Patent ID: 8442601

Claim:
A mobile phone apparatus, comprising: a first case which takes shape of a planar rectangle being formed of a first long side and a first short side; a second case which takes shape of a planar rectangle being formed of a second long side and a second short side; a first slide mechanism which couples said first case to said second case so as to be slidable in a short side direction with said first case stacked on said second case, wherein said second long side is longer than said first long side, whereby a top surface of said second case is divided into a covered portion and an exposed portion in a closed position of said first case; a third case which takes shape of a planar rectangle being formed of a third long side having approximately the same length as said second long side and a third short side; a second slide mechanism which couples said third case to said second case so as to be slidable in a long side direction with said third case beneath said second case; a display device which is provided on a top surface of said first case; a QWERTY keyboard which is provided at said covered portion of said top surface of said second case; and a pointing device which is provided at said exposed portion of said top surface of said second case, and designates a position on said display device in response to being operated.