Patent ID: 8320953

Claim:
A mobile terminal device comprising: an operation unit that has a first key group including a plurality of keys, and a second key group consisting of at least one key not included in the first key group; a control unit that performs a process corresponding to a key when receiving a key operation during the executing of an application program operable by the operation unit; and a storage unit that stores the application program, wherein the control unit is capable of executing all of a first application program operable only by the plurality of keys included in the first key group and a second application program operable by any one of the first and second key groups, wherein when the second application program is executed and any one key of the operation unit is operated, the control unit generates key signals corresponding to the operated keys and processes the key signals by the second application program, wherein when the first application program is executed and any one key of the operation unit is operated, the control unit generates a key signal corresponding to the operated key and processes the key signal by the first application program when the operated key is the key included in the first key group, and the control unit generates a key signal corresponding to any one key of the first key group and processes the key signal by the first application program when the operated key is the key included in the second key group, wherein when any one of the keys included in the second key group is pressed during the executing of the second application program, the control unit generates a second key signal at the time of releasing the pressing after occurrence of the key pressing, and when any one of the keys included in the second key group is pressed during the executing of the first application program, the control unit generates a first key signal after the lapse of a first predetermined time from the time of occurrence of the key pressing without releasing the pressing.