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Portable electronic terminal apparatus having a plurality of displays
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 2000-03-29
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Granted: 2001-10-02
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Expires: 2020-03-29
Abstract
Abstract A portable electronic terminal apparatus includes a main body, an information input mechanism, a plurality of displays, a communications mechanism, and a flip panel. The main body has a hollow section. The information input mechanism inputs various kinds of information including data and instructions. Each of the displays shows the various kinds of information input through the input mechanism. The communications mechanism transmits and receives the various kinds of information input through the input mechanism. The flip panel is movably mounted on the main body and is configured to rotate to open and close about a side edge portion of the flip panel. This flip panel is retracted in the hollow section of the main body when the flip panel is closed. In addition, one of the displays is mounted on the flip panel.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuhisa Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:30
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1626; G06F1/1615; G06F1/1616; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1637; G06F1/1647; H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04M1/0206; H04M1/0208; H04M1/0214; H04M1/72; H04M1/725; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/16; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S345/00; Y10S345/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
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; a plurality of displays which display said input information on a plurality of display screens; a communications mechanism which transmits and receives said input information; and a flip panel movably mounted on said main body and configured to rotatably open and close about a side edge portion of said flip panel, said flip panel being retracted into said hollow section of said main body when closed, wherein one of said plurality of displays is mounted on a side of said flip panel display screen that is exposed when closed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
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; a plurality of displays which display said input information on a plurality of display screens; a communications mechanism which transmits and receives said input information; and a flip panel movably mounted on said main body and configured to rotatably open and close about a side edge portion of said flip panel, said flip panel being retracted into said hollow section of said main body when closed, wherein one of said plurality of displays is mounted on a side of said flip panel display screen that is exposed when closed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein another one of said plurality of displays is mounted on a surface in said hollow section of said main body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein another one of said plurality of displays is mounted on another side of said flip panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , each of said plurality of displays is a polymer-film liquid crystal display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein said plurality of displays are selectively used by a user instruction input through said information input mechanism.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 3 , wherein said one of said plurality of displays operates when said flip panel is closed, and said other one of said plurality of displays operates when said flip panel is opened.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
120 words
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; display 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.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
120 words
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; display 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.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 7 , wherein another one of said plurality of display means is mounted on a surface in said hollow section of said main body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 7 , wherein another one of said plurality of display means is mounted on another side of said flip panel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 7 , each of said plurality of display means is a polymer-film liquid crystal display.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 7 , wherein said plurality of display means are selectively used by a user instruction input through said information input mechanism.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 9 , wherein said one of said plurality of display means operates when said flip panel is closed, and said other one of said plurality of display means operates when said flip panel is opened.
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