US6466202B1
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Information terminal unit
Assignee: Maxell Ltd
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Filing: 2000-02-23
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Granted: 2002-10-15
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Expires: 2020-02-23
Abstract
Abstract A portable information terminal unit comprises a first and a second casing, a hinge means for coupling the first and second casing so that the first and second casing are rotatable relative to each other, an opening piercing though the first casing, a first see-thorough liquid crystal display part fitted in the opening, a means for detecting opening of the first and second casing, relative to each other, and a control means for reversing a display on the first see-through liquid crystal display part in response to a detection by the detecting means, wherein monochromatic information is displayed on the first see-through liquid crystal display part so as to reduce power consumption.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Suso
- 👤 Yukinobu Maruyama
- 👤 Takeshi Hoshino
- 👤 Takeshi Minemoto
- 👤 Taisuke Kashima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04M1/0206; H04M1/0208; H04M1/0214; G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1615; G06F1/1616; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1637; G06F1/1647; G06F1/1684; G06F1/1686; G06F1/26; G06F1/32; G06F1/3203; G06F1/3234; G06F1/325; G06F1/3265; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G06F3/147; H04M1/0241; H04M1/0245; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04M1/72466; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/142; H04N7/147; G06F3/1423; G09; G09G; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/02; G09G2300/023; G09G2330/00; G09G2330/02; G09G2330/021; G09G2340/00; G09G2340/04; G09G2340/0492; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; H04M1/0216; H04M1/0218; H04M1/7243; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/16; H04M2250/52; H04N2007/145; H04W; H04W52/00; H04W52/02; H04W52/0209; H04W52/0261; H04W52/0267; H04W52/027; Y; Y02; Y02D; Y02D10/00; Y02D30/00; Y02D30/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A portable information terminal unit comprising a first and a second casing, each of said first and second casings having a longitudinal proximal end and a longitudinal distal end, hinge means for coupling said first and second casings at the respective longitudinal proximal ends thereof with each other so that said first and second casings are rotatable relative to each other, an opening piercing through said first casing, a see-through first liquid crystal display part fitted in the opening, a second liquid crystal display part provided in said second casing, means for detecting opening of said first and second casings relative to each other, control means for longitudinally reversing an image on said see-through liquid crystal display part in response to a detection by said detecting means, a speaker provided in said first casing near to the distal end thereof, and a microphone provided in said second casing near to the distal end thereof, wherein said see-through first liquid crystal display part and said second liquid crystal display part are overlapped with each other when said first and second casings are closed to each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A portable information terminal unit comprising a first and a second casing, each of said first and second casings having a longitudinal proximal end and a longitudinal distal end, hinge means for coupling said first and second casings at the respective longitudinal proximal ends thereof with each other so that said first and second casings are rotatable relative to each other, an opening piercing through said first casing, a see-through first liquid crystal display part fitted in the opening, a second liquid crystal display part provided in said second casing, means for detecting opening of said first and second casings relative to each other, control means for longitudinally reversing an image on said see-through liquid crystal display part in response to a detection by said detecting means, a speaker provided in said first casing near to the distal end thereof, and a microphone provided in said second casing near to the distal end thereof, wherein said see-through first liquid crystal display part and said second liquid crystal display part are overlapped with each other when said first and second casings are closed to each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A portable information terminal unit as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said see-through first liquid crystal display part is a monochromatic liquid crystal display part, and said second liquid crystal display part is a multi-colored liquid crystal display part.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
A portable information terminal unit as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said see-through first liquid crystal display part is superposed over its entirety with a part of said second liquid crystal display part so as to allow the part of said second liquid crystal display part to been seen through said see-through first liquid crystal part when said first and second casings are closed to each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A portable information terminal unit as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said see-through first liquid crystal display part is a monochromatic liquid crystal display part, and said second liquid crystal display part is a multi-colored liquid crystal display part.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
232 words
A portable information terminal unit comprising a first and a second casing, each of said first and second casings having a longitudinal proximal end and a longitudinal distal end, hinge means having a center axis for coupling said first and second casings at the respective longitudinal proximal ends thereof with each other so that said first and second casings are rotatable relative to each other, a video-camera rotatably mounted to said hinge means, an opening piercing through said first casing, a see-through first liquid crystal display part fitted in the opening, a second liquid crystal display part provided in said second casing, means for detecting opening of said first and second casings, relative to each other, control means for longitudinally reversing an image on said see-through liquid crystal display part in response to a detection by said detecting means, a speaker provided in said first casing near to the distal end thereof, and a microphone provided in said second casing near to the distal end thereof, wherein said see-through first liquid crystal display part and said second liquid crystal display part are overlapped with each other when the first and second casings are closed to each other, and said video-camera is rotatable around the center axis of said hinge means independent from said first and second casings for picking up an image which is displayed on said second liquid crystal display part.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
232 words
A portable information terminal unit comprising a first and a second casing, each of said first and second casings having a longitudinal proximal end and a longitudinal distal end, hinge means having a center axis for coupling said first and second casings at the respective longitudinal proximal ends thereof with each other so that said first and second casings are rotatable relative to each other, a video-camera rotatably mounted to said hinge means, an opening piercing through said first casing, a see-through first liquid crystal display part fitted in the opening, a second liquid crystal display part provided in said second casing, means for detecting opening of said first and second casings, relative to each other, control means for longitudinally reversing an image on said see-through liquid crystal display part in response to a detection by said detecting means, a speaker provided in said first casing near to the distal end thereof, and a microphone provided in said second casing near to the distal end thereof, wherein said see-through first liquid crystal display part and said second liquid crystal display part are overlapped with each other when the first and second casings are closed to each other, and said video-camera is rotatable around the center axis of said hinge means independent from said first and second casings for picking up an image which is displayed on said second liquid crystal display part.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
A portable information terminal unit as set forth in claim 5 , wherein said see-through first liquid display part is superposed over its entirety with a part of the second liquid display part so that the part of the second liquid crystal display part can be seen through said see-through first liquid crystal display part.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A portable information terminal unit as set forth in claim 5 , wherein said see-through first liquid crystal display part is a monochromatic liquid crystal display part, and said second liquid crystal display part is a multi-colored liquid crystal display part.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
66 words
A portable information terminal unit as set forth in claim 5 , further comprising means for latching said first and second casings at a predetermined angle, wherein said see-through first liquid crystal display part is used as a finder when said first and second casings are opened from each other, and an image picked up by said video-camera is displayed on said second liquid display part.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
74 words
A portable information terminal unit as set forth in claim 5 , wherein characters are displayed on said see-through first liquid display part while an image is displayed on said second liquid display part, and the characters on the see-through first liquid crystal display part and the image on said second liquid crystal display part can be seen being overlapped with each other when the first and second casings are closed to each other.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
74 words
A portable information terminal unit as set forth in claim 6 , wherein characters are displayed on said see-through first liquid display part while an image is displayed on said second liquid display part, and the characters on the see-through first liquid crystal display part and the image on said second liquid crystal display part can be seen being overlapped with each other when said first and second casings are closed to each other.
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