US5337346A — Portable telephone apparatus including electronic…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 343 words

A portable telephone apparatus having an electronic notebook function, comprising: a body casing having an openable member pivotally journaled thereto, the openable member being pivotable between an open position and a closed position; a radio-communication circuit unit and an electronic-notebook circuit unit, both held within said body casing; mounted-in memory means, held within said body casing, for storing electronic-notebook data; a display unit mounted on said body casing; a plurality of telephone-operation keys provided on an outer surface of said openable member; a plurality of electronic-notebook operation keys provided on an inner surface of said openable member and a surface of said body casing so as to be concealed by said openable member when said openable member is pivoted to the closed position, said electronic-notebook operation keys including search key means; said search key means being provided on the outer surface of said openable member, for searching through said mounted-in memory means for desired electronic-notebook data stored therein; first power-source means for supplying power to said radio-communication circuit unit; second power-source means for supplying power to the telephone apparatus excluding said radio-communication circuit unit; judging means for detecting whether said openable member is at the open position or the closed position; switch-control means including: first means for setting an operation mode of the telephone apparatus to a telephone mode and for causing said first power source means to supply power to said radio-communication circuit unit, when said judging means determines that said openable member is at the closed position, and second means for setting the operation mode of the telephone apparatus to an electronic-notebook mode and for causing said first power source means to stop supplying power to said radio-communication means, when said judging means determines that said openable member is at the open position; and display-control means for causing said display unit to display data in the telephone mode when said openable member is at the closed position, with said data being produced from the electronic-notebook data stored in said mounted-in memory means in response to operation of said search key means.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 343 words

A portable telephone apparatus having an electronic notebook function, comprising: a body casing having an openable member pivotally journaled thereto, the openable member being pivotable between an open position and a closed position; a radio-communication circuit unit and an electronic-notebook circuit unit, both held within said body casing; mounted-in memory means, held within said body casing, for storing electronic-notebook data; a display unit mounted on said body casing; a plurality of telephone-operation keys provided on an outer surface of said openable member; a plurality of electronic-notebook operation keys provided on an inner surface of said openable member and a surface of said body casing so as to be concealed by said openable member when said openable member is pivoted to the closed position, said electronic-notebook operation keys including search key means; said search key means being provided on the outer surface of said openable member, for searching through said mounted-in memory means for desired electronic-notebook data stored therein; first power-source means for supplying power to said radio-communication circuit unit; second power-source means for supplying power to the telephone apparatus excluding said radio-communication circuit unit; judging means for detecting whether said openable member is at the open position or the closed position; switch-control means including: first means for setting an operation mode of the telephone apparatus to a telephone mode and for causing said first power source means to supply power to said radio-communication circuit unit, when said judging means determines that said openable member is at the closed position, and second means for setting the operation mode of the telephone apparatus to an electronic-notebook mode and for causing said first power source means to stop supplying power to said radio-communication means, when said judging means determines that said openable member is at the open position; and display-control means for causing said display unit to display data in the telephone mode when said openable member is at the closed position, with said data being produced from the electronic-notebook data stored in said mounted-in memory means in response to operation of said search key means.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 59 words

A portable telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said switch-control means switches the operation mode of the telephone apparatus to the electronic-notebook mode when said search key means is operated in the telephone mode, and returns the operation mode of the telephone apparatus to the telephone mode when said search key means is operated in the electronic-notebook mode.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 96 words

A portable telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation mode of the telephone apparatus is settable to a schedule mode, and said switch-control means switches the operation mode of the telephone apparatus to the electronic-notebook mode when said search key means is operated in the telephone mode, switches the operation mode of the telephone apparatus to the schedule mode when said search key means is operated in the electronic-notebook mode, and returns the operation mode of the telephone apparatus to the telephone mode when said search key means is operated in the schedule mode.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 37 words

A portable telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said body casing further comprises receiving means for detachably receiving card-type memory means for expanding a memory capacity of said mounted-in memory means held within said body casing.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 26 words

A portable telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said body casing further comprises receiving means for detachably receiving card-type memory means for recording audio data.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 101 words

