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US 2003/0078068 A1Published application
Communication apparatus having a retractable antenna and method of operating the communication apparatus
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsATSUNORI NAKAMURA, KENTAROU NAKADE
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Abstract
Extraction of a retractable antenna 10 from a cabinet is detected by an antenna containing unit 20. When the extraction of the retractable antenna 10 is detected, a control unit 40 controls a communication function unit 30 to request a channel connection.
Claims26
A communication apparatus comprising:
- a retractable antenna;
- and
- a controller requesting a channel connection in response to extraction of said retractable antenna if a signal for establishing a channel connection is not received via said retractable antenna, and replying to the signal for establishing a channel connection in response to extraction of said retractable antenna, if the signal is received via said retractable antenna, whereby the channel connection is established.
A mobile station comprising:
- a body;
- a containable antenna disposed in said body;
- a controller for executing a speech start operation in response to extraction of said containable antenna from said body and requesting a channel connection if a signal for establishing a channel connection is not received.
A method of operating a communication apparatus, comprising:
- detecting a state of a retractable antenna retractable with respect to a body;
- and
- requesting a channel connection when extraction of the retractable antenna from the body is detected, if a signal for establishing a channel connection is not received through the retractable antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.