5, and a center pot member 3 6 It consists of
• the base 31 is made of, for example, an insulating resin, and is formed as a substantially rectangular plate.
• a central potion 41 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the base 31, and peripheral potions 42 A to 42 D are disposed at equal intervals around the central potion 41.
• the base 31 is arranged such that the line connecting the peripheral potan 42 A and the peripheral potan 42 C is substantially parallel to the vertical center line of the portable telephone 1 in FIG. Therefore, the peripheral potion 42 A is located on the upper side of the mobile phone 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the peripheral potion 4 2 B is located on the left side. Also, peripheral potan 42C is located on the lower side of mobile phone 1 shown in FIG.
• peripheral potan 42D is located on the right (hereinafter, peripheral potan 42A should be on upper potan).
• peripheral potan 42A should be on upper potan.
• the upper movement restricting member 43 is provided with a claw extending toward the center of the base 31.
• the claw restricts the upward movement of the holder 32.
• Upper rule The rotation restricting members 44A and 44B are provided on both sides of the control member 43 slightly away from each other, and the rotation restricting members 44A and 44B rotate the holder 32. Movement is regulated.
• These upper movement restricting members 4 3 and rotation restricting members 4 4A and 4 4 B constitute a holder restricting portion 5 1 A, which is the same as the above (holder restricting portions 5 1 B, 5 1 C, 5 1 D ) Base 3 Placed at the other three corners of the four corners.
• the holder 32 is in the shape of an insulating disc having a hole at the center, and in the center of the upper surface is a dial holding cylinder 61 for rotatably holding the dial main body 34 etc. It is formed in a state of projecting upward in FIG. Therefore, the central axis of the hole of the dial holding cylinder 61 becomes the rotation axis of the dial main body 34 and so on.
• brushes 62 A, 62 B, and 62 C which are conductive materials having conductivity, are disposed on the upper surface of the holder 32, and the brushes 6 2 A, 62 B, and 62 C are disposed.
• the radial position where the brushes 6 2A and 6 2B are disposed is the position at which the scale 3 3 contacts the slit 7 2 of the scale 3 3 when the scale 3 3 is placed on the holder 32.
• the rotation input unit 1 4 is rotated and the scale 3 3 is rotated accordingly, contact between the brushes 2 and 6 2B and the scale 3 3 (between the slit 7 2 and the slit 7 2 Position) and non-contact (the position of the slit 72) will be repeated, while the brush (earth brush) 6 2 C, when the scale 3 3 is placed on the holder 3 2, the scale 3 3
• the scale 33 When the scale 33 is rotated, it will repeat conduction or non-conduction through the scale 33 with the brush 62A or 62B.
• the amount of rotation of the rotation input unit 14 can be calculated based on the number of pulses generated.
• the brush 62 A and the brush 62 B slightly in the circumferential direction, it is possible to detect the rotational direction of the rotational input unit 14. That is, when the rotary input unit 14 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the state of FIG. 1, the pulse rise (or standing up) caused by the contact between the brush 6 2 A and the scale 3 3 The falling edge) is detected earlier by the amount of deviation from the rising (or falling edge) of the pulse generated by the contact of the brush 6 2 B and the scale 3 3.
• the direction of rotation of the rotary input unit 14 is detected based on the timing shift of the rising (or falling) of the pulse that appears in this way.
• Restricted members 6 3 A to 6 3 D are formed on the periphery of the holder 32 corresponding to the holder restricting portions 5 1 A to 5 1 D, and the holder 32 is placed on the base 31.
• the displacements (rotation and detachment) of the controlled members 6 3 A to 6 3 D are regulated by the holder regulating portions 5 1 A to 5 ID, respectively.
• projections for pressing buttons 101A to 101D are provided at positions corresponding to peripheral pots 42A to 42D on the back surface of the holder 32. . Therefore, in the portable telephone 1 shown in FIG.
• the lower potion 4 2 C (peripheral pot 4 2 C) is pressed by the protrusion pressing portion 1 0 1 C, and the right side of the rotation input unit 14
• the right button 42D (peripheral button 42D) is pressed by the button pressing portion 101D.
• the dial main body holding members 64A to 64D are formed on the peripheral edge portion of the holder 32 so as to be separated by a predetermined distance and to project on the upper surface side (upper side in the figure).
