Multi-task interactive wireless telecommunications device

• US 20070063923A1
• Filed: 11/20/2006
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ERG Holdings, LLC
• Original Assignee: ERG Holdings, LLC
• Inventors: Koenig, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 8,208,248 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.100
• 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 1/1624 with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display
• 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 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• 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 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0247 comprising more than two body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit

Abstract

A portable wireless telecommunications device has electronic computer visual display includes at least one central display screen and at least two additional screens respectively disposed foldably to the right and left of said central screen, for displaying simultaneous, multiple images to a user in a super video graphics array (SVGA). The foldable display has at least two mutually connected foldable sub-display units, and it includes a user attachable and detachable connector, for user-assembling of the sub-display units into mutual connection with each other. Each of the two sub-display units have user-deployable supports (e.g. a rigid angular support member) for maintaining the sub-display units in an upwardly projecting disposition during use.

Claims

1. A wireless telecommunications unit having a foldable electronic display displaying images to a user, comprising:

a centrally disposed display;

at least a pair of connected electronic sub-display units;

a user-deployable support supporting said at least one sub-display unit maintaining said at least one pair of sub-display units in an outwardly projecting disposition during use;

said at least one pair of sub-display units each having user-variable electronic display controllers for displaying images; and

said wireless telecommunications unit further having a bottom base surface and at least one pair of sub-display units disposed to a user'"'"'s line of sight during use; and

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all of said displays and sub-displays when fully deployed together providing a full width of an SVGA display.

2. The wireless telecommunications unit as in claim 1, wherein said wireless telecommunications unit comprises a hollow housing;

said hollow housing having a pair of hinges connecting said housing to said at least one pair of sub-display units.

3. The wireless telecommunications unit as in claim 2, further comprising:

said centrally disposed display being obliquely angled to a view of said user;

said hollow housing comprising a keyboard in communication with said unit, and wherein said display comprises at least one of said plurality of displays; and

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said at least one pair of sub-display units being obliquely angled to a view of said user; and

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all of said displays when fully deployed together providing a full width of an SVGA display.

4. A hand-held wireless telecommunications unit displaying images to a user, comprising:

a hand-held body having a keypad; and

a display comprising visual and, auditory displays; and

wherein;

said display comprises at least one central display screen and at least one pair of additional screens disposed from said central screen; and

wherein

said auditory display comprises sound-producing means.

all of said screens when fully deployed together providing a full width of an SVGA display.

5. The wireless communications unit of claim 4 wherein said at least one pair of additional screens are each attached hingedly to said body of said hand-held body;

and wherein said hingedly attached at least one pair of additional screens each fold between an outward deployed position and an inward storage position.

6. A multiple screen cellular telephone comprising:

a cell phone handset housing equipped with a plurality of LCD panels deployable in an ergonomic manner with one hand of a user;

a first panel of said plurality of LCD panels being fixed relative to said housing, and a plurality of said sub-panels movable into an observable position with said first panel;

said sub-panels of said cell phone handset being hingedly attached and guided into said observable position with said first panel, and,

all of said LCD panels when fully deployed together providing a full width of an SVGA display.

7. A hand-held computerized accessory and cellular telephone comprising:

a hand-held body having an input interface for a user;

a telecommunications and computer multimedia display comprising visual, and auditory displays, wherein

said telecommunications and computer multimedia display having at least one central display screen and at least one additional screen respectively disposed from said central screen; and

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all of said LCD panels when fully deployed together providing a full width of an SVGA display.