MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH ENHANCED IMAGE COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY

• US 20090137274A1
• Filed: 01/26/2009
• Published: 05/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Yoo-Seok, KIM, Eun-Mi, Yun, Jung-Pil, Kim, Dong-Eun
• Granted Patent: US 8,115,798 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1605 Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/165 the additional display being small, e.g. for presenting status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1681 Details related solely to hinges hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0218 The hinge comprising input and/or output user interface means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals

Abstract

A mobile communication device includes a first body, a folder portion rotatably coupled with the first body and positionable between open and closed positions, a first display unit coupled to the folder portion and configured to display first information, and a second display unit coupled to a first side of the first body and configured to receive input and display second information, wherein at least one of text information and graphic information received through the second display unit is displayed on the first display unit.

Claims

1-40. -40. (canceled)

41. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a first body;

a folder portion rotatably coupled with the first body and positionable between open and closed positions;

a first display unit coupled to the folder portion and configured to display first information; and

a second display unit coupled to a first side of the first body and configured to receive input and display second information,

wherein at least one of text information and graphic information received through the second display unit is displayed on the first display unit.

42. The device of claim 41, further comprising:

a keypad arranged on the first side of the first body.

43. The device of claim 41, wherein the second display unit is mounted on the first side of the first body at an inclined angle relative to a plane along which the first body lies.

44. The device of claim 43, wherein the inclined angle of the second display unit is substantially the same as an angle of the folder portion in the open position such that the first display unit mounted on the first side of the folder portion and the second display unit mounted on the first body lie on a same plane when the folder portion is in the open position.

45. The device of claim 41, wherein the second display unit comprises a touch screen.

46. The device of claim 41, wherein the first display unit has a first screen region and a second screen region, the first and second screen regions displaying two image data simultaneously.

47. The device of claim 41, wherein the folder portion further comprises:

a screen exposure portion sized to form an opening that substantially corresponds to at least a portion of the second display to permit viewing of the second display when the folder portion is in the closed position.

48. The device of claim 47, further comprising:

a transparent protection window sized to couple with the opening of the screen exposure portion.

49. The device of claim 41, further comprising:

a first camera coupled to the first body or the folder portion and positioned to be directed towards a user when the first folding portion is in the open position.

50. The device of claim 49, further comprising:

a second camera coupled to the first body or the folder portion and positioned to be directed in a direction opposite to a direction of the first camera when the first folding portion is in the open position.

51. The device of claim 50, wherein the first camera is mounted along a first side of the folder portion and proximate to the first display unit, and the second camera is mounted along a second side of the first body, the second side of the first body being opposite to the first side of the first body.

52. The device of claim 51, further comprising:

a screen exposure portion sized to form an opening that substantially corresponds to at least a portion of the second display to permit viewing of the second display when the folder portion is in the closed position,

wherein images obtained from the second camera are displayed on the first display unit if the folder portion is in the open position, and displayed on the second display unit if the folder portion is in the closed position.

53. The device of claim 41, wherein the second information received through the second display unit is transmitted to another mobile communication device.

54. The device of claim 53, wherein the second information comprises text information or graphic information.

55. The device of claim 54, further comprising:

a camera configured to capture a user'"'"'s image,

wherein the second information is the user'"'"'s image captured by the camera.

56. The device of claim 53, wherein the second information is input by selecting a mode shift menu output from the second display unit.

57. The device of claim 56, wherein the mode shift menu is output as a pop-up menu.

58. The device of claim 57, wherein the second information is information stored in the mobile communication device or information received from another mobile communication device.

59. The device of claim 58, wherein the first display unit comprises:

a first screen region and a second screen region outputting different information.

60. The device of claim 58, wherein the first display unit comprises a first screen region and a second screen region outputting the same information.