Mobile information terminal equipment and portable electronic apparatus
First Claim
1. A mobile information terminal equipment comprising:
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a display unit having a display area for displaying information on a part of a surface of the body;
a cover provided on the body in a manner to be able to be opened or closed to cover the display area by leaving a part of the display area uncovered when the cover is closed;
a position detector for detecting opening and closing of the cover;
a transition screen determiner for setting an application screen corresponding to a particular application which is operating with the cover opened as a transition screen when the cover has been opened from a state of a predetermined application operating with the cover closed, and setting an application screen corresponding to a particular application which is operating with the cover closed as a transition screen when the cover has been closed from a state of a predetermined application operating with the cover opened, based on a detecting result by the position detector; and
a display switch for switching displays based on a detection result by the position detector, to display the application screen set as the transition screen by the transition screen determiner on an entire display area of the display unit when the cover has been opened and on a part of the display area of the display unit when the cover has been closed.
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Abstract
The objective of the present invention is to have a desired screen displayed with shortened waiting time in using functions for the electronic note, etc., while engaging in telephone talk. Another prime objective of the present invention is to achieve an easy-to-use mobile information terminal equipment which also functions as an electronic note, word processor, personal computer, and so on. In transitting from telephone mode (cover closed status) to information terminal mode (cover opened status), the screen to be displayed is determined to be either a historical information, talk log information, or user setting screen. This enables the user to obtain the desired screen with fewer number of operations and with less waiting time.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile information terminal equipment comprising:
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a body; a display unit having a display area for displaying information on a part of a surface of the body; a cover provided on the body in a manner to be able to be opened or closed to cover the display area by leaving a part of the display area uncovered when the cover is closed; a position detector for detecting opening and closing of the cover; a transition screen determiner for setting an application screen corresponding to a particular application which is operating with the cover opened as a transition screen when the cover has been opened from a state of a predetermined application operating with the cover closed, and setting an application screen corresponding to a particular application which is operating with the cover closed as a transition screen when the cover has been closed from a state of a predetermined application operating with the cover opened, based on a detecting result by the position detector; and a display switch for switching displays based on a detection result by the position detector, to display the application screen set as the transition screen by the transition screen determiner on an entire display area of the display unit when the cover has been opened and on a part of the display area of the display unit when the cover has been closed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile information terminal having a body, comprising:
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a display unit having a touch screen; a door having a display window on part of the display unit and at least one switch button; a door opening/closing detector for detecting door opened/closed status; a first software module for providing a user interface when using the mobile information terminal as a telephone set in the door closed status, wherein characters and pictographs are displayed on the display unit, being viewable through the display window, in the direction easier to see when the body is held vertically; a second software module for providing a user interface when using the mobile information terminal as an information processor in the door opened status, wherein characters and pictographs are displayed on the display unit in the direction easier to see when the body is held horizontally, and wherein, during execution of an application using the mobile information terminal as said information processor, an input request from a remote party is displayed on the display unit to a user and a response from the user to the input request is inputted via the touch screen; and a speaker for using the mobile information terminal as a telephone set, and wherein, during execution of said application using the mobile information terminal as said telephone set, an input request from the remote party is outputted to the user via the speaker and a response from the user to the input request is inputted via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile information terminal, comprising:
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a door opening/closing detector for detecting door opened/closed status; a first software module for providing a user interface for using the mobile information terminal as a telephone set when a door closed status is detected; and a second software module for providing a user interface for using the mobile information terminal as an information processor when a door opened status is detected; wherein the input sensitivity to a microphone and the output level from a speaker are controlled so as to be increased when a transition from the door closed status to the door opened status is detected during talk, so that the user can continue to talk with ear and mouth released from a body of the mobile information terminal; wherein, during execution of an application using the mobile information terminal as said information processor, an input request from a remote party is displayed on a display unit to a user and a response from the user to the input request is inputted via the user interface; wherein, during execution of said application using the mobile information terminal as said telephone set, an input request from the remote party is outputted to the user via the speaker and a response from the user to the input request is inputted via the user interface.
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18. A mobile information terminal comprising:
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a door opening/closing detector for detecting door opened/closed status; a software module for providing a user interface according to the detected door opened/closed status; and a control unit for controlling a microphone, a voice signal switch unit, a radio unit, and a modem, wherein, in response to a data transmission request during talk, the control unit instructs the voice signal switch unit to temporarily shut down a path from the microphone to the radio unit to validate a path from the modem to the radio unit, so as to switch line used for telephone operation to the modem to transmit the data, and then resume the talk upon completion of the data transmission; wherein, during execution of an application using the mobile information terminal during said telephone operation, an input request from a remote party is displayed on a display unit to a user and a response from the user to the input request is inputted via the user interface; wherein, during execution of said application using the mobile information terminal as said modem, an input request from the remote party is outputted to the user via a speaker and a response from the user to the input request is inputted via the user interface.
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19. A mobile information terminal equipment comprising:
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a cover for opening or closing part of a surface of the mobile information terminal equipment; a display unit for displaying information on a display area in part of the surface of the mobile information terminal equipment; a detector for detecting a position of the cover whether the cover is in a open position or a closed position; and a display switch for changing a size of the display area for displaying information according to the position of the cover detected by the detector; wherein, during execution of an application using the mobile information terminal equipment as an information processor, an input request from a remote party is displayed on the display unit to a user and a response from the user to the input request is inputted via a touch screen; wherein, during execution of said application using the mobile information terminal equipment as a telephone set, an input request from the remote party is outputted to the user via a speaker and a response from the user to the input request is inputted via a telephone keyboard.
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20. A mobile information terminal equipment comprising:
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a cover for opening or closing part of a surface of the mobile information terminal equipment; a display unit for displaying information on a display area in part of the surface of the mobile information terminal equipment; a detector for detecting a position of the cover whether the cover is in an open position or a closed position; and a display switch for changing a displaying direction of information according to the position of the cover detected by the detector; wherein, during execution of an application using the mobile information terminal equipment as an information processor, an input request from a remote party is displayed on the display unit to a user and a response from the user to the input request is inputted via a touch screen; wherein, during execution of said application using the mobile information terminal equipment as a telephone set, an input request from the remote party is outputted to the user via a speaker and a response from the user to the input request is inputted via a telephone keyboard.
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