Patent ID: 7817144

Claim:
An information input display apparatus comprising: an information display unit formed with a flexible material; an information input unit provided at a back of the information display unit, the information input unit including information input keys onto which input of data is performed with a pressing-down process involving a deformation of the information display unit; and a control unit adapted to perform control processing of display information supplied to the information display unit, the control unit: determining a mode of operation of the information input display apparatus; generating display information supplied to the information display unit according to the determined mode of operation; assigning, to a group of contiguous information input keys, a common processing according to the determined mode of operation, the group of contiguous information input keys corresponding to the generated display information and performing the common processing when selected by the pressing-down process; setting the group of contiguous information input keys as valid input keys for providing input of information to the apparatus according to the assigned common processing; and setting information input keys not required by the determined mode of operation as invalid input keys, wherein the selection of an invalid key causes no input of information to the apparatus; wherein the number of contiguous information input keys in the group varies according to the determined mode of operation.