A portable telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display-control means causes said display unit to display data in a predetermined display state in the electronic-notebook mode, with said data being searched from the electronic notebook data stored in said mounted-in memory means in response to said plurality of electronic-notebook operation keys, and causes said display unit to display data in another display state in the telephone mode when said openable member assumes the closed position, with said data being searched from the electronic-notebook data stored in said mounted-in memory means in response to operation of said search key means.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 65 words

A portable telephone apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising externally-operable transmitting means for transmitting a phone number when operated, said phone number being searched in response to operation of said search key means from the electronic notebook-data stored in said mounted-in memory means in the telephone mode when said openable member assumes the closed position and when said display unit displays said searched telephone-number.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 355 words

In a portable telephone apparatus with a telephone function and an electronic-notebook function, comprising a body casing having an openable member pivotally journaled thereto, the openable member being pivotable between an open position and a closed position; radio-communication circuit means for performing the telephone function, an electronic-notebook circuit unit and a memory for storing electronic-notebook data, all mounted within the body casing; a plurality of telephone-operation keys provided on an outer surface of the openable member; a plurality of electronic-notebook operation keys including search key means provided on an inner surface of the openable member and a surface of the body casing so as to be concealed with the openable member when the openable member assumes the closed position; and a search key provided on the outer surface of the openable member, for searching through the electronic-notebook data stored in the memory for desired data, a method of switching an operation mode of the telephone apparatus comprising the steps of: judging whether the openable member is at the open position or the closed position; setting an operation mode of the telephone apparatus to a telephone mode when it is judged that the openable member is at the closed position; setting the operation mode of the telephone apparatus to an electronic-notebook mode when it is judged that the openable member is at the open position; supplying power to the radio-communication circuit means when the operation mode of the telephone apparatus is set to the telephone mode, and stopping the supply of power to the radio-communication circuit means when the operation mode is set to the electronic-notebook mode; searching, by means of the search key, through the electronic-notebook data stored in the memory for a desired data in the telephone mode when the openable member is at the closed position; displaying the searched desired data on the display unit in the telephone mode when the openable member is at the closed position; and transmitting a telephone number by a predetermined operation in the telephone mode when the openable member is at the closed position, the telephone number corresponding to the searched data displayed on the display unit.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 355 words

In a portable telephone apparatus with a telephone function and an electronic-notebook function, comprising a body casing having an openable member pivotally journaled thereto, the openable member being pivotable between an open position and a closed position; radio-communication circuit means for performing the telephone function, an electronic-notebook circuit unit and a memory for storing electronic-notebook data, all mounted within the body casing; a plurality of telephone-operation keys provided on an outer surface of the openable member; a plurality of electronic-notebook operation keys including search key means provided on an inner surface of the openable member and a surface of the body casing so as to be concealed with the openable member when the openable member assumes the closed position; and a search key provided on the outer surface of the openable member, for searching through the electronic-notebook data stored in the memory for desired data, a method of switching an operation mode of the telephone apparatus comprising the steps of: judging whether the openable member is at the open position or the closed position; setting an operation mode of the telephone apparatus to a telephone mode when it is judged that the openable member is at the closed position; setting the operation mode of the telephone apparatus to an electronic-notebook mode when it is judged that the openable member is at the open position; supplying power to the radio-communication circuit means when the operation mode of the telephone apparatus is set to the telephone mode, and stopping the supply of power to the radio-communication circuit means when the operation mode is set to the electronic-notebook mode; searching, by means of the search key, through the electronic-notebook data stored in the memory for a desired data in the telephone mode when the openable member is at the closed position; displaying the searched desired data on the display unit in the telephone mode when the openable member is at the closed position; and transmitting a telephone number by a predetermined operation in the telephone mode when the openable member is at the closed position, the telephone number corresponding to the searched data displayed on the display unit.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1997-08-08	1998-02-07	1998-08-09	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2001-08-08	2002-02-07	2002-08-09	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2005-08-08	2006-02-07	2006-08-09	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Portable telephone apparatus including electronic notebook function

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