Portable electronic apparatus

• US 10,089,004 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2016
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Urushihata, Mutsumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Eurice, Michael J
• Application Number:
  US15/194,511
• Publication Number:
  US 20160306521A1
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1635 Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0225 User interface arrangements, e.g. keyboard, display; Interfaces to other computer systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724

Abstract

According to an aspect, a portable electronic apparatus includes a housing, a touch panel, and a control unit. The housing includes a first surface, and a convex section that is formed near an edge area of the first surface. The touch panel is arranged on the first surface, and includes a first area near the convex section and a second area excluding the first area. The control unit controls the touch panel to display an operation screen on the first area.

Claims

1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing including a front surface and a back surface opposite to the front surface, the housing having a longer side in the first direction and a shorter side in a second direction crossing the first direction;

a touch panel arranged on the front surface,

an acceleration sensor that detects an orientation of the housing; and

a touch detector on the front surface,

wherein

the back surface includes a back edge area near one edge of the back surface and a back main area excluding the back edge area,

a first width, which is between the back edge area and the front surface in a third direction vertical to the front surface, is wider than a second width, which is between the back main area and the front surface in the third direction,

the front surface includes a front edge area near one edge of the front surface and a front main area excluding the front edge area, the front edge area including a first front-edge area and a second front-edge area arranged in the first direction,

the touch detector detects a touch operation at least on the first front-edge area and the second front-edge area,

when the acceleration sensor detects that the first front-edge area is above the second front-edge area in the third direction, a predetermined function is assigned according to the operation in the first front-edge area, and

when the acceleration sensor detects that the second front-edge area is above the first front-edge area in the third direction, the predetermined function is assigned according to the operation in the second front-edge area.

2. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first width at the widest point is wider than the second width by a value equal to or greater than 4 mm.

3. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first width at the widest point is wider than the second width by a value equal to or less than 6 mm.

4. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a length, which is from an edge of the front edge area at a center side of the front surface, around the side surface, and to the back first edge, is equal to or less than 80 mm.

5. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when the acceleration sensor detects that the first front-edge area is above the second front-edge area in the third direction, a menu is displayed in the first front-edge area, and an image is displayed in the front main area such that an upper side of a text displayed in the front main area is upper in the third direction, and

when the acceleration sensor detects that the second front-edge area is above the first front-edge area in the third direction, a menu is displayed in the second front-edge area, and an image is displayed in the front main area such that an upper side of a text displayed in the front main area is upper in the third direction.