Hand-held portable electronic apparatus

Details Hand-held portable electronic apparatus Hand-held portable electronic apparatus

2005-01-18

2005-01-18

Chang, Kent (Department: 2673)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

Cursor mark position control device

C361S689000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06844869

ABSTRACT:
A portable electronic apparatus including a main body having a display unit on a surface and a protruding holding unit. The holding unit includes a pointing device and switches that are operated by a same hand holding the holding unit. The pointing device includes one of a stick type pointing device and a trackball type pointing device that performs pointing operations including moving a cursor displayed on the display unit. The switches are for setting or canceling instructions given by the pointing device with click operations. The holding unit is also configured to be folded toward a side of the main body. When it is folded, an electric power supply is automatically turned off or put in a standby state and when the holding unit is unfolded to its original position, the electric power supply is a turned on or put in an operating state.

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