Portable communicator

• US 6,985,136 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2003
• Issued: 01/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ADC Technology Inc. (H.B. Fuller Co. (Indonesia))
• Original Assignee: ADC Technology Inc. (H.B. Fuller Co. (Indonesia))
• Inventors: Enmei, Toshiharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Shankar, Vijay
• Application Number:
  US10/728,690
• Publication Number:
  US 20040080497A1
• Time in Patent Office: 766 Days
• Field of Search: 345173-179, 345/169, 178 1801- 1807, 178 1901- 1906
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/165 the additional display being small, e.g. for presenting status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1688 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/02 manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in program, e.g. pocket calculators
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/00 Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges H04M3/00; prepayment telephone coin boxes H04M17/00; current supply arrangements H04M19/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/066 Telephone sets adapted for data transmision
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 : with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00206 : Transmitting or receiving computer data via an image communication device, e.g. a facsimile transceiver H04N1/00236 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00281 : with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00302 : with a telephonic apparatus, e.g. telephone answering machine or videotex terminal H04N1/00307 takes precedence; telephonic communication H04M
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 : with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00315 : with a radio transmission apparatus with a cordless telephone H04N1/00305; systems or arrangements for the transmission of a picture signal specially adapted for transmission via radio H04N1/00103; H04N1/00307 takes precedence; radio transmission systems H04B7/00; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00323 : with a measuring, monitoring or signaling apparatus, e.g. for transmitting measured information to a central location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00326 : with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00392 : Other manual input means, e.g. digitisers or writing tablets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00408 : Display of information to the user, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00477 : Indicating status, e.g. of a job for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N2201/3219
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0063 : Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0093 : Facsimile machine H04N2201/0094 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0096 : Portable devices

Abstract

This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye 2, a telephone control system, a facsimile control system, and a data transmission system are mounted. All of them are operated by an input pen 55 or the space eye 2. The pen input device is connected to a wireless telephone equipment 7, and can be connected to a desired party through the public communication channel. In order to make the most of the equipment of a GPS user, the GPS user device 8 is connected to the pen input device 3. The current location of the GPS user is found through the GPS user device 8, and the data on the current location is transmitted to the party. Further, to make this communicator usable in any country, it is provided with means to connect it to a wireless telephone network of an individual service area of the country.

Claims

1. A portable communicator comprising:

a wireless communication device that is wirelessly connected to a public communication channel and conducts transmission and reception through the public communication channel;

a computer that outputs control commands to the wireless communication device, enters data from the public communication channel through the wireless communication device, or transmits the data to the public communication channel through the wireless communication device;

a display that shows selectable predetermined images sent by the computer;

a power controller that provides power to the display when an on-switch is operated to output an on-signal, which activates the display wherein input and output take place using the display, and that puts the display on standby when an off-switch is operated to output an off-signal;

a housing that contains the wireless communication device, the computer, and the display assembled therein; and

a destination selection device that shows a list of one or more destinations on the display and performs a destination identifying number setting process when the destination from the list is selected via input using the display.

2. A portable communicator comprising:

a wireless communication device that is wirelessly connected to a public communication channel and conducts transmission and reception through the public communication channel;

a computer that outputs control commands to the wireless communication device, enters data from the public communication channel through the wireless communication device or transmits data to the public communication channel through the wireless communication device;

a display that shows predetermined images sent by the computer;

a power controller that provides power to the display when an on-switch is operated to output an on-signal, that activates the display wherein input and output take place using the display, and that puts the display on standby when an off-switch is operated to output an off-signal;

a housing that contains the wireless communication device, the computer and the display assembled therein; and

a data display process device that shows a list of received data on the display;

wherein a desired received data is selected from the list of received data via the display, and the display shows the image of the desired received data.

3. A portable communicator comprising:

a wireless communication device that is wirelessly connected to a public communication channel and conducts transmission and reception through the public communication channel;

a computer that outputs control commands to the wireless communication device, enters data from the public communication channel through the wireless communication device, or transmits data to the public communication channel through the wireless communication device;

a display that shows selectable predetermined images sent by the computer;

a power controller that provides power to the display when an on-switch is operated to output an on-signal, which activates the display wherein input and output take place using the display, and that puts the display on standby when an off-switch is operated to output an off-signal;

a housing that contains the wireless communication device, the computer, and the display assembled therein; and

an application selection screen display device that comprises a menu portion and an application selection portion, wherein an application is selected through input using the display device.

4. A portable communicator comprising:

a wireless communication device that is wirelessly connected to a public communication channel and conducts transmission and reception through the public communication channel;

a computer that outputs control commands to the wireless communication device, enters data from the public communication channel through the wireless communication device, or transmits the data to the public communication channel through the wireless communication device;

a display that shows selectable predetermined images sent by the computer;

a power controller that provides power to the display when an on-switch is operated to output an on-signal, which activates the display wherein input and output take place using the display, and that puts the display on standby when an off-switch is operated to output an off-signal;

a housing that contains the wireless communication device, the computer, and the display assembled therein; and

a recorded message list screen display device that shows a list of recorded messages on the display for selecting and playing a message, wherein a desired recorded message is selected via input using the display device.

5. A portable wireless telephone device comprising:

a wireless communication device that is wirelessly connected to a public communication channel and conducts transmission and reception through the public communication channel;

a computer that outputs control commands to the wireless communication device, enters data from the public communication channel through the wireless communication device or transmits the data to the public communication channel through the wireless communication device;

a display that shows predetermined images;

a wireless telephone device that conducts a wireless telephoning through the wireless communication device;

a housing that contains the wireless communication device, the computer, the display, and the wireless telephone device assembled therein;

a speaker that is incorporated in the housing and outputs sound received with the wireless telephone device;

a speaker on-switch that turns on the speaker;

a microphone that is incorporated in the housing and inputs sound that is to be sent through the wireless telephone device;

an earphone device controller that outputs the sound received with the wireless telephone device to an earphone device that is arranged outside of the housing;

a list display device that displays a list on the display during a call of the wireless telephone device; and

an input device to input a selection from the list via the display.

6. The portable wireless telephone device according to claim 5, further comprising a telephoning status display device that displays telephoning status of the wireless telephone device on the display during a call of the wireless telephone device.

7. The portable wireless telephone device according to claim 5, further comprising an identification display device which displays a name of the other party of a call on the display during a call of the wireless telephone device.