Portable electronic terminal apparatus having a plurality of displays

A portable electronic terminal apparatus, comprising:

• a main body having a hollow section;
• an information input mechanism by which information including data and instructions can be input;
• displays means for displaying a plurality of displays of said input information on a plurality of display screens;
• a communications mechanism which transmits and receives said input information;
• and
• flip panel means for movably mounted on said main body and for rotatably opening and closing about a side edge portion of a flip panel, said flip panel being retracted into said hollow section of said main body when closed,
• wherein one of said plurality of display means is mounted on a side of said flip panel display screen that is exposed when closed.

A portable electronic communication device, comprising:

• a data entry mechanism;
• a plurality of displays configured to indicate information including data entered through the data entry mechanism;
• a communications mechanism connected to the data entry mechanism and the plurality of displays;
• and
• a panel having a front side and a rear side, said panel configured to be openable and closable, wherein,
• at least one of the plurality of displays is disposed on each of the front and rear sides of the panel, and
• power supplied to a first one of the plurality of displays which is not viewable when the panel is closed can be reduced when the panel is open and when the portable electronic communication device is powered on.

A portable electronic communication device, comprising:

• a data entry mechanism;
• a plurality of displays configured to indicate information including data entered through the data entry mechanism;
• a communications mechanism connected to the data entry mechanism and the plurality of displays;
• and
• a panel configured to be openable and closable,
• wherein at least one of the plurality of displays is disposed on the panel and is configured to indicate at least one of an electronic field strength and a time,
• another one of the plurality of displays is disposed on the panel and is not viewable if the panel is closed, and
• the communication device comprises an adjustable unit configured to be set to reduce power supplied to the another one of the plurality of displays if the panel is open and the portable electronic communication device is powered on.

A method of controlling operation of a communication device, comprising:

• moving a panel, which includes first and second displays, to a closed position such that the first display is covered and the second display is observed;
• moving the panel to an open position such that the first display is observed;
• and
• reducing power supplied to the first display when the panel is in the open position and the communication device is powered on.