Portable information processing apparatus
First Claim
1. A portable information processing apparatus comprising:
- a first movable part;
a second movable part, the first movable part and the second movable part being connected so as to be mutually angularly displaceable, from a closed condition where the movable parts are opposed to each other to an open condition where areas of the first and second movable parts opposed in the closed condition are exposed to the outside;
an inner operation section for entering predetermined information, the inner operation section being provided in an area of the second movable part opposed to the first movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other;
an inner display for displaying a predetermined display content in response to predetermined information entered from the inner operation section, the inner display being provided in an area of the first movable part opposed to the second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other;
an outer display for displaying a predetermined display content, the outer display being provided in an area exposed to the outside, of at least one of the first movable part and second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other;
an outer operation section for entering predetermined information on the predetermined display content displayed on the outer display, the outer operation section being provided in an area other than the exposed area of at least one of the first and second movable parts whichever comes behind the outer display in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other;
an externally oriented imaging section provided in the exposed area;
a condition detector for detecting a closed condition and an open condition of the first and second movable parts; and
a controller for causing the imaging section to shoot an image in response to predetermined information entered from one of the inner operation section and the outer operation section causing the inner display to display the image shot by the imaging section when the predetermined information was entered from the inner operation section, and causing the outer display to display the image shot by the imaging section when the predetermined information was entered from the outer operation section, whereinthe inner operation section is activated and the outer operation section is deactivated in case the first and second movable parts are in an open condition, and the inner operation section is deactivated and the outer operation section is activated in case the first and second movable parts are in a closed condition.
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Abstract
An outer display is provided in an area exposed to the outside, of a first movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other. An outer operation section is provided in an area other than the exposed area of the first and second movable parts whichever comes behind the outer display in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other. The operator can enter predetermined information on a predetermined display content displayed on the outer display. Even in a condition where the first and second movable parts fold closed, the operator can enter predetermined information from the outer operation section while watching the outer display, which enhances the operability.
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49 Claims
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1. A portable information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first movable part; a second movable part, the first movable part and the second movable part being connected so as to be mutually angularly displaceable, from a closed condition where the movable parts are opposed to each other to an open condition where areas of the first and second movable parts opposed in the closed condition are exposed to the outside; an inner operation section for entering predetermined information, the inner operation section being provided in an area of the second movable part opposed to the first movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an inner display for displaying a predetermined display content in response to predetermined information entered from the inner operation section, the inner display being provided in an area of the first movable part opposed to the second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer display for displaying a predetermined display content, the outer display being provided in an area exposed to the outside, of at least one of the first movable part and second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer operation section for entering predetermined information on the predetermined display content displayed on the outer display, the outer operation section being provided in an area other than the exposed area of at least one of the first and second movable parts whichever comes behind the outer display in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an externally oriented imaging section provided in the exposed area; a condition detector for detecting a closed condition and an open condition of the first and second movable parts; and a controller for causing the imaging section to shoot an image in response to predetermined information entered from one of the inner operation section and the outer operation section causing the inner display to display the image shot by the imaging section when the predetermined information was entered from the inner operation section, and causing the outer display to display the image shot by the imaging section when the predetermined information was entered from the outer operation section, wherein the inner operation section is activated and the outer operation section is deactivated in case the first and second movable parts are in an open condition, and the inner operation section is deactivated and the outer operation section is activated in case the first and second movable parts are in a closed condition. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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2. A portable information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first movable part; a second movable part, the first movable part and the second movable part being connected so as to be mutually angularly displaceable, from a closed condition where the movable parts are opposed to each other to an open condition where areas of the first and second movable parts opposed in the closed condition are exposed to the outside; an inner operation section for entering predetermined information, the inner operation section being provided in an area of the second movable part opposed to the first movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an inner display for displaying a predetermined display content in response to predetermined information entered from the inner operation section, the inner display being provided in an area of the first movable part opposed to the second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer display for displaying a predetermined display content, the outer display being provided in an area exposed to the outside, of at least one of the first movable part and second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer operation section for entering predetermined information on the predetermined display content displayed on the outer display, the outer operation section being provided in an area other than the exposed area of at least one of the first and second movable parts whichever comes behind the outer display in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; a condition detector for detecting a closed condition and an open condition of the first and second movable parts; and an imaging section disposed on the exposed area, for shooting an image in response to predetermined information entered from one of the inner operation section and the outer operation section, the imaging section being provided facing the same side as the side where the display face of the outer display faces, wherein an image shot with the imaging section is displayed on the inner display when the predetermined information used to shoot an image with the imaging section was entered from the inner operation section, and is displayed on the outer display when the predetermined information used to shoot an image with the imaging section was entered from the outer operation section, and the inner operation section is activated and the outer operation section is deactivated in case the first and second movable parts are in an open condition, and the inner operation section is deactivated and the outer operation section is activated in case the first and second movable parts are in a closed condition.
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26. A portable information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first movable part; a second movable part, the first movable part and the second movable part being connected so as to be mutually angularly displaceable, from a closed condition where the movable parts are opposed to each other to an open condition where areas of the first and second movable parts opposed in the closed condition are exposed to the outside; an inner operation section for entering predetermined information, the inner operation section being provided in an area of the second movable part opposed to the first movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an inner display for displaying a predetermined display content in response to predetermined information entered from the inner operation section, the inner display being provided in an area of the first movable part opposed to the second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer display for displaying a predetermined display content, the outer display being provided in an area exposed to the outside, of at least one of the first movable part and second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer operation section for entering predetermined information on the predetermined display content displayed on the outer display, the outer operation section being provided in an area other than the exposed area of at least one of the first and second movable parts whichever comes behind the outer display in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; and a condition detector for detecting a closed condition and an open condition of the first and second movable parts, wherein the condition detector comprises; a discrete contact section where one set of discrete contacts and another set of discrete contacts formed in the shape of comb teeth are formed in engagement while spaced from each other in a substrate face direction; and a common contact section for mutually providing electric connection between the discrete contacts in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other or in an open condition where the areas opposed in the closed condition are exposed to the outside, and wherein the inner operation section is activated and the outer operation section is deactivated in case the first and second movable parts are in a open condition, and the inner operation section is deactivated and the outer operation section is activated in case the first and second movable parts are in a closed condition.
