EP0678987A1
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Portable radio with display
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1995-04-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2015-04-18
Abstract
Abstract A portable electronic device (1) has a construction in which a first housing (10) and a second housing (11, 401) are capable of being opened and closed and a display (13) is mounted on an inner side of the first housing. A partial display area (14) of the display (13) is in a visible state even if the second housing (11, 401) is closed, and the full display area becomes in a visible state when the second housing is opened. An open/close state of the housings is detected by an open/close detector (15) mounted on the first housing or the second housing. It may be detected by a user operating a predetermined key (16). According to the detected open/close state, a displaying area of the information is changed between the partial display area (14) and the full display area. At the open state, the information is displayed in the full display area. At the closed state, the information is displayed in the partial display area (14).
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiro Nishiyama
- 👤 Yasuhiro Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:45
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/3827; G; G08; G08B; G08B3/00; G08B3/10; G08B3/1008; G08B3/1016; G08B3/1025; G08B3/1058; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04M1/0206; H04M1/0208; H04M1/0214; H04M1/0241; H04M1/0245; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S345/00; Y10S345/901; Y10S345/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
An apparatus for displaying data on a display (13) having a predetermined display area, comprising a first housing (10) provided with the display (13) and a second housing (11, 401) connected to the first housing (10) such that the first housing and the second housing are opened and closed, characterized by: the second housing (11, 401) having a transparent portion through which a partial display area (14) of the predetermined display area is visible in a closed state of the first housing and the second housing; and switching means (15-19, 103-105) for switching a display area of the display between the predetermined display area and the partial display area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the switching means (15-19, 103-105) switches the display area of the display (13) between the predetermined display area and the partial display area (14) according to a housing state which is one of an open state and the closed state of the first housing (10) and the second housing (11, 401).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, further comprising detecting mean (15,16) for detecting a housing state which is one of an open state and the closed state of the first housing (10) and the second housing (11, 401).
Claim 4
Independent Claim
56 words
The apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first housing (10) or the second housing (11,401) is provided with at least one basic function key (17-19) in an outer side of the first housing the basic function key comprising a display operation key for displaying the data in the partial display area.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
91 words
The apparatus according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein: the second housing (11,401) is provided with at least one basic function key (17-19) in an outer side of the second housing, the basic function key comprising a display operation key for displaying the data in the partial display area; and the second housing is further provided with a plurality of function keys (16) in an inner side of the second housing, the function keys comprising a display operation key for displaying the data in the predetermined display area.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
33 words
The apparatus according to any of Claims 1 to 5, wherein the transparent portion of the second housing is a window (402) preferably in the form of a transparent plate or an opening.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, wherein the transparent portion of the second housing is formed by the second housing which is smaller than the first housing in size.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
The apparatus according to Claim 3 or any one of Claims 4 to 7 as dependent on Claim 3, wherein the detecting means (15) comprises a switch (302) for switching on and off according to the housing state, the switch being mounted on one of an inner side of the first housing and an inner side of the second housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus according to Claim 3 or any one of Claims 4 to 7 as dependent from Claim 3, wherein the detecting means (15) comprises a first electrode provided on the first housing and a second electrode provided on the second housing, the first electrode and the second electrode being to come in contact with each other in the closed state.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus according to Claim 3 or any one of Claims 4 to 7 as dependent from Claim 3, wherein the detecting means (15) comprises a key mounted on an inner side of the second housing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus according to Claim 10, wherein the detecting means (15) comprises a key included in function keys (16) mounted on the inner side of the second housing (11,401).
Claim 12
Independent Claim
120 words
A method for displaying data on a display (13) having a predetermined display area in a portable electronic apparatus (1) which comprises a first housing (10) provided with the display (13) in an inner side of the first housing and a second housing (11, 401) connected to the first housing (10) such that the first housing and the second housing are opened and closed, characterized by the steps of: determining (S209, S210) a partial display area (14) of the predetermined display area which is visible in a closed state of the first housing (10) and the second housing (11, 401); and switching (S208, S211-S217) a display area of the display between the predetermined display area and the partial display area.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of switching is performed according to a housing state which is one of an open state and the closed state of the first housing (10) and the second housing (11, 401).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
84 words
The method according to claim 12 or 13 , wherein the step of switching comprises: detecting (S208) a housing state which is one of an open state and the closed state of the first housing (10) and the second housing (11, 401); and controlling (S211-S217) the display (13) according to the housing state such that the data is displayed in the predetermined display area at the open state and the data is displayed in only the partial display area (14) at the closed state.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
32 words
The method according to any of claims 12 to 14, wherein the partial display area (14) is determined by a number of characters which are to be displayed on the display (13).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method according to claim 15, wherein: the predetermined display area is capable of containing a first number of characters; the partial display area (14) is capable of containing a second number of characters smaller than the first number of characters; and the data is displayed on the display (13) by the first number of characters at the open state and the data is displayed on the display by the second number of characters at the closed state.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
31 words
The method according to any of claims 12 to 26, wherein the housing state is detected by a switch (15, 302) for switching on and off depending on the housing state.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
30 words
The method according to any of Claims 12 to 16, wherein the housing state is detected by a predetermined key mounted on an inner side of the second housing (11,401).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
Apparatus according to any one of Claims 1 to 11, in the form of a portable radio apparatus (1) and further comprising a radio receiver (10) and storage means (103) for storing a message received by the radio receiver (101).
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
111 words
The portable radio apparatus according to Claim 19, wherein the switch control means comprises: detecting means (15,16) for detecting a housing state which is one of an open state and the closed state of the first housing (10) and the second housing (11,401); and control means (104) for controlling the storage means (103) and the display (13) according to the housing state such that the message is read out from the storage means (103) to be displayed in the predetermined display area at the open state and the message is read out from the storage means (103) to be displayed in only the partial display area (14) at the closed state.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The portable radio apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the partial display area (14) is determined by a number of characters which are to be displayed on the display.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
107 words
The portable radio apparatus according to claim 21, wherein: the predetermined display area is capable of containing a first number of characters; the partial display area (14) is capable of containing a second number of characters smaller than the first number of characters; and the control means (104) performs a read control such that the message is read from the storage means (103) and is transferred to the display (13) by the first number of characters at the open state and the message is read from the storage means (103) and is transferred to the display (13) by the second number of characters at the closed state.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
The portable radio apparatus according to any one of Claims 19 to 22, wherein the portable radio apparatus is a selective calling receiver.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
20 words
The portable radio apparatus according to any of Claims 19 to 22, wherein the portable radio apparatus is a pager.
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