• the upper end portions of the dial main body holding members 64A to 64D are formed with claws extending toward the center of the holder 32. By means of the claws, detachment of the dial main body 34 is limited. .
• a click feeling projection 65 is provided on the top surface of the holder 32, and when the rotary input unit 14 is rotated, the click feeling projection 6 5 and the dial body 34 click The impression uneven portion 83 generates a click feeling for the user.
• a hole 7 1 is formed in the central portion of the scale 33, into which the dial holding cylinder 61 is fitted, and a predetermined angular pitch is formed in the vicinity of the peripheral portion of the scale 3 3 as described above.
• a plurality of slits 72 are formed radially.
• the scale 33 is fixed to the back surface of the dial main body 34 and disposed on the holder 32 as shown in FIG.
• a hole 81 into which the dial holding cylinder 61 is inserted is formed at the center of the dial body 34, and a transmission protrusion 82 is formed on the upper surface of the dial body 34.
• the transmission projection 82 is engaged with a transmission recess 92 formed on the back of the operation dial 35, and transmits the rotational force of the operation dial 35 to the dial main body 34.
• a corrugated click feeling concavo-convex portion 83 as shown in FIG. 4 is formed over the entire circumference, and as described above, the concave portion thereof
• the click sense projection 65 is loosely fitted to the.
• a hole 91 is formed in which the central member 36 is fitted.
• the transmission projection 82 of the dial main body 34 is engaged.
• a transmission recess 92 is formed.
• the central pot member 36 is illustrated as being cylindrical in FIG. 2, but may be spherical.
• a large number of radially extending grooves 93 are formed on the upper surface of the operation dial 35 in order to generate appropriate friction at the time of rotational operation to improve operability. However, the groove 93 may be omitted.
• the rotary input unit 14 as shown in FIG. 5 is formed of the above-described members, and is incorporated in the cellular phone 1 with the upper surface of the operation dial 35 exposed.
• FIG. 6 is a hardware block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the mobile phone 1 to which the present invention is applied.
• the control unit 11 1 develops the control program stored in the ROM (Read Only Memory) 1 1 7 A of the memory 1 1 7 1 to the RAM (Random Access Memory) 1 1 7 B and carries out the portable program according to the expanded control program. Control the overall operation of the telephone 1.
• ROM Read Only Memory
• RAM Random Access Memory
• the control unit 111 activates a program for reading out the readout list information, etc., and changes the display range of the display unit 13. Then, when an input to the rotation input unit 14 is detected by the rotation detection unit 12 1 of the input detection unit 1 15, that is, when the rotation input unit 14 is rotated, the control unit 1 1 1 It controls the Digital Signal Processor, calculates the amount of rotation, the rotation direction, etc. of the rotation input unit 14, and changes the display contents of the display unit 13.
• the processing of the control unit 111 that changes the display content of the display unit 13 according to the input to the rotation input unit 14 will be described in detail later.
• An RF (Radio Frequency) unit 112 transmits and receives radio waves to and from a base station via an antenna 11. For example, in a voice communication mode, the RF signal received by the antenna 11 is amplified. It performs predetermined processing such as frequency conversion processing and analog-to-digital conversion processing, and outputs the obtained voice data to the DSP 113. Also, when voice data is supplied from the DSP 113, the RF unit 112 performs predetermined processing such as digital-to-analog conversion processing and frequency conversion processing, and the obtained voice signal is output from the antenna 11 Send.
• the DSP 113 performs, for example, spectrum despreading processing on the audio data supplied from the RF unit 112 and outputs the obtained data to the audio codec 114.
• DSP 1 13 performs spread spectrum processing on the voice data supplied from voice codec 1 14 power and obtains it. The output data is output to the RF unit 1 1 2. Further, the DSP 13 performs processing such as calculation of the rotation amount for switching the display of the image, calculation of the rotation direction, and the like based on control by the control unit 11 1.
• the audio codec 1 1 4 converts the user's voice collected by the microphone 1 8 into an audio signal and outputs it to the DSP 1 1 3. Also, the audio codec 1 14 converts the audio data supplied from the DSP 1 1 3 3 into an analog audio signal, and outputs a corresponding audio signal from the speaker 1 2.
