Portable telephone

• US 6,836,656 B2
• Filed: 04/13/2001
• Issued: 12/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kato, Makoto, Nakae, Kazuaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Lee
• Application Number:
  US09/833,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20010031651A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,355 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/567, 455/566, 455/574, 455/343.4, 455/550.1, 340/7.32, 340/7.38, 340/7.39
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device

Abstract

A portable telephone of the present invention comprises manual keys, a power-on time memory portion 4 for storing the power-on time being input by the manipulation of the key, a power-on time detection portion 5 for detecting whether the time stored in the power-on time memory portion 4 comes, a validation/invalidation memory portion 6 for storing the validation/invalidation of the automatic power-on function set input by the key manipulation, a main control portion 3 for turning on the power upon detecting the power-on time coming only when the validation of the automatic power-on function set is stored in the validation/invalidation memory portion 6. Accordingly, even if the user sets alarm for a plurality of times, the automatic power-on function can be cancelled by the simple manipulation, and the setting of the automatic power-on function can be returned to the original state by the simple manipulation.

Claims

1. A portable telephone having an automatic power-on function to have the power turned on automatically at a predetermined activation time, the portable telephone comprising:

key input means,

activation time memory means for storing an activation time being input by the manipulation of the key input means,

activation time detection means for detecting whether the activation time being stored in the activation time memory means comes,

validation/invalidation memory means for storing validation/invalidation of automatic power-on function set being input by the manipulation of the key input means,

control means for activating the automatic power-on function upon detecting the activation time coming only when the validation of the automatic power-on function set is stored in the validation/invalidation memory means.

2. A portable telephone according to claim 1 wherein the telephone comprises alarm means for ringing an alarm at a predetermined activation time, the control means activates the automatic power-on function and the alarm means upon detecting the activation time coming only when the validation of the automatic power-on function set is stored in the validation/invalidation memory means.

3. A portable telephone according to claim 1 wherein the key input means comprises a power key to be manipulated when the power is turned off manually, and a function key to be manipulated when the user sets a desired function, the validation of the automatic power-on function set is input by the manipulation of the power key without the manipulation of the function key, and the invalidation of the automatic power-on function set is input by the manipulation of the power key immediately after the manipulation of the function key.

4. A portable telephone according to claim 1 wherein the telephone comprises display means for showing the state when the invalidation of the automatic power-on function set is input with the power off.