Foldable portable telephone set
First Claim
1. A foldable portable telephone set, comprising:
- a body section;
a cover section hinged to said body section for opening and closing movement relative to said body section;
a magnetic field responsive switch provided on one of said body section and said cover section;
a magnet provided on the other of said body section and said cover section such that said magnet is positioned adjacent to said magnetic field responsive switch when said cover section is in a closed position; and
means connected to said magnetic field responsive switch for establishing a speech holding condition when said cover section is in said closed position.
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Abstract
A foldable portable telephone set which allows switching between a speech holding condition and a speaking condition without the necessity of an operation of a key thereby to prevent an operation in error. An open or closed condition of a cover section relative to a body section is detected by means of a reed switch provided on the cover section, a magnet provided on the body section, and a detection circuit for detecting an on- or off-state of the reed switch. A speech holding condition is established when it is detected that the cover section is closed during speech. In the speech holding condition, manually operable keys are covered with the body section and not exposed outside.
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Citations
9 Claims
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1. A foldable portable telephone set, comprising:
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a body section; a cover section hinged to said body section for opening and closing movement relative to said body section; a magnetic field responsive switch provided on one of said body section and said cover section; a magnet provided on the other of said body section and said cover section such that said magnet is positioned adjacent to said magnetic field responsive switch when said cover section is in a closed position; and means connected to said magnetic field responsive switch for establishing a speech holding condition when said cover section is in said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A foldable portable telephone set, comprising:
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a body section having a receiver and a radio section built therein; a cover section having a transmitter built therein; a hinge mechanism connecting said body section to said cover section for allowing opening and closing pivotable movement of said cover section with respect to said body section to an open and closed position, respectively; a display device provided on said body section which is covered by said cover section when said cover section is in said closed position; a power source switch provided on said body section; an antenna provided on said body section, said antenna being electrically coupled to said radio section; a plurality of operation means provided on said cover section; detection means provided on one of said body section and said cover section for detecting whether said cover section is in said open position or said closed position, and outputting a signal indicative of whether said cover section is in said open position or said closed position; and control means for receiving the signal from said detection means controlling said display device between an on-state and an off-state, and for connecting said transmitter to said radio section when said cover section is in said open position to establish a speaking condition, and for disconnecting said transmitter from said radio section to establish a speech holding condition when said cover section is in said closed state, and thereafter connecting said transmitter back to said radio section when said cover section is placed back into said open state, to thereby restore the speaking condition. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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