Electronic apparatus
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorsKatsuhiko Asai, Sadafusa Tsuji, Katsuyuki Nanba, Masahiko Matsuura, Makiko Mandai, Hiroshi Ishibe, Mikihiro Komatsu, Kazuaki Okumura, Naoki Masazumi
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a display having a memory function and a communications capability. Display functions are controlled based on a state of the operation of the device and/or based on a state of received data. Also disclosed is a method of selectively displaying advertising information based on a state of the device where the advertising can be maintained on the display without requiring any power consumption.
Claims13
-34. (canceled)
A portable communication terminal comprising:
- a display device having memory capability;
- a driver for driving said display device to update a display on at least a portion of said display device, said display device keeping an image displayed thereon after the driver turns off;
- a radio communication device for performing radio communication;
- a power source for supplying power to said communications device and said driver for driving said display device;
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- a controller for inhibiting performing of radio communication during updating of at least a portion of said display device so as to limit a load on said power source.
A portable communication terminal comprising:
- a display device having memory capability;
- a driver for driving said display device to update a display on at least a portion of said display device, said display device keeping an image displayed thereon after the driver turns off;
- a radio communication device for performing radio communication;
- a power source for supplying power to said radio communications device and said driver;
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- a controller for adjusting, based on a change in an input and output level of radio communication, timing of performing radio communication and timing of driving of said display device so as to limit a load on said power source.
A portable communication terminal comprising:
- a display device having memory capability;
- a driver for driving said display device to update a display on at least a portion of said display device, said display device keeping an image displayed thereon after the driver turns off;
- a radio communication device for performing radio communication;
- a power source for supplying power to said communication device and said driver for driving said display device;
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- a controller which suspends updating of at least a portion of said display device when the radio communication device receives an communication data during updating of the display device so as to limit a load on said power source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.