US5771469A
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Portable telephone
Assignee: Warren and Lewis Investment Corp
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Filing: 1997-04-10
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Granted: 1998-06-23
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Expires: 2017-04-10
Abstract
Abstract In a portable telephone, when the portable telephone is used for telephone on-vehicle use, the content of displaying is easy to recognize because character size to be displayed is capable of enlarging voluntarily. An input circuit is interfaced with an on-vehicle equipment (not illustrated). An on-vehicle connection detecting circuit detects connection to the on-vehicle equipment, thus outputting on-vehicle detection signal. A selection control circuit outputs an enlargement instruction signal instructing whether it allows normal size of character used on portable condition to display or it allows enlarged size of character to display after receiving an on-vehicle detection signal, and outputting displaying control signal after receiving a hook detection signal. A character storage circuit outputs stored character data after receiving the enlargement instruction signal or the displaying control signal. A displaying control circuit outputs a displaying signal after receiving the character data. An indicator displays characters by virtue of the displaying signal. A hook detection circuit outputs a hook detection signal after judging whether or not the portable telephone is fastened.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Toba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:47
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/56; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/40; H04B1/401; H04M1/60; H04M1/6033; H04M1/6041; H04M1/6075
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A portable telephone provided with an indicator comprising: connecting means for connecting to an on-vehicle equipment; a first detection means for detecting condition that said portable telephone is connected by said connecting means; selection means for selecting character size for displaying after receiving a first detection signal outputted by said first detection means; storage means for storing various kinds of character size; and displaying means for displaying characters selected out of said storage means by virtue of a selection signal outputted by said selection means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A portable telephone provided with an indicator comprising: connecting means for connecting to an on-vehicle equipment; a first detection means for detecting condition that said portable telephone is connected by said connecting means; selection means for selecting character size for displaying after receiving a first detection signal outputted by said first detection means; storage means for storing various kinds of character size; and displaying means for displaying characters selected out of said storage means by virtue of a selection signal outputted by said selection means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
115 words
A portable telephone provided with an indicator comprising: connecting means for connecting to an on-vehicle equipment; a first detection means for detecting condition that said portable telephone is connected by said connecting means; a second detecting means for detecting whether or not said portable telephone is fastened to an on-vehicle holder; selection means for selecting character size for displaying after receiving either a first detection signal outputted by said first detection means or a second detection signal outputted by said second detection means; storage means for storing various kinds of character size; and displaying means for displaying characters selected out of said storage means by virtue of a selection signal outputted by said selection means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
115 words
A portable telephone provided with an indicator comprising: connecting means for connecting to an on-vehicle equipment; a first detection means for detecting condition that said portable telephone is connected by said connecting means; a second detecting means for detecting whether or not said portable telephone is fastened to an on-vehicle holder; selection means for selecting character size for displaying after receiving either a first detection signal outputted by said first detection means or a second detection signal outputted by said second detection means; storage means for storing various kinds of character size; and displaying means for displaying characters selected out of said storage means by virtue of a selection signal outputted by said selection means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores at least more than two kinds of dimension for characters, icons, and alpha-numeric characters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A portable telephone according to claim 2, wherein said storage means stores at least more than two kinds of dimension for characters, icons, and alpha-numeric characters.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
113 words
A portable telephone provided with an indicator comprising: an interface circuit for connecting to an on-vehicle equipment; an on-vehicle connection detecting circuit for outputting on-vehicle detection signal after detecting connection to said on-vehicle equipment; selection control circuit for outputting enlargement instruction signal instructing whether it causes normal size character using on portable condition to display or it causes enlarged character to display after receiving said on-vehicle detection signal; a character storage circuit for outputting character data with instructed size after receiving said enlargement instruction signal; a displaying control circuit for outputting displaying signal after receiving said character data; and an indicator for displaying characters with instructed size by virtue of said displaying signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
113 words
A portable telephone provided with an indicator comprising: an interface circuit for connecting to an on-vehicle equipment; an on-vehicle connection detecting circuit for outputting on-vehicle detection signal after detecting connection to said on-vehicle equipment; selection control circuit for outputting enlargement instruction signal instructing whether it causes normal size character using on portable condition to display or it causes enlarged character to display after receiving said on-vehicle detection signal; a character storage circuit for outputting character data with instructed size after receiving said enlargement instruction signal; a displaying control circuit for outputting displaying signal after receiving said character data; and an indicator for displaying characters with instructed size by virtue of said displaying signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
149 words
A portable telephone with an indicator comprising: an interface circuit for connecting to an on-vehicle equipment; an on-vehicle connection detecting circuit for outputting on-vehicle detection signal after detecting connection to said on-vehicle equipment; selection control circuit for outputting enlargement instruction signal instructing whether it causes normal size character using on portable condition to display or it causes enlarged character to display after receiving said on-vehicle detection signal, and for outputting displaying control signal after receiving hook detection signal; a character storage circuit for outputting character data with instructed size after receiving either said enlargement instruction signal or said displaying control signal; a displaying control circuit for outputting displaying signal after receiving said character data; an indicator for displaying characters with instructed size by virtue of said displaying signal; and a hook detecting circuit for outputting said hook detection signal after judging whether or not said portable telephone is fastened.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
149 words
A portable telephone with an indicator comprising: an interface circuit for connecting to an on-vehicle equipment; an on-vehicle connection detecting circuit for outputting on-vehicle detection signal after detecting connection to said on-vehicle equipment; selection control circuit for outputting enlargement instruction signal instructing whether it causes normal size character using on portable condition to display or it causes enlarged character to display after receiving said on-vehicle detection signal, and for outputting displaying control signal after receiving hook detection signal; a character storage circuit for outputting character data with instructed size after receiving either said enlargement instruction signal or said displaying control signal; a displaying control circuit for outputting displaying signal after receiving said character data; an indicator for displaying characters with instructed size by virtue of said displaying signal; and a hook detecting circuit for outputting said hook detection signal after judging whether or not said portable telephone is fastened.
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