Portable telephone

• US 20030223576A1
• Filed: 06/02/2003
• Published: 12/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Totani Construction Company Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Totani Construction Company Ltd.
• Inventors: Totani, Hideo
• Application Number:
  US10/449,097
• Publication Number:
  US 20030223576A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/433.04
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/021 using combined folding and rotation motions combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0227 Rotatable in one plane, i.e. using a one degree of freedom hinge
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0233 Including a rotatable display body part

Abstract

A portable telephone with an input operation part and a lengthwise liquid crystal display part includes the liquid crystal display (LCD) part pivots at a support part which connected to a telephone body; a display screen of the LCD part, capable of seeing as a longwise display screen when the LCD part rotates at 90 degrees; the information indicated on the longwise display screen; a CPU which receives a detected signal detected by the detection circuit; and a drive circuit which receives a control signal from the CPU and which drives information elements to the LCD so as to indicate an information position and setup menu correctly corresponding to the display screen. Therefore, the lengthwise display screen of the portable telephone is also used as the lengthwise display screen thereof, and it can be applied by a rational composition to the portable telephone that has usually used.

Claims

1. A portable telephone with an input operation part located at a lower part thereof and a lengthwise liquid crystal display part located at an upper part thereof, comprising:

the liquid crystal display part pivots at a support part which connected to a base plate part of a telephone body;

a display screen of the liquid crystal display part, capable of seeing as a longwise display screen when the liquid crystal display part rotates to a horizontal direction at approximately 90 degrees via a pivotable shaft; and

an information indicated visibly on the longwise display screen which is indicated via a detection circuit for rotation direction of the liquid crystal display;

a CPU which receives a detected signal detected by the detection circuit; and

a drive circuit which receives a control signal from th CPU and which drives information elements to the liquid crystal display so as to indicate an informational position and display setup correctly corresponding to the display screen as a wide state.

2. A portable telephone comprising:

a telephone body having a base plate part which is located below a pivot part, capable of putting a palm on and a cover support part which is located above the pivot part, opening and closing to the base plate part;

an input operation part provided at the base plate part;

a liquid crystal display part which is pivoted on an inner wall of the cover support part, provided a lengthwise display screen as a normal position and a longwise display screen when the liquid crystal display part is rotated at approximately 90 degrees via a pivotable shaft;

a necessary circuit for the telephone;

characterized in that the longwise display screen indicates information is indicated via a detection circuit for rotation direction of the liquid crystal display;

a CPU which receives a detected signal detected by the detection circuit; and

a drive circuit which receives a control signal from th CPU and which drives information elements to the liquid crystal display so as to indicate an informational position and display setup correctly corresponding to the display screen as a wide state.

3. A portable telephone with an input operation part located at a lower part thereof and a lengthwise liquid crystal display part located at an upper part is thereof through a pivot part, capable of opening and closing, comprising:

one of the input operation part which is provided rotatably in the base plate part of a telephone body through a pivotable shaft and the telephone body which is provided rotatably to the input operation part;

the lengthwise liquid crystal display part with a display screen, capable of seeing as a longwise display screen when the liquid crystal display part is rotated at approximately 90 degrees via a pivotable shaft; and

characterized in that the longwise display screen indicates information is indicated via a detection circuit for rotation direction of the liquid crystal display;

a CPU which receives a detected signal detected by the detection circuit; and

a drive circuit which receives a control signal from th CPU and which drives information elements to the liquid crystal display so as to indicate an informational position and display setup correctly corresponding to the display screen as a wide state.

4. A portable telephone according to claim 3, wherein the input operation part has at least one correct keys for controlling information elements, being used for inverting and forming so as to read easily information that is indicated on the display screen.

5. A portable telephone with an input operation part located at a lower part thereof and a lengthwise liquid crystal display part located at an upper part thereof, comprising:

the liquid crystal display part which pivots at one end portion of a support member which is supported pivotably by a base plate part of a telephone body;

a display screen of the liquid crystal display part, capable of seeing as a longwise display screen when the liquid crystal display part rotates to a horizontal direction at approximately 90 degrees via a pivotable shaft; and

an information indicated visibly on the longwise display screen which is indicated via a detection circuit for rotation direction of the liquid crystal display;

a CPU which receives a detected signal detected by the detection circuit; and

a drive circuit which receives a control signal from th CPU and which drives information elements to the liquid crystal display so as to indicate an informational position and display setup correctly corresponding to the display screen as a wide state.

6. A portable telephone according to claim 5, wherein the support member further includes an engaged support frame part;

and axle hole parts which are projected in a bottom wall of the engaged support frame part;

characterized in that fitted parts are formed at another end portion of the engaged support frame part, engaged with means for fitting when the lower part of the liquid crystal display part engages in the engaged support frame part.

7. A portable telephone according to claim 5, wherein the an upper end portion of the input operation part forms a stopper which can stop to rotate the lengthwise liquid crystal display part at a predetermined position when it rotates at approximately 90 degrees through the pivotable shaft.