Portable apparatus and determination method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9377812
APP PUB NO 20140221050A1
SERIAL NO

14069022

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A disclosed portable apparatus includes: a first touch switch that is installed on a first surface of a housing of the portable apparatus; a second touch switch that is installed on a second surface of the housing, which is opposite to the first surface; and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the first surface and the second surface are simultaneously touched, based on outputs of the first touch switch and the second touch switch. The portable apparatus may further include a first controller configured to release a lock function upon determining that the first surface and the second surface are simultaneously touched, and to activate the lock function upon determining that the first surface and the second surface are not simultaneously touched.

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FUJITSU MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED1-1 KAMIKODANAKA 4-CHOME NAKAHARA-KU KAWASAKI-SHI KANAGAWA 211-8588

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kato, Masataka Kawasaki, JP 175 1950

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