US 6,807,275 B1Granted

Folding portable telephone apparatus

AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

InventorsTetsuya Kubo, Ryouichi Kaiwa, Teruo Nanmoku, Mamoru Yoshida, Naokazu Nagasawa

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Abstract

First display (4) comprising a liquid crystal display is provided on the external surface of the first case body (1). In the near proximity of the first display (4), a non-voice radio communications service start button (5), scroll buttons (6a), (6b), and a selection/decision button (7) are provided. On the internal surface of the first case body (1), the second display 8, on the side of which is provided an antenna 9 retractable slantwise, is provided. In the first case body (1) is embedded a magnet (18) and in the second case body (2) is embedded a lead switch (19). When the main unit is folded to bring the magnet (18) in close proximity to the lead switch (19), the lead switch is turned ON. When the main unit is unfolded to place the magnet (18) apart from the lead switch (19), the lead switch is turned OFF. This allows detection of folding/unfolding of the case body.

Claims5

Dependent claims

A folding portable telephone apparatus comprising:

a folding main unit comprising a first case body and a second case body;
a first display which displays received non-voice information and which is provided on an external surface of said first case body of said main unit;
and
a second display provided on an internal surface of said main unit;
wherein the received information is displayed on said first display if said main unit is folded, and received information is displayed on said second display if said main unit is unfolded,
wherein when a folding/unfolding state of the main unit is changed, the received information is switched corresponding to the new folding/unfolding state in the main unit,
wherein when the received information is switched from said first display to said second display, the received information displayed on said first display is deleted, and predetermined information is displayed on said first display while the received information is displayed on the second display.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/703,778Filed 1 Nov 2000
Priority: JP P. 11-3161185 Nov 1999
Granted: 19 Oct 2004
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H04M 1/724
Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection: user interfaces…
H04M 1/0214
Characterized by the relative motions of the body parts: foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis…
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:…
H04M 2250/16
Details of telephonic subscriber devices: including more than one display unit