• the brushes 6 2 A, 6 2 B, and 6 2 C in FIG. 2 are connected to the rotation detection unit 1 2 1 of the input detection unit 1 1 5, and the rotation detection unit 1 2 1 is a brush
• the center button 4 1 and peripheral potions 42 A to 42 D in FIG. 2 are connected to the press detection unit 12 2 of the input detection unit 115, and the press detection unit 12 2 is connected to these buttons. When it is pressed (when the upper surface of the rotation input unit 14 is pressed in the inside direction), it is detected, and a corresponding signal is output to the control unit 1 1 1.
• a drive 210 is connected to the control unit 111 as necessary, and a magnetic disk 21 1, an optical disk 22 12, a magneto-optical disk 2 13, or a semiconductor memory 2 14 etc. are appropriately provided.
• the computer program (for example, a program for realizing the list information reading unit 11a, the cursor position determining unit lllb, the group selecting unit 14a, etc.) mounted and read from the control unit as needed 1 1 1 installed on 1
• FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of a portable telephone (portable information communication terminal) 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• a portable telephone (portable information communication terminal) 1 is a display 13, a group selector 14 a, a first scroll (identifiable item changing means) 1 4 b, a second scroll (specific item changing means) I 4 c, list information reading unit 1 1 1 a, force position determination unit 1 1 1 b, memory 1 1 7
• the memory 1 1 7 records list information 1 1 7 a.
• An example of list information 1 1 a a is shown in FIG.
• List information 1 1 7a the individual items A1, A2, ... ⁇ A5, B1, B2,-", B6, C1, C2, ... ⁇ C5, D1, ...
• Each item is associated with a group, for example, item A l, A 2, ..., A 5 is group A, item B l, B 2, ⁇ , B 6 Are associated with group B, items C1, C2, ..., C5 with group C, item Dl, ... with group D.
• Each item is associated with a group, for example, item A l, A 2, ..., A 5 is group A, item B l, B 2, ⁇ , B 6 Are associated with group B, items C1, C2, ..., C5 with group C, item Dl, ... with group D.
• next to item A 1 is item ⁇ 2
• next to item A 2 is' ⁇
• next to item A 5 is item B l
• next to item B 1 is item B 2
• next to the item B 6 is the item C l
• next to the item C 1 is the item C 2
• ' ⁇ next to the item C 5 is the item D l, ... It is assumed that space is placed at the boundary.
• Group selection unit 14a selects a group.
• the group selection unit 14a has a holder 32, a dial body 34, an operation dial 35, a left button 4 2 B, and a right button 4 2 D.
• the left button 42 B is pushed.
• pressing the right side of the control dial 3 5 of the group selection unit 1 4 a causes the right button 42 D to be pressed.
• Pressing the left button 4 2 B corresponds to selecting the previous pulse, and pressing the right button 42 D corresponds to selecting the next group.
• the group is in the order of AB CD E It shall be the turn. For example, when group C is selected, group B is selected by pressing left button 4 2 B, and group D is selected by pressing right button 4 2 D.
• the list information reading unit 11 1 a reads the list information within a predetermined range from a specific item in a predetermined order in the selected group, corresponding to the selected group. Reading of list information will be described with reference to FIG. 9.
• FIG. 9 shows an example of reading list information when group C is selected. Items corresponding to group C are C 1, C 2,..., C 5.
• the predetermined order is the top of the group. Therefore, the specific item 1 1 7 b is C 1.
• the start of the specified range is 2nd from the specific item (item B 5), and the end is 4th from the specific item (item C 5). Therefore, the readout list information 1 1 7 c read out is item B 5 to item C 5.
• the display unit 13 has a group display unit 13a, a list display unit 13b, and a cursor display unit (specific item display means) 13c.
• the display contents of the display unit 13 will be described with reference to FIG.
• Group display section 13 a displays the selected group.
• Group C is selected in the example shown in FIG.
• the group display unit 13a displays the group name in a horizontally long manner. Therefore, it is easy to understand that pressing the left button 4 2 B (right button 4 2 D) corresponds to selecting the previous (rear) group.
• the list display unit 13 b displays the read list information 1 1 7 c read by the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a.
