Portable communication apparatus

• US 20070060216A1
• Filed: 09/12/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GIGA-BYTE Communications, Inc. (Giga-Byte Technology Co.), Gigabyte Technology Company Limited (Giga-Byte Technology Co.)
• Original Assignee: GIGA-BYTE Communications, Inc. (Giga-Byte Technology Co.), Gigabyte Technology Company Limited (Giga-Byte Technology Co.)
• Inventors: Huang, Cheng-Wen, Lee, Tsung-Jen
• Application Number:
  US11/222,767
• Publication Number:
  US 20070060216A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.300
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1043 being characterized by constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/105 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/021 using combined folding and rotation motions combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/18 including more than one keyboard unit

Abstract

A portable communication apparatus equipped with basic communication functions and game functions include a first body and a second body. The first body has a bi-directional axle, a display screen and a first keyboard area on the top surface. The second body is hinged on the bi-directional axle, and includes a second keyboard area on the top surface thereof and a third keyboard area on the back surface. The second body is turnable around the bi-directional axle relative to the first body to generate movements around two axes, to turn the second keyboard area or the third keyboard area, to face the display screen and to fold over the first body. When the second body is turned relative to the first body, the image displayed on the display screen also is turned to a selected angle.

Claims

1. A portable communication apparatus, comprising:

a first body having a bi-directional axle on one side and a display screen and a first keyboard area on a top surface, the display screen being located between the first keyboard area and the bi-directional axle; and

a second body having one side hinged on the bi-directional axle, a second keyboard area located on a top surface thereof and a third keyboard area located on a back surface;

wherein the second body is turnable around the bi-directional axle relative to the first body to move around two axes to selectively turn the second keyboard area or the third keyboard area to face the display screen and fold over the first body, or incline a selected angle relative to the first body.

2. The portable communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display screen is partly exposed when the second body folds over the first body.

3. The portable communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first body has a plurality of function keys on another side.

4. The portable communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first keyboard area has a directional key set.

5. The portable communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the third keyboard area includes a directional key set and a plurality of auxiliary function keys.

6. The portable communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second keyboard area is a phone keypad.

7. The portable communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first body is a rectangle which has a longer side defined as a transverse axis and a shorter side defined as a longitudinal axis, the first keyboard area and the second keyboard area being operated corresponding to the transverse axis, and the third keyboard area being operated corresponding to the longitudinal axis.

8. The portable communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first body includes a 3-axis accelerometer to detect acceleration of the first body.

9. The portable communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second body includes a 3-axis accelerometer to detect acceleration of the second body.

10. The portable communication apparatus of claim 9, wherein a direction of an image displayed on the display screen is changed according to a detection signal of the 3-axis accelerometer.

11. The portable communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein keys of the first keyboard area, the second keyboard area and the third keyboard area are mechanical keys, touch keys or the combination thereof.

12. The portable communication apparatus of claim 11, wherein the touch keys are capacitor keys.

13. A portable communication apparatus, comprising:

a first body having an axle on one side and a display screen and a first keyboard area on a top surface, the display screen being located between the first keyboard area and the bi-directional axle; and

a second body having one side hinged on the axle, a second keyboard area located on a top surface thereof and a third keyboard area located on a back surface;

wherein the second body is turnable around the axle relative to the first body to fold over the first body, or incline a selected angle relative to the first body.

14. The portable communication apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second keyboard area is a phone keypad.

15. The portable communication apparatus of claim 13, wherein the axle is two or more dimensions axle such that the second body is turnable relative to the first body to selectively turn the second keyboard area or the third keyboard area to face the display screen.

16. The portable communication apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first body includes a 3-axis accelerometer to detect acceleration of the first body.

17. The portable communication apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second body includes a 3-axis accelerometer to detect acceleration of the second body.

18. The portable communication apparatus of claim 17, wherein a direction of an image displayed on the display screen is changed according to a detection signal of the 3-axis accelerometer.

19. The portable communication apparatus of claim 13, wherein keys of the first keyboard area, the second keyboard area and the third keyboard area are mechanical keys, touch key or the combination thereof.

20. The portable communication apparatus of claim 19, wherein the touch keys are capacitor keys.