US 2006/0148531 A1 · Mobile information terminal equipment and portable electronic apparatus

Abstract

The objective of the present invention is to have a desired screen displayed with shortened waiting time in using functions for the electronic note, etc., while engaging in telephone talk. Another prime objective of the present invention is to achieve an easy-to-use mobile information terminal equipment which also functions as an electronic note, word processor, personal computer, and so on. In transmitting from telephone mode (cover closed status) to information terminal mode (cover opened status), the screen to be displayed is determined to be either a historical information, talk log information, or user setting screen. This enables the user to obtain the desired screen with fewer number of operations and with less waiting time.

Claims5

Dependent claims

An image display equipment comprising:

an image display unit;
a cover for covering the image display unit and for changing an area covered by the image display unit by moving;
a position detector for detecting a position of the cover;
a display control processing unit for controlling the image display unit to display an image on a part of the image display unit other than a part of the image display unit covered by the cover, according to a detection result from the position detector.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/360,629Filed 24 Feb 2006

Priority

JP HEI08-10699926 Apr 1996

Published

6 Jul 2006

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification22 codes

H04M 1/0245
Using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call:…
G06F 1/1637
Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626:…
G06F 3/0488
Using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of…:…
G06F 3/147
Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units: using display panels

Mobile information terminal equipment and portable electronic apparatus

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Mobile information terminal equipment and portable electronic apparatus

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Abstract

Claims5