Mobile phone

• US 10,375,231 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2018
• Issued: 08/06/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yamazaki, Shunpei
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Dinh T
• Application Number:
  US15/884,645
• Publication Number:
  US 20180152553A1
• Time in Patent Office: 552 Days
• Field of Search: 455566, 345173
• 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 1/1656 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 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• 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 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0421 by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

To provide a mobile phone which can be used without hampering convenience in a condition where functions of the mobile phone are switched and can improve operability. The mobile phone includes an optical sensor, a display element, a pixel circuit portion where a plurality of pixels having a plurality of transistors are arranged in matrix, an optical sensor control circuit which is connected to an optical sensor driver circuit for driving the optical sensor and reads a signal from the optical sensor, a display portion control circuit which is connected to a display element driver circuit for driving the display element and outputs an image signal for displaying an image on a display portion, a gradient detection portion for outputting a signal in accordance with a gradient of the mobile phone, and an arithmetic circuit for performing display in the pixel circuit portion by switching image signals output to the display portion control circuit with a signal from the gradient detection portion.

Claims

1. A mobile information-communication device comprising:

a housing having a rectangle shape;

a display portion provided on a first surface of the housing, the display portion having a rectangle shape with first and second long-sides and first and second short-sides;

a speaker provided on the housing; and

a microphone provided on the housing,

wherein the display portion is configured to display a first input key display region adjacent to a left one of the first and second short-sides of the display portion, a second input key display region adjacent to a right one of the first and second short-sides of the display portion, and a character display region between the first input key display region and the second input key display region when the housing is held laterally by both hands of a user,

wherein the first input key display region is configured to be operated by a left hand of the user, and the second input key display region is configured to be operated by a right hand of the user,

wherein the speaker is provided adjacent to the first short-side of the display portion, and

wherein the microphone is provided adjacent to the second short-side of the display portion.

2. The mobile information-communication device according to claim 1, wherein the display portion includes one of a liquid crystal element, an EL element, and an electrophoretic element.

3. The mobile information-communication device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile information-communication device is a mobile phone.

4. The mobile information-communication device according to claim 1, further comprising an imaging lens on the first surface of the housing.

5. A mobile information-communication device comprising:

a housing;

a display portion provided on a first surface of the housing, each of the housing and the display portion having a rectangle shape with first and second long-sides and first and second short-sides;

a speaker provided on the housing; and

a microphone provided on the housing,

wherein the display portion is configured to display a first input key display region adjacent to a left one of the first and second short-sides of the display portion, a second input key display region adjacent to a right one of the first and second short-sides of the display portion, and a character display region between the first input key display region and the second input key display region when the housing is held laterally by both hands of a user,

wherein the first input key display region is configured to be operated by a left hand of the user, and the second input key display region is configured to be operated by a right hand of the user, and

wherein the character display region is configured to display a character input by the user using keys of the first input key display region and the second input key display region.

6. The mobile information-communication device according to claim 5, wherein the display portion includes one of a liquid crystal element, an EL element, and an electrophoretic element.

7. The mobile information-communication device according to claim 5, wherein the mobile information-communication device is a mobile phone.

8. The mobile information-communication device according to claim 5, further comprising an imaging lens on the first surface of the housing.

9. A mobile information-communication device comprising:

a housing; and

a display portion provided on a first surface of the housing, each of the housing and the display portion having a rectangle shape with first and second long-sides and first and second short-sides,

wherein the display portion is configured to display a first input key display region adjacent to a left one of the first and second short-sides of the display portion, a second input key display region adjacent to a right one of the first and second short-sides of the display portion, and a character display region between the first input key display region and the second input key display region when the housing is held laterally by both hands of a user,

wherein the first input key display region is configured to be operated by a left hand of the user, and the second input key display region is configured to be operated by a right hand of the user, and

wherein the character display region is configured to display a character input by at least one of the left hand and the right hand of the user on keys of at least one of the first input key display region and the second input key display region.

10. The mobile information-communication device according to claim 9, wherein the display portion includes one of a liquid crystal element, an EL element, and an electrophoretic element.

11. The mobile information-communication device according to claim 9, wherein the mobile information-communication device is a mobile phone.

12. The mobile information-communication device according to claim 9, further comprising a speaker, a microphone, and an imaging lens provided on the housing.