Portable radio telephone set
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1. A portable radio telephone set comprising:
- an operation section, having a plurality of button keys;
a microphone;
a display section for displaying a menu of telephone functions;
an output section for outputting received voice messages;
a telephone case housing said operation section, said microphone, said display section, and said output section, and having a front side with said button keys, said microphone said display section, and said output section thereon, and having a rear side; and
a rotary selector member having an axis, and mounted on said telephone case for rotary movement about said axis, to select a telephone function from the menu displayed on said display section, and for linear movement with respect to said axis, to activate the selected telephone function.
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Abstract
A portable radio telephone set provided with a display section includes a rotary selector which turns 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.
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1. A portable radio telephone set comprising:
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an operation section, having a plurality of button keys; a microphone; a display section for displaying a menu of telephone functions; an output section for outputting received voice messages; a telephone case housing said operation section, said microphone, said display section, and said output section, and having a front side with said button keys, said microphone said display section, and said output section thereon, and having a rear side; and a rotary selector member having an axis, and mounted on said telephone case for rotary movement about said axis, to select a telephone function from the menu displayed on said display section, and for linear movement with respect to said axis, to activate the selected telephone function. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A portable radio telephone set comprising:
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a key panel section having a plurality of button keys for controlling operation of said telephone set; a display section for displaying a menu of telephone functions; a telephone case housing said key panel section and said display section and having a front side with said button keys and said display section thereon and having a rear side; and a selector member having an axis, and mounted on said telephone case for rotary movement about said axis, to select a telephone function from the menu displayed on said display section, and for linear movement with respect to said axis, to activate the selected telephone function.
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4. In a portable radio telephone set including an operation section having a plurality of button keys thereon, a display section for displaying a menu of telephone functions, a receiver section for receiving and outputting received voice messages, and a selector member for selecting and activating functions for said portable radio telephone set from the menu displayed on said display section, the improvement wherein said selector member is a rotary selector member having an axis, said rotary selector member being rotatable about said axis to select a function from the menu and being movable linearly with respect to said axis to activate the selected function.
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