MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20150207908A1
• Filed: 09/17/2013
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hosoda, Yasuhide
• Granted Patent: US 9,609,097 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1649 the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user
• 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: 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 1/0233 Including a rotatable display body part
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/11 Supports for sets, e.g. incorporating armrests
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/236 including keys on side or rear faces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit

Abstract

There is provided a mobile terminal including a casing that includes an audio output unit that outputs audio, and a transmissive display unit provided rotatable about the casing. The transmissive display unit is disposable in a plane intersecting a principal face of the casing while the audio output unit is outputting audio.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a casing that includes an audio output unit that outputs audio; and

a transmissive display unit provided rotatable about the casing,

wherein the transmissive display unit is disposable in a plane intersecting a principal face of the casing while the audio output unit is outputting audio.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a telephony unit that makes a phone call,

wherein the transmissive display unit is disposable in a plane intersecting a principal face of the casing during a phone call.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the transmissive display unit rotates about the casing between a closed state and an open state, and

a display face of the transmissive display unit positioned in the closed state and a principal face of the casing are positioned on a same face.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the transmissive display unit rotates about the casing between a closed state and an open state, and

a display face of the transmissive display unit positioned in the closed state and a principal face of the casing are parallel to each other.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the transmissive display unit is disposable in a plane intersecting the principal face when positioned in a first open state rotated in a first direction about the casing, or a second rotated state rotated in a reverse direction of the first direction.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the transmissive display unit includes a non-transmissive second display unit.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein

the second display unit presents a display when the transmissive display unit is positioned in a closed state with respect to the casing.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a detecting unit that detects a rotated state of the transmissive display unit; and

a control unit that controls display of the transmissive display unit,

wherein the control unit controls display according to a rotated state of the transmissive display unit detected by the detecting unit.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a telephony unit that makes a phone call;

an acquisition unit that acquires speech or an image; and

a control unit that, according to speech or an image acquired by the acquisition unit, generates and displays on the transmissive display unit related information related to the speech or the image.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, further comprising:

a web information acquisition unit that accesses a URL and acquires web information,

wherein the control unit controls accesses to a URL related to a topic corresponding to speech acquired by the acquisition unit.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, further comprising:

a web information acquisition unit that accesses a URL and acquires web information,

wherein the control unit controls access to a URL corresponding to an image acquired by the acquisition unit.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein

the control unit generates and displays on the transmissive display unit a summary of content of speech acquired by the acquisition unit.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a telephony unit that makes a phone call;

an acquisition unit that acquires action information related to an action by a person on a phone during a phone call; and

a control unit that generates and displays on the transmissive display unit navigation information based on action information acquired by the acquisition unit.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 13, wherein

the acquisition unit acquires gesture information of the person on the phone as the action information, and

the control unit displays on the transmissive display unit navigation information based on the acquired gesture information.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 13, wherein

the acquisition unit acquires speech spoken by the person on the phone as the action information, and

the control unit displays on the transmissive display unit navigation information based on the acquired speech.

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the transmissive display unit includes

a base unit rotatable about the casing,

a light guide unit, provided on a surface of the base unit, which guides light from an image display element to an exit while totally reflecting the light, and

an air layer formed between the base unit and the light guide unit.

17. The mobile terminal according to claim 16, wherein

the light guide unit includes

a first light guide unit provided on a first surface of the base unit, and

a second light guide unit provided on a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface of the base unit, and

the air layer includes

a first air layer formed between the first surface of the base unit and the first light guide unit, and

a second air layer formed between the second surface of the base unit and the second light guide unit.

18. The mobile terminal according to claim 17, wherein

the base unit is positioned in a first open state rotated in a first direction about the casing, or a second rotated state rotated in a reverse direction of the first direction,

when the base unit is positioned in the first open state, the first light guide unit guides light from the image display element to an exit while totally reflecting the light, and

when the base unit is positioned in the second open state, the second light guide unit guides light from the image display element to an exit while totally reflecting the light.