Portable communicator

• US 7,688,467 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2007
• Issued: 03/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ADC Technology Inc. (Republic Services Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: ADC Technology Inc. (Republic Services Incorporated)
• Inventors: Enmei, Toshiharu
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, MADELEINE ANH VINH
• Application Number:
  US11/656,693
• Publication Number:
  US 20070225897A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,162 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.15, 358/1.13, 358/442, 358/444, 358/468, 358/405, 358/479, 358/402, 455/3.06, 455/344, 455/404.1, 345/169, 345/173, 345/174, 701/200, 701/213, 342/357.01, 342/357.06, 342/357.09, 342/357.1, 342/357.12, 379/100.01
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• 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 digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• 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 wireless telephone apparatus comprising:

a wireless communication device that is capable of wireless connection to a communication channel and capable of conducting transmission or reception of voice signals and data signals through the communication channel;

a microphone that is capable of generating voice signals to be transmitted by the wireless communication device;

a speaker that is capable of generating audio signals based upon voice signals received by the wireless communication device;

a CPU that is capable of outputting control commands to the wireless communication device, processing the data signals received from the communication channel through the wireless communication device, and supplying the data signals to be transmitted to the communication channel through the wireless communication device;

a global positioning system receiver device that is capable of receiving a signal and determining position information based on the signal;

a map information reader device that is capable of processing map information and the position information and capable of creating a map based on a combination of the position information and the map information;

a display device that is capable of displaying the map created by the map information reader device;

a navigator device that is capable of navigating a user by use of the position information received by the global positioning system receiver device and the map information processed by the map information reader device;

a transmission selector device that, when a destination is selected, is capable of conducting a transmission by the wireless communication device through the communication channel to the selected destination; and

a map information transmitter device that, during communication by the wireless communication device through the communication channel with the destination selected by the transmission selector device, is capable of reading map information relating to a map around position coordinates from previously registered map data based on the position information, and transmitting the map information to the destination through the communication channel.

2. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the map information reader device is further configured to generate map information based on stored map data.

3. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the map includes a guide route from a present position to a target position.

4. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the guide route is shown on the display device as a line.

5. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the guide route is determined based on a shortest distance between the present position and the target position.

6. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 3, wherein if the guide route is not taken, the map information reader device is capable of determining an alternative guide route based on a shortest distance between the present position and the target position for showing on the display.

7. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of target positions are determined and shown on the display device based on the target position information.

8. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the map includes a guide route from a present position to the plurality of target positions.

9. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the map information includes a plurality of appellations.

10. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of appellations includes at least one of a police station, a post office, a university, a park, a business, a religious institution, a hospital, and a public transportation facility.

11. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display device includes a touch screen display that includes an input frame, further wherein data is capable of being entered into the input frame using an input pen and the data is able to be transmitted using the wireless communication device.

12. The portable wireless telephone apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a voice guide device capable of announcing information related to the map.

13. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information on the map includes directions from a current position calculated from the position information to the target position.

14. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the map information reader device is configured to generate map information based on stored map data.

15. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the map information reader device is configured to generate map information based on data from a remote database.

16. A portable wireless telephone apparatus comprising:

a wireless communication device that is capable of wireless connection to a communication channel and capable of conducting transmission or reception of voice signals and data signals through the communication channel;

a microphone that is capable of generating voice signals to be transmitted by the wireless communication device;

a speaker that is capable of generating audio signals based upon voice signals received by the wireless communication device;

a CPU that is capable of outputting control commands to the wireless communication device, processing the data signals received from the communication channel through the wireless communication device, and supplying the data signals to be transmitted to the communication channel through the wireless communication device;

a global positioning system receiver device that is capable of receiving a signal and determining position information based on the signal;

a map information reader device that is capable of processing map information and the position information and capable of creating a map based on a combination of the position information and the map information;

a display device that is capable of displaying the map created by the map information reader device;

a navigator device that is capable of navigating a user by use of the position information received by the global positioning system receiver device and the map information processed by the map information reader device;

a transmission selector device that, when a destination is selected, is capable of conducting a transmission by the wireless communication device through the communication channel to the selected destination;

a first portion and a second portion of the display device which are capable of showing predetermined images sent by the CPU;

a reception determination device that is capable of determining reception status of the wireless communication device; and

a reception display device that is capable of displaying an indication of a reception status on the second portion of the display;

wherein the display device is capable of displaying the map on the first portion of the display device.

17. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the information on the map includes regional name data.

18. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the information on the map includes a distance from a public facility.

19. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the public facility includes at least one of a police station, a post office, a university, a park, hospital, and a public transportation facility.

20. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the information on the map includes directions from a current position calculated from the position information to a public facility.

21. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the information on the map includes a distance from a current position calculated from the position information to a road.

22. The portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the information on the map includes directions to a road.