US6334049B1
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Information terminal
Assignee: FIPA Frohwitter Intellectual Property AG
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Filing: 2000-05-26
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Granted: 2001-12-25
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Expires: 2020-05-26
Abstract
Abstract A portable radio telephone set provided with a display section includes a rotary selector which turns to select various functions. A menu displayed on the display section is selected by the rotary selector during a non-conversation time, and the sound volume can be adjusted during the conversation time. The adjusting operation can be performed from both the front and the rear sides of the telephone set. The rotary selector and button keys are arranged within the operation range of the thumb, and ordinary dial functions performed by operating these rotary selector and button keys are provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Takanori Nishiyama
- 👤 Kazunori Yanagisawa
- 👤 Sakae Itakura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:37
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/02; G06F3/023; G06F3/0233; G06F3/0236; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0362; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04M1/0206; H04M1/0208; H04M1/0214; H04M1/0216; H04M1/0218; H04M1/0247; H04M1/23; H04M1/233; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/27467; H04M1/2747; H04M1/2748; H04M1/72469; H01; H01H; H01H19/00; H01H19/02; H01H19/10; H01H19/14; H01H2019/146; H01H2223/00; H01H2223/046; H01H2223/05; H01H25/00; H01H25/008; H01H3/00; H01H3/02; H01H3/16; H01H3/161; H01H3/162; H04M1/725; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
An information terminal, comprising: a display section for displaying a table of characters and a cursor, the table including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; a selector movable in a first direction to move the cursor to a desired one of the rows on said table and movable in a second direction to move the cursor to a desired one of the columns on said table, so as to define a desired character displayed at a position defined by the intersection of the desired one of the rows and the desired one of the columns; and a button actuable to select the defined character, repeated movement of said cursor permitting continuous selection of characters one by one to form a character sequence.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
An information terminal, comprising: a display section for displaying a table of characters and a cursor, the table including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; a selector movable in a first direction to move the cursor to a desired one of the rows on said table and movable in a second direction to move the cursor to a desired one of the columns on said table, so as to define a desired character displayed at a position defined by the intersection of the desired one of the rows and the desired one of the columns; and a button actuable to select the defined character, repeated movement of said cursor permitting continuous selection of characters one by one to form a character sequence.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
An information terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display of characters includes letters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
An information terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display of characters includes numerals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
An information terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display of characters includes symbols.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
An information terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display of characters includes letters, numerals, and symbols.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An information terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said display section is adapted to display the character sequence.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
An information terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first direction is a rotary direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
An information terminal as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second direction is a longitudinal direction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
An information terminal as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first direction is a longitudinal direction.
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