JPH04367961A - Portable type data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To set a large number of shift screens where an input is enabled keeping continuity of the input by increasing the number of contacts of a slide type shift switch to 3 from 2. CONSTITUTION:Usually key data inputted from a touch panel 21 is processed by a data processing part 24, and it is transferred to a data processing part 24 and a data display part 22, in the case it is stored, and in the case it is displayed, respectively. A slide type shift switch 23 is operated with a finger of a hand holding a device, detected by the data processing part 24, and an item display conforming to a shift state is displayed on the data display part 22. Also, at this time, an item inputted to the touch panel 21 is processed as data of a shift side. In such a way, a key input on the touch panel can be shifted with one hand, and a touch panel input can be executed with the other hand.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable data processing device, and more particularly to a portable data processing device that is small enough to be held in one hand.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of portable data processing device has been provided with a shift key on a touch panel for data input or on the top surface of the device. , it is necessary to press the shift key and data key simultaneously using two fingers of the other hand, or to press the shift key once and hold that state internally, and then input the data key.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional portable data processing device described above, the shift key of the device is provided in the touch panel for data input or on the top surface of the device, so that the device cannot be held with one hand. To perform a shift operation, use two fingers to press the shift key and the touch panel at the same time, or press the shift key to change the display on the touch panel, and then press the required data key on the touch panel. The disadvantage is that the operation is complicated because of the need to

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] A portable data processing device of the present invention includes a touch panel section for data input, a shift switch having a plurality of sliding contacts provided on the side surface of the device, and data storage means. A data display section provided below the touch panel, a data communication means, and a data processing section.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external view of the embodiment.

[0007] Referring to FIG. 2, this portable data processing device is made small in consideration of portability and is designed to be held with one hand. Therefore, the overall area of the touch panel 11 cannot be increased. However, if many input items are set on the touch panel section at once, the area for each item becomes small, making it difficult to input with a finger or the like. Therefore, it becomes necessary to increase the number of input items displayed on the display section 12. In this case, the number of items that can be input per screen will be reduced, so operate the shift switch 13 with the finger of the hand you are holding to display the shift screen on the display section 12 and input the items on the shift screen side from the touch panel 11.

Referring to FIG. 1, normally the touch panel 2
The key data input from 1 is processed by the data processing unit 24, and when stored, the key data is sent to the data processing unit 24,
If displayed, it is moved to the data display section 22.

[0009] Due to the configuration of the process, many items need to be set, and in order to realize the process quickly, it is necessary to operate the slide type shift switch 23 with the finger of the hand holding the device. , is detected by the data processing section 24, and causes the data display section 22 to display an item display according to the shift state. Also,
The items input to the touch panel 21 at this time are processed as data on the shift side. This makes it possible to shift key inputs on the touch panel with one hand and input on the touch panel with the other hand, creating continuity in key input.

0010

As explained above, the present invention provides a sliding shift switch on the side of a touch panel input type portable data processing device, so that the shift switch can be operated by the hand holding the device. It becomes possible, (1
) Since touch panel input can be performed without shift key input (screen switching) operation on the touch panel, it is possible to maintain input continuity, and (2) the number of contacts of the sliding shift switch has been increased from 2 to 3. By doing so, it is possible to set a large number of shift screens.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

21 touch panel 22 data display section 23 sliding shift switch 24 data processing section 25 data storage section 26 data communication section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A touch panel section for data input, a shift switch having a plurality of sliding contacts provided on the side surface of the device, data storage means, and a data display section provided below the touch panel. A portable data processing device comprising a data communication means and a data processing section. [Claim 2] The shift switch has three contacts.
The portable data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the portable data processing device is a slide type switch as described above.