• Force display area (specific item display means) 1 3 c places the cursor on a specific item (item C 1) and displays it in such a way as to be distinguishable from other items.
• the cursor position determination unit 1 1 1 b determines the position of the force sensor displayed by the cursor display unit 1 3 c. In the example of Fig. 10, the fourth line from the top line is the cursor position. Since the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a reads out the list information from the specific item to the third item, the force will overlap the specific item (item C 1).
• the first scroll portion (identifiable item changing means) 1 4 b has a holder 3 2, a dial main body 3 4, an operation dial 3 5, an upper button 4 2 A, and a lower button 4 2 C.
• the upper button 4 2 A is pressed.
• pressing down on the lower part of the operation dial 35 of the group selection unit 14a causes the lower button 4 2 C to be pressed.
• Pressing the upper button 4 2 A (lower button 4 2 C) corresponds to changing the item displayed in a distinguishable manner by the force switch to the previous (or later) item in the order. That is, it instructs the cursor position determination unit 1 1 1 b to move the position of the force source one line up (down). As a result, the position of the cursor displayed by the cursor display unit 13 c is changed.
• the group display unit 13a displays a drop corresponding to the item that can be identified by force. This group can be obtained from the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a.
• the list information read portion 1 1 1 1 a is read list information 1 so that the item D 1 is included in the lower end (line 8) of the list display portion 1 3 b.
• Read 1 7 c That is, the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a receives the item D 1 from the first scroll unit 14 b, and receives from the force / sol position determining unit 1 1 1 b that the cursor is at the lower end (eighth eye).
• the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a reads items D 1 to 7 (the item B 6) so that the item D 1 is in the final order: and the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a Read out read list information 1 1 7 c is displayed (refer to Fig. 1 1 (d)).
• the group display unit 13a since the group corresponding to the item displayed so as to be distinguishable from the other items by the force indicator has changed from C to D, the group display unit 13a also displays the D group.
• Second scroll section (specific item changing means) 1 4 c has scale 3 3, dial main body 3 4, operation dial 3 5, brushes 6 2 A, 6 2 B, 6 2 C. Rotate the operation dial 35 around the center potan member 36 as the rotation axis. The amount of rotation and the direction of rotation are detected based on the contact between the scale 33 and the brushes 6 2 A, 6 2 B, 6 2 C as described above. A predetermined amount (for example, 30 degrees) of rotation around a clock (counter clock) corresponds to changing a specific item to a next (previous) order item.
• the dull-up display unit 1 3 a displays a group to which the specific item displayed identifiably by the cursor corresponds. This group can be obtained from the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a.
• first scroll portion 14 b and the second scroll portion 14 c share the operation dial 35, and it is determined which is activated by the operation of the operation dial 35.
• operation dial 35 is pressed upward (downward)
• the first scroll unit 14 b is operated
• operation dial 35 is rotated
• the second scroll unit 14 c is operated.
• the change of the display content of the display unit 13 by the operation of the second scroll unit 14 c will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is assumed that the display contents of the display unit 13 are as shown in FIG. 12 (a).
• the operation dial 35 is rotated 30 degrees counterclockwise, the specific item is changed from the item C 1 to the item B 6 immediately before.
• the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a reads out the reading list information 1 1 7 c of the third item (item B 3) to the third item (item C 3) from the specific item.
• the cursor is superimposed on the specific item B 6 (see FIG. 12 (b)).
• Group display section 13a also displays B group.
• FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
• the input detection unit 1 5 determines whether or not there is an input to the rotation input unit 1 4 (S 1 0). If there is an input in rotation input part 1 4 (S 10, Y es), Input is the operation dial by the rotation detection unit 1 2 1 and the press detection unit 1 2 2
• FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the details of the processing of group display processing (S 14).
• a group is selected by pressing the left (right) button 4 2 B (D) of the group selection unit 1 4 a (S 1 42).
• the selected group is sent from the group selection unit 14a to the group display unit 13a and displayed.
• the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a determines whether the first item of the selected group is displayed on the list display unit 13 b (S 1 44).
• the list information reading section 1 1 1 a is the first of the selected group. Sends the position of the item to the cursor position determiner 1 1 1 b.
• the cursor position determination unit 1 1 1 b takes this position as the position of the cursor, and the force display unit 1 3 c moves the cursor to the position of the first item of the selected group (S1 46). Then, the process ends.
