Abstract: Operability is improved when operating an electronic device with one hand. An electronic device (1) includes a touch sensor on the front surface, a touch sensor on the back surface, and a controller that sets a reference point for screen processing upon detecting an operation on the touch sensor (13) on the back surface and executes screen processing based on the reference point and on input to the touch sensor (12) on the front surface.

Abstract: An electronic device can effectively transmit sound even if a force is applied to a panel by an ear. The electronic device includes a panel (10) and a vibration unit (30) that vibrates the panel (10) to generate air-conducted sound and vibration sound that is transmitted through a portion of a human body. The intensity of vibration of the vibration unit (30) changes in accordance with the force applied to the panel (10).

Abstract: A transmission side terminal 10 is provided with a transmission and reception unit 20 for transmitting and receiving an e-mail and an e-mail composing unit 32 for composing an e-mail including a special character for inquiry having associated therewith an information reply request, which is to obtain information on a destination mobile terminal of the e-mail to be transmitted. A reception side terminal 10 is provided with the transmission and reception unit 20, a determination unit 34 for determining whether a received e-mail includes a special character for inquiry, and a reply e-mail composing unit 32, when it is determined that the received e-mail includes the special character for inquiry, for composing a reply e-mail including a special character for reply with which reply information in accordance with the information reply request is associated.

Abstract: An input apparatus has a touch sensor 11 configured to receive an input, a load detection unit 12 configured to detect a pressure load on a touch face 11a of the touch sensor 11, a tactile sensation providing unit 13 configured to vibrate the touch face 11a, and a control unit 15 configured to control drive of the tactile sensation providing unit 13, when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit 12 satisfies a standard to provide a tactile sensation, such that a click sensation is provided to an object (means) pressing the touch face 11a. Thereby, a realistic click sensation similar to that obtained when a push-button switch is operated is provided when an operator operates the touch sensor.

Abstract: An input apparatus includes a panel (11), a piezoelectric element (13) on the panel (11), an output detection unit (18) that detects output of the piezoelectric element (13) corresponding to pressure on a touch face (11a) of the panel (11) and determines whether the output satisfies a standard for providing a tactile sensation, a piezoelectric element drive unit (15) that drives the piezoelectric element (13), when the output is determined to satisfy the standard, so that the tactile sensation is provided to an object pressing the touch face (11a), and a control unit (17) that controls the start timing of the determination by the output detection unit (18), thereby, after the piezoelectric element (13) is driven, the control unit (17) controls the output detection unit (18) to resume the determination when a predetermined period elapses after detection of the output by the output detection unit (18) enters a resumable state.

Abstract: A touch panel 1 is arranged on the front face of a key display unit 2 and accepts an input to a numeric keypad displayed on the key display unit 2. When a key of the numeric keypad displayed on the key display unit 2 is pressed, the control unit 4 measures the time for which the key is kept pressed long with a timer 5 and updates characters assigned to the key one by one by regarding that the key is pressed once each time a predetermined period of time passes while the key is kept pressed long, and then displays each character on the display unit 3. Further, the control unit 4 notifies a vibration unit 6 of the timing of updating the character each time the predetermined time passes while the key is kept pressed long. The vibration unit 6 vibrates the touch panel 1 based on the timing of updating the character notified by the control unit 4. Thus a mobile terminal that enables a user to input a desired character without watching the mobile terminal is provided.

Abstract: A touch panel apparatus includes a touch panel (11), a piezoelectric element (12) disposed on the touch panel (11) and capable of expansion and contraction, and a plurality of support members (14a-14f) disposed on a fixing portion (13) and configured to support and allow for flexure vibration of the touch panel (11), such that the support members (14a-14f) are disposed in greater number in a direction orthogonal to an expansion and contraction direction of the piezoelectric element (12) than in the expansion and contraction direction so that a bending direction of the touch panel (11) due to a press matches a flexure direction of the touch panel (11) due to the expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric element (12).

Abstract: An input apparatus has a display unit for displaying an input object, an input unit for receiving a pressure input to the input object, a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on the input unit, and a control unit for controlling to receive the pressure input when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a load standard. The control unit controls such that the load standard for receiving the pressure input to the input object displayed in an interrupting manner is higher than the load standard for receiving the pressure input to the input object which has been displayed.

Abstract: A layout function unit 4 controls a display unit 2 to display a shortcut key layout at activation of the display unit 2 and, after a predetermined period of time from the activation of the display unit 2, to change a display to a normal key layout. In addition, the layout function unit 4 inserts a blank template as a changeover screen when changing the display from the shortcut key layout to the normal key layout and, when detecting input to a touch panel 1 during a display of the changeover screen, cancels the changeover of the display to the normal key layout and displays the shortcut key layout.

Abstract: A layout method for an operation key group in a portable terminal apparatus 1 that displays an operation key group on a display unit 4 to perform input operation via a touch panel 5, the layout method including: determining, on the basis of user operation for drawing a line figure on the touch panel 5, a display position and a range of an operation key group displayed on the display unit 4; and displaying the operation key group on the display unit 4 on the basis of the determined display position and the range.

