FLIP-COVER MOBILE PHONE WITH COVER-ON TALKING CAPABILTY

• US 20040203512A1
• Filed: 03/24/2003
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Original Assignee: TPO Displays Corporation (InnoLux Corporation)
• Inventors: Ho, Shyuan-Jeng, Wang, Ching-Tung
• Granted Patent: US 7,221,914 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/90.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A flip-cover mobile phone with cover-on talking capability. The phone has a plurality of buttons on the front surface of the phone but can be hidden away by the cover. The surface of the phone further includes a loudspeaker, a microphone, a communication on/off button and a touch-sensitive screen. Incoming calls can be received simply by pressing the communication on/off button so that talking is possible with the cover on. With the addition of a touch-sensitive screen, the phone may be operated without lifting the flip cover.

Claims

1. A flip-cover mobile phone with cover-on talking capability, comprising:

a phone body having an inner surface and an outer surface;

a plurality of key buttons on the inner surface of the phone body;

a flip cover hinged to the phone body that can cover over the key buttons, wherein the flip cover has an inner surface and an outer surface;

a loudspeaker on the outer surface of the flip cover;

a microphone on the outer surface of the flip cover; and

a communication on/off button on the outer surface of the flip cover.

2. The flip-cover phone of claim 1, wherein the phone may further include a first screen on the inner surface of the flip cover.

3. The flip-cover phone of claim 1, wherein the phone may further include a second screen on the outer surface of the flip cover.

4. The flip-cover phone of claim 3, wherein the second screen includes a touch-sensitive screen.

5. A flip-cover mobile phone with cover-on talking capability, comprising:

a phone body;

a plurality of key buttons on the phone body;

a key button cover hinged to the phone body that can cover the key buttons;

a loudspeaker on the surface of the key button cover or the surface of the phone body;

a microphone on the surface of the key button cover or the surface of the phone body; and

a communication on/off button on the surface of the key button cover or the surface of the phone body.

6. The flip-cover phone of claim 5, wherein the communication on/off button is positioned on the phone body.

7. The flip-cover phone of claim 5, wherein the communication on/off button is positioned on the outer surface of the key button cover.

8. The flip-cover phone of claim 5, wherein the phone may further include a first screen on the phone body.

9. The flip-cover phone of claim 8, wherein the first screen is positioned in a location outside the area covered by the key button cover.

10. The flip-cover phone of claim 5, wherein the first screen includes a touch-sensitive screen.

11. The flip-cover phone of claim 5, wherein the key button cover engages to the phone body through a rotation mechanism so that the key buttons may be exposed when the key button cover is rotated away from the phone body.

12. The flip-cover phone of claim 5, wherein the key button cover engages with the phone body through a sliding mechanism so that the key buttons are exposed when the key button cover is moved away from the phone body.