Hand-held portable electronic apparatus
First Claim
1. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a body having a display unit on a top surface thereof; and
a holding unit protruding substantially perpendicular from a bottom surface of the body for holding the portable electronic apparatus and including a menu navigating device for navigating a menu displayed on the display unit and a switch configured to be operated by a same one hand holding the holding unit so that the portable electronic apparatus is able to be supported, held, and operated with one hand,wherein the holding unit includes a grip configured to be grasped at least with a palm of said one hand such that when said one hand holds the holding unit, the palm of said one hand holding the holding unit is also substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the body;
wherein said holding unit is configured to store batteries which are used for an electric power source to operate said portable electronic apparatus.
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Abstract
A portable electronic apparatus including a main body having a display unit on a surface and a protruding holding unit. The holding unit includes a pointing device and switches that are operated by a same hand holding the holding unit. The pointing device includes one of a stick type pointing device and a trackball type pointing device that performs pointing operations including moving a cursor displayed on the display unit. The switches are for setting or canceling instructions given by the pointing device with click operations. The holding unit is also configured to be folded toward a side of the main body. When it is folded, an electric power supply is automatically turned off or put in a standby state and when the holding unit is unfolded to its original position, the electric power supply is a turned on or put in an operating state.
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17 Claims
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1. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a body having a display unit on a top surface thereof; and a holding unit protruding substantially perpendicular from a bottom surface of the body for holding the portable electronic apparatus and including a menu navigating device for navigating a menu displayed on the display unit and a switch configured to be operated by a same one hand holding the holding unit so that the portable electronic apparatus is able to be supported, held, and operated with one hand, wherein the holding unit includes a grip configured to be grasped at least with a palm of said one hand such that when said one hand holds the holding unit, the palm of said one hand holding the holding unit is also substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the body; wherein said holding unit is configured to store batteries which are used for an electric power source to operate said portable electronic apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a body having a display unit on a top surface thereof; and a holding unit protruding substantially perpendicular from a bottom surface of the body for holding the portable electronic apparatus and including a highlighted item changing device for changing a highlighted item displayed on the display unit and a switch configured to be operated by a same one hand holding the holding unit so that the portable electronic apparatus is able to be supported, held, and operated with one hand, wherein the holding unit includes a grip configured to be grasped at least with a palm of said one hand such that when said one hand holds the holding unit, the palm of said one hand holding the holding unit is also substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the body. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a body having a display unit on a top surface thereof; and a holding unit protruding substantially perpendicular from a bottom surface of the body for holding the portable electronic apparatus and including a pointing device and a switch configured to be operated by a same one hand holding the holding unit so that the portable electronic apparatus is able to be supported, held, and operated with one hand, wherein the holding unit includes a grip configured to be grasped at least with a palm of said one hand such that when said one hand holds the holding unit, the palm of said one hand holding the holding unit is also substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the body; wherein the holding unit is configured to store batteries which are used for an electric power source to operate the portable electronic apparatus.
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16. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:
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means for displaying information on a top surface thereof; and means for holding the portable electronic apparatus by a hand, said means for holding protrudes substantially perpendicular from a bottom surface thereof the means for displaying information, wherein said means for holding includes means for moving a cursor by the hand and means for setting or canceling operations by the hand based on a moved location of the cursor, so that the portable electronic apparatus is able to be supported, held, and operated with one hand, and wherein the means for holding includes means for gripping by a palm of said hand such that when the hand holds the means for holding, the palm of said hand holds the means for holding means substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the means for displaying information; wherein the means for holding is configured to store batteries which are used for an electric power source to operate the portable electronic apparatus.
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17. A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a body having a display unit on a top surface thereof; and a holding unit protruding substantially perpendicular and downward from a bottom surface of the body for holding the portable electronic apparatus and including a menu navigating device for navigating a menu displayed on the display unit and a switch configured to be operated by a same one hand holding the holding unit so that the portable electronic apparatus is able to be held and operated with one hand, wherein the holding unit includes a grip configured to be grasped at least with a palm of said one hand such that when said one hand holds the holding unit, the palm of said one hand holding the holding unit is also substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the body; wherein the holding unit is configured to store batteries which are used for an electric power source to operate the portable electronic apparatus.
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