Miniature type electronic device

Claim 2

A miniature type electronic device having a calculation ability, comprising (a) a mode change-over switch mechanism having an input and an output for changing over a calculation enable mode to a calculation disable mode and vice versa; (b) a calculation circuit having a first input connected to said mode change-over switch mechanism and having second and third inputs, an output and including a plurality of volatile memory devices; (c) an input circuit having a first input, a second input connected to the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism, a third input and an output connected to the second input of said calculation circuit; (d) a key board having an output connected to the first input of said input circuit; (e) a display driving circuit having a first input connected to the output of said calculation circuit and a second input connected to the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism and an output; (f) a display device connected to the output of said display driving circuit; and (g) a clock pulse generator circuit including a wave form shaping circuit having an input connected to the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism, a first output connected to the input of the mode change-over switch mechanism, a second output connected to the third input of the calculation circuit, and a third output connected to the third input of said input circuit, whereby when said mode change-over switch mechanism changes the calculation enable mode to the calculation disable mode, the power of a power supply is continuously applied to at least one of said volatile memory devices, the input circuit input from from said key board output is inhibited, and said display driving circuit input from said memory devices is inhibited so that the content of said memory device is not lost.

Claim 3

A device according to claim 1, wherein an equal key on said keyboard is operated at intervals of time from a time at which a clear key on said keyboard is pushed to a time at which a first calculation key is pushed and functions to change over contents of registers to be displayed.

Claim 4

The miniature type electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said mode change-over switch mechanism includes an inverter having an output and a NOR gate having first and second inputs, the output of the inverter connected to the first input of the NOR gate and the second input of the NOR gate connected to the clock pulse generator circuit.

Claim 5

The miniature type electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said input circuit includes a NAND gate having first and second inputs and an output and a NOR gate having first and second inputs and an output, the first input of the NAND gate connected to the key board and the second input of the NAND gate connected to the mode change-over switch mechanism, the first input to the NOR gate connected to the output of the NAND gate and the second input to the NOR gate connected to the clock pulse generator circuit.

Claim 6

The miniature type electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein a multi-vibrator is connected in series between the input of the wave form shaping circuit and the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism.

Claim 7

In a miniature type electronic device having a calculation ability; a mode change-over switch mechanism changing over a calculation enable mode to a calculation disable mode and vice versa; a calculation circuit connected to said mode change-over switch mechanism and including a plurality of volatile memory devices; an input circuit connected to said calculation circuit and having an input; a key board having an output connected to said input circuit input; a display driving circuit having an input connected to said calculation circuit memory devices; a display device connected to said display driving circuit; and a clock pulse generator circuit connected to at least said calculation circuit, the improvement comprising: (a) means for continuously applying a power source to at least one of said volatile memory devices when said mode change-over switch mechanism is in the calculation disable mode; (b) means for inhibiting the input circuit input from said key board output when said mode change-over switch mechanism is in the calculation disable mode; (c) means for inhibiting said display driving circuit input from said memory device when said mode change-over switch mechanism is in the calculation disable mode whereby the content of said memory device is not lost when said mode change-over switch mechanism is in the calculation disable mode; (d) said mode change-over switch mechanism having an input and an output; (e) said calculation circuit having a first input connected to the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism, second and third inputs and an output; (f) said input circuit has a first input, a second input connected to the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism, a third input and an output connected to the second input of the calculation circuit; (g) the output of the key board is connected to the first input of said input circuit; (h) said display driving circuit has a first input connected to the output of said calculation circuit, a second input connected to the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism and an output connected to said display device; and (i) said clock pulse generator circuit is comprised of a wave form shaping circuit having an input connected to the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism, a first output connected to the input of the mode change-over switch mechanism, a second output connected to the third input of the calculation circuit, and a third output connected to the third input of said input circuit.

Claim 8

In a miniature type electronic device having a calculation ability; a mode change-over switch mechanism changing over a calculation enable mode to a calculation disable mode and vice versa; a calculation circuit connected to said mode change-over switch mechanism and including a plurality of volatile memory devices; an input circuit connected to said calculation circuit and having an input; a key board having an output connected to said input circuit input; a display driving circuit having an input connected to said calculation circuit memory devices; a display device connected to said display driving circuit; and a clock pulse generator circuit connected to at least said calculation circuit, the improvement comprising: (a) means for continuously applying a power source to at least one of said volatile memory devices when said mode change-over switch mechanism is in the calculation disable mode; (b) means for inhibiting the input circuit input from said key board output when said mode change-over switch mechanism is in the calculation disable mode; (c) means for inhibiting said display driving circuit input from said memory device when said mode change-over switch mechanism is in the calculation disable mode whereby the content of said memory device is not lost when said mode change-over switch mechanism is in the calculation disable mode; (d) said mode change-over switch mechanism having an input and an output; (e) said calculation circuit having a first input connected to the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism, second and third inputs and an output; (f) said input circuit has a first input, a second input connected to the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism, a third input and an output connected to the second input of the calculation circuit; (g) the output of the key board is connected to the first input of said input circuit; (h) said display driving circuit has a first input connected to the output of said calculation circuit, a second input connected to the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism and an output connected to said display device; and (i) said clock pulse generator circuit is comprised of a wave form shaping circuit having an input connected to the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism, a first output connected to the input of the mode change-over switch mechanism, a second output connected to the third input of the calculation circuit, and a third output connected to the third input of said input circuit.

Claim 9

The miniature type electronic device as claimed in claim 6 wherein said mode change-over switch mechanism includes an inverter having an output and a NOR gate having first and second inputs, the output of the inverter connected to the first input of the NOR gate and the second input of the NOR gate connected to the clock pulse generator circuit.

Claim 10

The miniature type electronic device as claimed in claim 6 wherein said input circuit includes a NAND gate having first and second inputs and an output and a NOR gate having first and second inputs and an output, the first input of the NAND gate connected to the key board and the second input of the NAND gate connected to the mode change-over switch mechanism, the first input to the NOR gate connected to the output of the NAND gate and the second input to the NOR gate connected to the clock pulse generator circuit.

Claim 11

The miniature type electronic device as claimed in claim 6 wherein a multi-vibrator is connected in series between the input of the wave form shaping circuit and the output of the mode change-over switch mechanism.