Personal information terminal equipped with enlarging optical system
First Claim
1. A personal information terminal comprising:
- a data display means including an enlarging optical system;
an input means for receiving instructions from a user;
a radio communications means for connecting to a network; and
a control means for obtaining information from the network through the radio means and displaying the information on the data display means, based on instructions from the input means.
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Abstract
There is provided a personal information terminal being compact in size but capable of large-screen display of information, and being made so that the terminal'"'"'s energy consumption is reduced and the terminal is capable of being carried around. The terminal has a data display device equipped with an enlarging optical system, an input device for receiving instructions from a user, a radio communications device for connecting to a network, and a control device for obtaining information from the network through the radio device and making the information be displayed on the data display device based on instructions from the input device, and additionally, while the control device is obtaining the information from the network through the radio device the control device turns off an electrical power supply to a backlight which comprises the data display device.
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37 Claims
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1. A personal information terminal comprising:
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a data display means including an enlarging optical system;
an input means for receiving instructions from a user;
a radio communications means for connecting to a network; and
a control means for obtaining information from the network through the radio means and displaying the information on the data display means, based on instructions from the input means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31)
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7. A personal information terminal comprising:
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an ocular-type data display means arranged within a frame of a window and having an enlarging optical system;
an input means for receiving instructions from a user;
a radio communications means for connecting to a network;
a control means for obtaining information from the network through the radio means and making the information be displayed on the data display means, based on instructions from the input means; and
a notifying means for providing a notification to a user at least as to whether the control means is in a state of obtaining information from the network through the radio means or not the notifying means being arranged outside the frame of the window. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25)
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26. An energy-consumption reduction method to be applied in a personal information terminal having a data display means including an enlarging optical system, an input means for receiving instructions from a user and a radio communications means for connecting to a network, the method comprising:
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an information obtaining step of obtaining information from the network through the radio means based on instructions from the input means;
a display step of displaying the information obtained in the information obtaining step on the data display means; and
a limiting step of limiting an amount of the electrical power supply to the data display means while the information is being obtained from the network through the radio means at the information obtaining step, the amount being less than an amount at a normal time.
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29. A status notification method to be applied in a personal information terminal having an ocular-type data display means arranged within a frame of a window and having an enlarging optical system, an input means for receiving instructions from a user, a radio communications means for connecting to a network and a notifying means arranged outside the frame of the window, comprising of:
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an information obtaining step obtaining information from the network through the radio means based on instructions from the input means;
a display step of displaying the information obtained in the obtaining step on the data display means; and
a notifying step of providing a notification to a user at least as to whether information is being obtained from the network through the radio means or not by means of a notification means.
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32. A computer readable recording medium storing as a program an energy-consumption reduction method to be applied in a personal information terminal having a data display means equipped with an enlarging optical system, an input means for receiving instructions from a user and a radio communications means for connecting to a network, the energy-consumption reduction method comprising:
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an information obtaining step of obtaining information from the network through the radio means based on instructions from the input means;
a display step of displaying the information obtained in the information obtaining step on the data display means; and
a limiting step of limiting an amount of the electrical power supply to the data display means while the information is being obtained from the network through the radio means at the information obtaining step, the amount being less than an amount at a normal time. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 36, 37)
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35. A computer readable recording medium storing as a program a status notification method to be applied in a personal information terminal having an ocular-type data display means arranged within a frame of a window and having an enlarging optical system, an input means for receiving instructions from a user, a radio communications means for connecting to a network and a notifying means arranged outside the frame of the window, the status notification method comprising:
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an information obtaining step of obtaining information from the network through the radio means based on instructions from the input means;
a display step of displaying the information obtained in the information obtaining step on the data display means; and
a notifying step of providing a notification to a user at least as to whether the information is being obtained from the network through the radio means or not by means of a notification means.
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