Patent ID: 6717568
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: G06F,G08C,H01H

Abstract:
A method of controlling the movement of a position indicating item displayed on a screen in accordance with an output signal of control means including a pressure-sensitive resistor which outputs a signal whose level varies depending upon a pressing force applied to an operating element, said method comprising:a signal level detection step for detecting the signal level of the signal output by said control means; a moving speed setting step for setting the moving speed of the position indicating item displayed on the screen in accordance with the signal level detected in said signal level detection step; and an item moving step for moving said position indicating item at the moving speed set in said moving speed setting step; wherein the position indicating item is displayed as a visual marking of one of a plurality of sequential menu options and the position indicating item indicates a selection of the marked menu option, wherein the position indicating item moves sequentially from one menu option to a next menu option, one menu option at a time, according to the moving speed set in said moving speed setting step, wherein the moving speed is set according to the number of menu options in the plurality of menu options, such that a larder number of menu options results in a higher moving speed than a smaller number of menu options.