Portable radio telephone set

• US 20050221865A1
• Filed: 06/06/2005
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1992
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FIPA Frohwitter Intellectual Property AG
• Original Assignee: FIPA Frohwitter Intellectual Property AG
• Inventors: Nishiyama, Takanori, Itakura, Sakae, Yanagisawa, Kazunori
• Application Number:
  US11/144,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20050221865A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0236 using selection techniques to select from displayed items
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2019/146 Roller type actuators
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/05 composed of hingedly connected sections
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 25/008 Operating part movable both angularly and rectilinearly, the rectilinear movement being perpendicular to the axis of angular movement
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 3/162 associated with a hinge of the closing member
• 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 1/0218 The hinge comprising input and/or output user interface means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0247 comprising more than two body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/233 including a pointing device, e.g. roller key, track ball, rocker switch or joystick constructional details of pointing devices per se G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• 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 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation

Abstract

A portable radio telephone set provided with a display section includes a rotary selector which rotates to select various functions. A menu displayed on the display section is selected by the rotary selector during a non-conversation time, and the sound volume can be adjusted during the conversation time. The adjusting operation can be performed from both the front and the rear sides of the telephone set. The rotary selector and button keys are arranged within the operation range of the thumb, and ordinary dial functions performed by operating these rotary selector and button keys are provided.

Claims

1. A telephone set comprising:

an input section having a plurality of button keys;

a microphone;

a speaker which outputs received voice sound;

a storage which stores names and telephone numbers associated with the names;

a display which displays a list of names stored in said storage;

a telephone case housing said input section, said microphone, said speaker, said storage, and said display;

a selection section which selects a name from the list of names displayed on said display; and

a call origination section which originates a telephone call to the telephone number associated with the selected name,

wherein said selector section and said call origination section are mounted on said telephone case between said display and said input section,

wherein said telephone case includes a hinge permitting movement of said telephone case between a closed position and an open position, and wherein said selector section is incorporated in said hinge.