Patent ID: 6546231
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: H01H,H04M

Abstract:
An electronic device comprising:a body case; an operation key having an operation part projecting out from said body case, so as to perform a rotary operation along an outer side of said body case, a first pressing operation almost at a right angle to a rotary axis of the rotary operation, and a second pressing operation along the rotary axis of the rotary operation; operation detecting means for detecting each of the rotary operation, the first pressing operation, and the second pressing operation of said operation key; storage means for storing plural items; display means for displaying the plural items read out from said storage means; and control means for receiving a detection output from said operation detecting means, for controlling scrolling through the plural items at a first scrolling speed with the rotary operation of said operation key on said display means, for determining a selected item with the first pressing operation of said operation key, and for changing the first scrolling speed to a second, faster scrolling speed for the plural items with the second pressing operation of said operation key.