Communication device

• US 20020022504A1
• Filed: 04/23/2001
• Published: 02/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Horii, Kazutugu
• Application Number:
  US09/839,399
• Publication Number:
  US 20020022504A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.7
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/244 extendable from a housing along a given path

Abstract

In a communication device, since various pilot switches for detecting the movement of an antenna in respective directions are provided and then the operation for moving appropriately the antenna is executed, the information can be selected easily and thus a series of operations concerning to the communication can be simplified.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

an antenna;

an antenna supporting portion for rotatably supporting said antenna in said communication device;

a gear provided coaxially and integrally with said antenna; and

a turn detector engaged with said gear for detecting a turn of said antenna.

2. A communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a housing portion for receiving said antenna into the inside of said communication device; and

wherein said gear engages with said turn detector in a state where said housing portion receives said antenna and a state where said housing portion does not receive said antenna.

3. A communication device comprising:

an antenna movably supported in the communication device;

a movement detector for detecting a movement of said antenna; and

a selector for selecting information in response to a moving direction or an amount of movement of said antenna based on a movement detected result.

6. A communication device according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein communication is carried out in response to the selection of the information by said selector.

4. A communication device comprising:

an antenna rotatably supported in the communication device;

a turn detector for detecting a turn of said antenna; and

a selector for selecting information in response to a turning direction or an amount of turn or a turning speed of the antenna based on a turn detected result.

5. A communication device comprising:

an antenna movably supported in the communication device;

a movement detector for detecting a movement of said antenna;

a searching device for searching information in response to a turning direction or an amount of turn or a turning speed of said antenna based on a turn detected result; and

a selector for selecting information in response to a moving direction or an amount of movement of the antenna in a turning axis direction based on a movement detected result.