Abstract: An input apparatus has a touch sensor for receiving an input, a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor, a tactile sensation providing unit for vibrating the touch face, and a control unit, when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a standard for providing a tactile sensation, for controlling drive of the tactile sensation providing unit to vibrate the touch face at a frequency such that a click sensation is provided to an object (means) pressing the touch face. Thereby, a realistic click sensation similar to that obtained when a push-button switch is operated is provided when an operator operates the touch sensor.

Abstract: An input apparatus has a touch sensor 11 configured to detect a touch input, a piezoelectric element 13 mounted on the touch sensor 11, a load detection unit 18 configured to detect a pressure load on a touch face 11a of the touch sensor 11 based on an output of the piezoelectric element 13 and to determine whether the pressure load satisfies a standard to provide a tactile sensation, and a piezoelectric element drive unit 15 configured to drive the piezoelectric element 13, when the load detection unit 18 determines that the pressure load satisfies the standard, such that the tactile sensation is provided to an object pressing the touch face 11. The load detection unit 18 resumes detection of the pressure load after a predetermined period from drive of the piezoelectric element 13 by the piezoelectric element drive unit 15.

Abstract: An input apparatus has an input unit for receiving a pressure input, a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on the input unit , a vibration unit for vibrating the input unit , and a control unit for controlling drive of the vibration unit such that a click sensation is provided to an object pressing the input unit when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a predetermined standard for receiving an input to the input unit . Thereby, a realistic click sensation similar to that obtained when a push-button switch is operated is provided upon operation of the input unit of a pressure type by an operator.

Abstract: An input apparatus 10 has a display unit 11 for displaying a screen composed of a plurality of layers including a first layer for displaying an input area and a second layer for displaying an input area, wherein the second layer is different from that of the first layer, a touch panel 12 arranged in association with the display unit 11 and for detecting an input to an input area, a determination unit 17 for determining an input mode to the touch panel 12, a detection unit 16 for detecting an input to a superimposed area of input areas displayed on the first and second layers and a processing unit 19 for processing, when the input is determined as an input of a first input mode, the input as an input to the input area displayed on the first layer and when the input is determined as an input of a second input mode, the input as an input to the input area displayed on the second layer.

Abstract: The input apparatus has an input unit for receiving a pressure input to an input object displayed on the display unit, a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on the input unit, and a control unit for controlling to receive the pressure input if the pressure load satisfies a load standard. The control unit controls such that load standards for receiving pressure inputs to a plurality of adjacent input objects are differently set to a first load standard and a second load standard higher than the first load standard, and controls such that if a pressure load of a pressure input to an input object with the first load standard satisfies the second load standard, the pressure input is not received.

Abstract: The mobile terminal 10 includes a transmission unit 20 for transmitting an e-mail, a location information acquisition unit 22 and 20 for acquiring the location information of the mobile terminal and a control unit 26 for controlling, at the time of transmission processing of the e-mail, when a predetermined special character is included in the e-mail to be transmitted, so that the location information acquisition unit 20 and 22 acquires the location information of the mobile terminal, and the acquired location information is added to the e-mail to be transmitted by being associated with the special character and the added e-mail is transmitted by the transmission unit 20.

Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus (e-mail reception apparatus) capable of storing more contents of necessary e-mails even if only a limited number of e-mails can be stored. An e-mail reception apparatus has a reception unit for receiving an e-mail, a memory unit for storing the e-mail received, and a control unit, if a predetermined event is detected, for controlling to combine e-mails meeting a combination rule among the e-mails stored in the memory unit, to store a combination e-mails in the memory unit and to delete original e-mails.

Abstract: An input apparatus includes a panel (11), a piezoelectric element (13) on the panel (11), an output detection unit (18) that detects output of the piezoelectric element (13) corresponding to pressure on a touch face (11a) of the panel (11) and determines whether the output satisfies a standard for providing a tactile sensation, a piezoelectric element drive unit (15) that drives the piezoelectric element (13), when the output is determined to satisfy the standard, so that the tactile sensation is provided to an object pressing the touch face (11a), and a control unit (17) that controls the start timing of the determination by the output detection unit (18), thereby, after the piezoelectric element (13) is driven, the control unit (17) controls the output detection unit (18) to resume the determination when a predetermined period elapses after detection of the output by the output detection unit (18) enters a resumable state.

Abstract: A touch panel apparatus includes a touch panel (11), a piezoelectric element (12) disposed on the touch panel (11) and capable of expansion and contraction, and a plurality of support members (14a-14f) disposed on a fixing portion (13) and configured to support and allow for flexure vibration of the touch panel (11), such that the support members (14a-14f) are disposed in greater number in a direction orthogonal to an expansion and contraction direction of the piezoelectric element (12) than in the expansion and contraction direction so that a bending direction of the touch panel (11) due to a press matches a flexure direction of the touch panel (11) due to the expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric element (12).

Abstract: An input apparatus 10 includes an input unit 11, a display unit 12, an input mode determination unit 13 for determining whether an input is in a first input mode or a second input mode and an input control unit for controlling, when the input to a key is determined as the first input mode, so that a plurality of characters assigned to the key are changed and displayed in sequence as input character candidates in response to the input, and when the input to the is determined as the second input mode, for searching characters corresponding to the characters assigned to the key among the inputted character strings as correction character candidates and controlling, to the searched correction character candidates, movement of the cursor displayed on the display unit 12 in response to the input.