Mobile telephone unit and method used in this unit for accessing internet site
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorKeiichi Hayashi
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Abstract
Upon detection of a change in the state of the cover part and the body part from open to close by the box open/close detecting part of a mobile telephone unit, the controlling part controls the mobile telephone unit so as to connect to a pre-specified Internet site which the user uses frequently, if any; upon detection of a change in the state of the cover part from open to close, the controlling part releases the connection to the Internet site to which the mobile telephone unit is presently connected, if any.
Claims23
A mobile telephone unit including the cover part that can be unfolded or folded freely from or onto the body part and functions for accessing an Internet site, comprising:
- an open/close detecting means for detecting the unfolding and folding operations of the cover part;
- and
- a controller for controlling connection and release of the connection to said Internet site in accordance with the results of said detecting by said open/close detecting means.
A method for accessing an Internet site for use in a mobile telephone unit, including a cover part that can be unfolded or folded freely from or onto a telephone unit body part and functions for accessing an Internet site, comprising:
- detecting the unfolding and folding operations of the cover part;
- and
- controlling connection and release of the connection to said Internet site in accordance with the results of the detection.
A computer readable memory storing an Internet site access control program for use in a mobile telephone unit including a cover part that can be unfolded or folded freely from or onto the body part and functions for accessing Internet sites, wherein:
- said Internet site access control program comprises:
- detecting the unfolding or folding operations of the cover part;
- and
- controlling connection and release of the connection to said Internet site in accordance with the results of the detection.
A mobile telephone unit for accessing a network, comprising:
- a body comprising a display;
- a cover having a free end and an end attached to said body, wherein said cover folds away from said body in an open state and folds against said body in a closed state;
- a detector, operably connected to said cover, for detecting a change in said open and closed cover states;
- and
- a controller, operably connected to said body and said detector, for connecting said mobile telephone unit to said network when said detector detects the cover in an open state and for disconnecting said mobile telephone from said network when said detector detects said cover in a closed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.