Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-29
2001-10-02
Picard, Leo P. (Department: 2835)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
C361S689000, C345S169000, C345S905000, C312S223100, C455S450000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06297945
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Japanese patent application No. JPAP11-086099 filed on Mar. 29, 1999, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a portable electronic terminal apparatus, and more particularly to a portable electronic terminal apparatus which includes a flip panel and a plurality of displays.
2. Discussion of the Background
Recently, the amount of information for electronic apparatuses to exchange has greatly been increased through data communications verification because of rapid proliferation of portable communications equipment and an establishment of the corresponding infrastructure. In such a circumstance, portability as well as data communications capability has become more important, especially in a portable electronic apparatus (e.g., a cellular mobile phone, a personal assistant device, and the like).
In general, it is difficult to obtain both portability and visibility at the same time in a portable electronic apparatus. Such an apparatus needs to be lighter and smaller for increased portability. For instance, the area reserved for the display of a portable electronic apparatus can be reduced to increase portability. Typically, a portable electronic apparatus has a single display on which various kinds of information are selectively shown as user instructions; such as a screen scroll function, a function for switching over to another function, and so forth. In such a portable electronic apparatus, the user is usually required to perform complex manipulation of the display to finally read incoming mail and/or information received from information service providers.
As one example of the portable electronic apparatus, a mobile cellar phone, as illustrated in
FIG. 1
, is provided to overcome the above-mentioned problem. The mobile cellar phone of
FIG. 1
includes a main body
51
, a display
51
, an antenna
52
, and a loudspeaker
53
. In this mobile cellar phone, a mechanical key pad is not used, instead a touch-sensitive display is employed so as to fit in a relatively small area. Since the touch-sensitive display does not provide a tactile “click” response, the user is required to keep watching the display to make sure the input is entered properly. Therefore, the operability of the mobile cellar phone of
FIG. 1
is reduced.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a novel portable electronic terminal apparatus which 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 enables input of information, including data and instructions. A plurality of displays display the information input through the input mechanism. The communications mechanism transmits and receives the input information. 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 closed. In addition, one of the plurality of displays is mounted on the side of the flip panel that is exposed when closed.
One of the plurality of the displays may be mounted on a surface of the hollow section of the main body.
Another display may be mounted on another side of the flip panel.
One of the displays operates when the flip panel is closed, and the other display operates when the flip panel is opened.
Each of the displays may be a polymer-film liquid crystal display.
The displays may selectively be used by a user instruction input through the information input mechanism.
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patent: 5646649 (1997-07-01), Iwata et al.
patent: 5673170 (1997-09-01), Register
patent: 6134103 (2000-10-01), Ghanma
Duong Hung Van
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Picard Leo P.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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