Illumination – With implement or hand held holder therefor
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-21
2001-07-03
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
With implement or hand held holder therefor
C362S088000, C362S024000, C455S575100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06254249
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a cellular phone, and more particularly to a cellular phone with lamps for use as a memorandum reading lamp and having a flash light function.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Recently, cellular phones have become very popular. The cellular phones allow cellular phone users to communicate with other people by radio even while driving or walking.
However, since conventional cellular phones have only the communication function, it is difficult for the users to read telephone numbers written on a memorandum pad or on a name card in a dark area.
Furthermore, there is another problem in the cellular phones according to the prior art in that lamps are provided underneath each button of a key pad for lighting the key pad, such that structure thereof is very complicated and manufacturing process also gets complicated. There is still another problem in that the cellular phones gets thicker due to mounted lamp.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is disclosed to solve the aforementioned problems and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cellular phone with lamps for use as a memorandum reading lamp and a flash light function by installing an illuminating lamp for an outside lighting.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a cellular phone with lamps for use as a flash by installing an illuminating lamp for an outside lighting.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cellular phone with lamps for pad, thereby simplifying the structure thereof and reducing thickness thereof.
In accordance with one object of the present invention, there is provided a cellular phone with lamps, the cellular phone comprises an illuminating lamp mounted on outside surface of a body thereof, an illuminating button for lighting on and off the illuminating lamp, a power supply unit for supplying a power to the illuminating lamp, and a control unit for supplying a power to the illuminating lamp to light on and off the illuminating lamp when the illuminating button is turned on.
In accordance with another object of the present invention, there is provided a cellular phone with lamps, the cellular phone having a cover for opening and closing a key pad mounted thereon being coupled to the body via a hinge, wherein the cellular phone with lamps comprises an illuminating lamp for lighting the key pad, a cover open/close detecting unit for detecting whether the cover is opened or closed, a power supply unit for supplying a power to the illuminating lamp, and a control unit for supplying the power to the illuminating lamp to light on and off the illuminating lamp when it is discriminated by the cover open/close detecting unit that the cover is opened.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5901206 (1999-05-01), Soon
patent: 5918188 (1999-06-01), Doran
Kim Seong-Soo
Park Chi-Man
DelGizzi Ronald E.
Marger Johnson & McCollom, B.C.
O'Shea Sandra
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