Communication terminal device

• US 6,768,911 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2001
• Issued: 07/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Koshimura, Katsumi, Hino, Ichiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Joe
• Application Number:
  US09/789,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20010018351A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,253 Days
• Field of Search: 455/552.1, 455/566, 455/555, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 370/352, 370/260, 370/261, 370/262-263, 379/433.13
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/021 using combined folding and rotation motions combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• 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 1/0258 for a headset device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/03 Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

A communication terminal device is miniaturized in a shape handy to carry while maintaining the necessary operability. The terminal device is constituted by a first box for voice communication and a second box linked with the first box via short-distance radio link for data input and data display. The first box is provided with minimum functions necessary for the voice communication so as to be small, whereas the second box can be provided with a keyboard high in operability and a relatively large display means so that display and input for data communication can be made conveniently.

Claims

1. A communication terminal device comprising:

a portable communication terminal portion including

first radio communication means for radio communication with one of a predetermined station and another terminal,

first data processing means for processing one of data received and data to be transmitted by the first radio communication means,

second radio communication means connected with the first data processing means for short-distance radio communication, and

voice communication means connected with the first data processing means for processing voice communication; and

an information processing portion including

third radio communication means for short-distance radio communication with the second radio communication means in che portable communication terminal portion,

second data processing means connected with the third radio communication means for processing one of data received and data to be transmitted,

input means for inputting data to the second data processing means,

display means for displaying data processed by the second data processing means,

an angle adjusting mechanism for variably setting an angle between the display means and the input means about a first axis, and

an inverting mechanism for turning a disposition of the display means through an angle of 180 degrees about a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis.

2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a substantial portion of the input means is covered by the display means when the angle between the display means and the input means is at a predetermined minimum angle, and a portion of the input means remains exposed at the predetermined minimum angle.

3. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays one of a radio communication status of the first radio communication means and a processing status of the first data processing means.

4. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the short-distance radio communication between the second radio communication means and the third radio communication means is made using Blue Tooth.

5. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the portable communication terminal portion further includes data display means for displaying a status of a predetermined function.

6. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the display means in the data processing portion displays a status of the portable communication terminal portion.

7. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the portable communication terminal portion further includes memory means for storage of data, wherein information inputted via the input means of the data processing portion is stored in the memory means via the third radio communication means and the second radio communication means.