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Portable telephone with flap hinged to its casing
Assignee: JVCO TAM HOLDING Ltd
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Filing: 2000-02-17
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Granted: 2004-03-09
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Expires: 2020-02-17
Abstract
Abstract A portable telephone including a casing, a flap pivotable relative to the casing, the flap being able to assume a retracted position, a deployed position and an intermediate position. The telephone also includes means for sensing the position of the flap and a switch connected to the sensing means. The switch includes means for selecting an “off-hook” mode when the flap is in the retracted position or an “on-hook” mode when the flap is in the retracted position or a “hands-free” mode when the flap is in an intermediate position.
Inventors
- 👤 Claude Hiebel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:03
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04M1/0206; H04M1/0208; H04M1/0214; H04M1/0216; H04M1/0241; H04M1/0243; H04M1/60; H04M1/6033; H04M1/6041; H04M1/605; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A portable telephone including: a casing: a flap pivotable relative to the casing and able to assume different angular positions relative to the casing between two extreme positions: a retracted position R, in which the flap is retracted against the casing, and a deployed position D, in which the flap is at an angle of substantially 180° to the casing; means for sensing the position of the flap; and a switch connected to the sensing means to select an “off-hook” mode enabling a telephone call to be conducted when the flap is in the deployed position or an “on-hook” mode in which a user cannot converse when the flap is in the retracted position, wherein the switch further includes a means for selecting a “hands-free” mode when the flap is in a particular intermediate position wherein the switch selects a mode of operation by a user solely moving the flap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A portable telephone including: a casing: a flap pivotable relative to the casing and able to assume different angular positions relative to the casing between two extreme positions: a retracted position R, in which the flap is retracted against the casing, and a deployed position D, in which the flap is at an angle of substantially 180° to the casing; means for sensing the position of the flap; and a switch connected to the sensing means to select an “off-hook” mode enabling a telephone call to be conducted when the flap is in the deployed position or an “on-hook” mode in which a user cannot converse when the flap is in the retracted position, wherein the switch further includes a means for selecting a “hands-free” mode when the flap is in a particular intermediate position wherein the switch selects a mode of operation by a user solely moving the flap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A portable telephone according to claim 1 , wherein, in the intermediate position the flap is at an angle of substantially 60° to 120° to the casing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A portable telephone according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing means are on the casing and/or on the flap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A portable telephone according to claim 3 , wherein the sensing means are on the free end part of the flap adapted to face the casing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A portable telephone according to claim 3 , wherein the sensing means are near the hinge between the flap and the casing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A portable telephone according to claim 3 , wherein the sensing means are mechanical.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
65 words
A portable telephone according to claim 6 , wherein the sensing means include a lug on the flap and a notch in the casing of complementary shape to the lug and forming a switch, so that when the flap is in the position to be sensed the lug nests in the notch, which is connected to the switch in order to select the corresponding mode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
A portable telephone according to claim 6 , wherein the sensing means include at least one plunger on the casing so that when the flap is in the position to be sensed a portion of the flap comes into contact with the plunger, which is connected to the switch in order to select the corresponding mode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A portable telephone according to claim 3 , wherein the sensing means are electromagnetic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A portable telephone according to claim 9 , wherein the sensing means include an electrical component responsive to magnetic fields in the casing, respectively the flap, and a magnet in the flap, respectively the casing.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of controlling a portable telephone, the method comprising: a control circuit of the potlable telephone programmed to determine a position of a flap with respect to a casing, wherein the portable telephone has three separate modes of operation depending on the determined position of the flap; the three separate modes comprising: a retracted position, in which the flap is retracted against, at least a part of the casing, wherein a user cannot converse with another party; a deployed position, wherein a user must hold the portable telephone in order to converse with another party; an intermediate position, in which the flap is between the retracted position and the deployed position, wherein a user can converse with another party without having to hold the portable telephone; wherein the control circuit determines the position of the flap by a user solely moving the flap.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of controlling a portable telephone, the method comprising: a control circuit of the potlable telephone programmed to determine a position of a flap with respect to a casing, wherein the portable telephone has three separate modes of operation depending on the determined position of the flap; the three separate modes comprising: a retracted position, in which the flap is retracted against, at least a part of the casing, wherein a user cannot converse with another party; a deployed position, wherein a user must hold the portable telephone in order to converse with another party; an intermediate position, in which the flap is between the retracted position and the deployed position, wherein a user can converse with another party without having to hold the portable telephone; wherein the control circuit determines the position of the flap by a user solely moving the flap.
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