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Mobile information terminal equipment and portable electronic apparatus

  • US 6,535,749 B1
  • Filed: 03/08/1999
  • Issued: 03/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mobile information terminal having a body, comprising:

  • a display unit having a touch screen;

    a door having a display window on part of the display unit and at least one switch button;

    a door opening/closing detector for detecting door opened/closed status;

    a first software module for providing a user interface when using the mobile information terminal as a telephone set in the door closed status, wherein characters and pictographs are displayed on the display unit, being viewable through the display window, in the direction easier to see when the body is held vertically; and

    a second software module for providing a user interface when using the mobile information terminal as an information processor in the door opened status, wherein characters and pictographs are displayed on the display unit in the direction easier to see when the body is held horizontally.

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