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27. A portable information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first movable part; a second movable part, the first movable part and the second movable part being connected so as to be mutually angularly displaceable, from a closed condition where the movable parts are opposed to each other to an open condition where areas of the first and second movable parts opposed in the closed condition are exposed to the outside; an inner operation section for entering predetermined information, the inner operation section being provided in an area of the second movable part opposed to the first movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an inner display for displaying a predetermined display content in response to predetermined information entered from the inner operation section, the inner display being provided in an area of the first movable part opposed to the second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer display for displaying a predetermined display content, the outer display being provided in an area exposed to the outside, of at least one of the first movable part and second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer operation section for entering predetermined information on the predetermined display content displayed on the outer display, the outer operation section being provided in an area other than the exposed area of at least one of the first and second movable parts whichever comes behind the outer display in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; a condition detector for detecting a closed condition and an open condition of the first and second movable parts; and an operation selector key for activating one of the inner operation section and the outer operation section and deactivating the other one of the inner operation section and the outer operation section, wherein the inner operation section is activated and the outer operation section is deactivated in case the first and second movable parts are in an open condition, and the inner operation section is deactivated and the outer operation section is activated in case the first and second movable parts are in a closed condition. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A portable information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first movable part; a second movable part, the first movable part and the second movable part being connected so as to be mutually angularly displaceable, from a closed condition where the movable parts are opposed to each other to an open condition where areas of the first and second movable parts opposed in the closed condition are exposed to the outside; an inner operation section for entering predetermined information, the inner operation section being provided in an area of the second movable part opposed to the first movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an inner display for displaying a predetermined display content in response to predetermined information entered from the inner operation section, the inner display being provided in an area of the first movable part opposed to the second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer display for displaying a predetermined display content, the outer display being provided in an area exposed to the outside, of at least one of the first movable part and second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer operation section for entering predetermined information on the predetermined display content displayed on the outer display, the outer operation section being provided in an area other than the exposed area of at least one of the first and second movable parts whichever comes behind the outer display in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; a condition detector for detecting a closed condition and an open condition of the first and second movable parts; an operation selector key for activating one of the inner operation section and the outer operation section and deactivating the other one of the inner operation section and the outer operation section; an externally oriented imaging section provided in the exposed area in the closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; and a controller for causing the imaging section to shoot an image in response to information entered from one of the inner operation section and the outer operation section, causing the inner display to display the image shot by the imaging section when the information for shooting by the imaging section was entered from the inner operation section, and causing the outer display to display the image shot by the imaging section when the information for shooting by the imaging section was entered from the outer operation section, wherein the inner operation section is activated and the outer operation section is deactivated in case the first and second movable parts are in an open condition, and the inner operation section is deactivated and the outer operation section is activated in case the first and second movable parts are in a closed condition, and the inner operation section is deactivated and the outer operation section is activated in case the first and second movable parts are in a closed condition, the outer operation section includes at least an operation key for causing the outer display to display a function menu screen including items for setting function related to photographing, and is provided so that each of the items of the function menu screen displayed in the outer display can be chosen by the operation key, and the controller is adapted to cause the outer display to display the function menu screen when the operation key is operated while the controller is causing the outer display to display the image shot by the imaging section.
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49. A portable information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first movable part; a second movable part, the first movable part and the second movable part being connected so as to be mutually angularly displaceable, from a closed condition where the movable parts are opposed to each other to an open condition where areas of the first and second movable parts opposed in the closed condition are exposed to the outside; an inner operation section for entering predetermined information, the inner operation section being provided in an area of the second movable part opposed to the first movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an inner display for displaying a predetermined display content in response to predetermined information entered from the inner operation section, the inner display being provided in an area of the first movable part opposed to the second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer display for displaying a predetermined display content, the outer display being provided in an area exposed to the outside, of at least one of the first movable part and second movable part in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; an outer operation section for entering predetermined information on the predetermined display content displayed on the outer display, the outer operation section being provided in an area other than the exposed area of at least one of the first and second movable parts whichever comes behind the outer display in a closed condition where the first and second movable parts are opposed to each other; a condition detector for detecting a closed condition and an open condition of the first and second movable parts; an operation selector key for activating one of the inner operation section and the outer operation section and deactivating the other one of the inner operation section and the outer operation section; and a controller, wherein the inner operation section is activated and the outer operation section is deactivated in case the first and second movable parts are in an open condition, and the inner operation section is deactivated and the outer operation section is activated in case the first and second movable parts are in a closed condition, by validating an input from the inner operation section. the inner operation section is activated, and by validating an input from the outer operation section, the outer operation section is activated, the controller is adapted to modify a setting on whether the input from the inner operation section or the input from the outer operation section is validated when the operation selector key is operated, a display face of the outer display is formed smaller than an display face of the inner display, and the controller is adapted to cause the outer display to display items of a function menu screen under conditions that display of settable functions of the outer display is limited in comparison with the inner display.
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