Terminal apparatus

• US 20050143137A1
• Filed: 04/27/2004
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Yamazaki, Takahiro, Matsunaga, Keigo, Izumi, Kenichi
• Application Number:
  US10/832,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20050143137A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera

Abstract

A terminal apparatus is provided that has a first and a second display units; and a control unit which controls display contents of the first and the second display units respectively. The control unit displays, on the second display unit, status information as well as an operation key associated with the display contents displayed on the first display unit. The control unit changes the display contents displayed on the first display unit in response to an input with the operation key.

Claims

1. A terminal apparatus comprising:

a first and a second display units; and

a control unit which controls display contents of the first and the second display units respectively, wherein

the control unit displays, on the second display unit, status information as well as an operation key associated with the display contents displayed on the first display unit and changes the display contents displayed on the first display unit in response to an input with the operation key.

2. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the status information displayed on the second display is visually recognizable as long as the power is on.

3. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

if there is an concomitant display which is displayed concomitantly to the display contents, the control unit displays the concomitant display on the second display unit.

4. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the operation key is a touch panel.

5. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the status information includes any one selected from a group having a remaining level of a battery, an radio wave receiving condition, a date, an icon indicating a setting status of the manner mode, an icon indicating an alarm setting status, an icon indicating presence of unanswered incoming calls, an icon indicating presence of messages left on an answering machine and an icon indicative of being in the Internet connection status.

6. The terminal apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the status information includes any one selected from a group having a remaining level of a battery, an radio wave receiving condition, a date, an icon indicating a setting status of the manner mode, an icon indicating an alarm setting status, an icon indicating presence of unanswered incoming calls, an icon indicating presence of messages left on an answering machine and an icon indicative of being in the Internet connection status.

7. The terminal apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the status information includes any one selected from a group having a remaining level of a battery, an radio wave receiving condition, a date, an icon indicating a setting status of the manner mode, an icon indicating an alarm setting status, an icon indicating presence of unanswered incoming calls, an icon indicating presence of messages left on an answering machine and an icon indicative of being in the Internet connection status.

8. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a joint unit for joining a first housing where the first display unit is disposed and a second housing where the second display is disposed each other, wherein

the first housing and the second housing is foldably joined together via the joint unit and the status information is displayed on the second display unit such that it can be visually recognized in a folded state.

9. The terminal apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising

a joint unit for joining a first housing where the first display unit is disposed and a second housing where the second display is disposed each other, wherein

the first housing and the second housing is foldably joined together via the joint unit and the status information is displayed on the second display unit such that it can be visually recognized in a folded state.

10. The terminal apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising

a joint unit for joining a first housing where the first display unit is disposed and a second housing where the second display is disposed each other, wherein

the first housing and the second housing is foldably joined together via the joint unit and the status information is displayed on the second display unit such that it can be visually recognized in a folded state.