• the list information reading unit 11 1 a reads based on the specific item.
• List information 1 1 7 c is read out (S 1 4 8).
• the list display section 13 b displays the read list information 1 1 7 c.
• the force sensor display 13 c moves the cursor to a specific item (S 1 4 9) and displays the item so as to be distinguishable from other items. Then, finish the process.
• FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the details of the first scroll process (S 16).
• the upper (lower) button 42 A (C) of the group selection unit 14 a is pressed.
• the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a determines whether or not the force has reached the upper (lower) end of the list display unit 13 b (S 1 6 2). If the force reaches the upper (lower) end of the list display section 13 b (S 1 62 2, Y es) (see FIG. 11 (c)), the cursor is displayed so as to be distinguishable.
• the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a reads the read list information 1 1 7 c so that the item to be stored continues to be positioned at the upper end (lower end).
• cursor position determination section 1 1 1 b Move the position of force sol one line up (down) (S 1 6 4 b: see Fig. 1 1 (b)).
• the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a determines whether the cursor has moved to another group (S 1 6 6). If it has not moved (S 1 66, N 0), the process ends. If it is moving (S 1 66, Y es), the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a sends the group where the force is located to the group display unit 1 3 a to change the group display ( S 1 6 8: See FIG. 1 1 (d)). Then, the process ends.
• FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the details of the second scroll process (S 18).
• the operation dial 35 of the group selection unit 14a is rotated by a predetermined rotation amount (e.g., 30 degrees) around a clock (counterclockwise).
• a predetermined rotation amount e.g. 30 degrees
• the specific item is changed to the next item in order (preceding). Therefore, the read list information 1 1 1 a reads out the list information 1 1 7 c is also shifted back (before) by one, so the item displayed by the list display 1 3 b is 1 line up (bottom) Will be scrolled to (S 1 8 4: See FIG. 12 (b)).
• the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a determines whether the cursor has moved to another group (S1 8 6). If it has not moved (S 1 8 6, No), the process ends. If it is moving (S 1 86, Y es), the list information reading unit 1 1 1 a sends the group where the cursor is positioned to the group display unit 1 3 a to change the group display (S 1 8 8: See Fig. 12 (b)). And finish the process.
• the list information reading unit 1 1 1 1 a is a reading list within a predetermined range (third to fourth next) from a specific item in a predetermined order (first) in the selected group. Read out information 1 1 7 c. This makes it possible to change the display range to the desired group, which is convenient when browsing long list information 1 1 7 a.
• list information within a predetermined range from a specific item includes items corresponding to different groups. For example, if the top item of group C is a specific item, the item corresponding to group B is included in the list information. Therefore, items corresponding to different groups (groups B and C) can be displayed simultaneously.
• the first scroll portion 14 b and the second scroll portion 14 c share the form of the scroll (first scroll, second scroll). It is convenient because it can be switched by operating the operation dial 35. For example, the item to be displayed can be displayed by the second scroll, and then the cursor can be moved to the item by the first scroll.
• the rotation input unit 14 is used as an input device.
• a known jog dial may be used as the input device.
• FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a mobile telephone 1 equipped with a jog dial.
• the mobile phone 1 includes a display unit 13, a jog dial 3, a left key 4 a and a right key 4 b.
• the jog dial 3 is an operating element that can be rotated and pressed.
• FIG. 18 is a plan view and a side view of the jog dial 3.
• the jog dial 3 can perform three types of operations: (1) rotate upward, (2) rotate downward, and (3) push backward.
• the operation when the jog dial 3 is rotated up and down is the same as the operation when the operation dial 35 is rotated.
• the operation when the left key 4 a and the right key 4 b are pressed is the same as the operation when the left (right) button 42 B (D) is pressed.
• the above embodiment can be realized as follows.
• the above-mentioned parts for example, list information reading unit 1 1 1 a, etc.
• a computer medium reading device equipped with a CPU, flash disk, flash memory, media (floppy disk, CD_ROM, memory stick, etc.) reading device Read the media on which the program for realizing the cursor position determination unit 1 1 1 b) is recorded, and install it on a hard disk, flash memory, etc.
• the above functions can be realized,

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