Mobile communication device and charging system for mobile communication device

• US 8,565,832 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2009
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Asabu, Hiroko, Tani, Minako
• Primary Examiner(s): MILLER, BRANDON J
• Application Number:
  US13/126,114
• Publication Number:
  US 20110207507A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,457 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455418-420, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/557, 455/559, 455573-574
• US Class Current: 455/566
• 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 1/1643 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: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A mobile phone includes a first power receiving portion that receives power from a charging base, a first touch panel, a function execution portion, a first LCD to display information, a first display control portion to display on the first LCD an output image outputted when the function execution portion executes a function or an input image for accepting an operation to execute the function, and a first communication portions cannot communicate with the charging base, and the first display control portion displays a first screen on the first LCD when the first communication portion is incapable of communicating with the charging base, and when the first communication portion can communicate with the charging base, it displays a second screen on the first LCD and transmits a third screen to the charging base via the first communication portion and causes the charging base to display the third screen on the second LCD provided therein.

Claims

1. A charging system for a mobile communication device comprising a mobile communication device and a charging device to charge said mobile communication device, said mobile communication device comprising:

a first power receiving portion to receive supply of electric power from said charging device;

a first operation accepting portion to accept a first operation by a user;

a function execution portion to execute at least one of a plurality of functions;

a first display portion to display information;

a first display control portion to display at said first display portion;

i) an output image outputted when said function execution portion executes a function, or ii) an operation accepting image for accepting an operation in order to execute the function; and

a first communication portion to communicate with said charging device, said charging device comprising;

a second power receiving portion to accept electric power from an external power source;

a second communication portion to communicate with said mobile communication device;

a second display portion to display an image; and

a second display control portion to control display of the image by said second display portion, wherein

said first display control portion;

i) displays at said first display portion a first image predetermined in correspondence to an executed function when said first communication portion is incapable of communicating with said charging device,

ii) displays at said first display portion a second image predetermined in correspondence to said executed function being executed by said function execution portion among said plurality of functions, and

iii) controls said second display control portion via said first communication portion to display at said second display portion a third image predetermined in correspondence to said executed function when said first communication portion is capable of communicating with said charging device; and

said mobile communication device is capable of connecting with said charging device in a plurality of forms of connection and further comprising a connection form detecting portion to detect a form of connection established with said charging device from among said plurality of forms of connection, wherein

said first display control portion selects from a plurality of operation accepting images an operation accepting image predetermined in correspondence to said form of connection detected and transmits the selected operation accepting image as said third image to said second display control portion via said first communication portion.

2. A charging system for a mobile communication device comprising a mobile communication device and a charging device to charge said mobile communication device, said mobile communication device comprising:

a first power receiving portion to receive supply of electric power from said charging device;

a first operation accepting portion to accept a first operation by a user;

a function execution portion to execute at least one of a plurality of functions;

a first display portion to display information;

a first display control portion to display at said first display portion;

i) an output image outputted when said function execution portion executes a function, or ii) an operation accepting image for accepting an operation in order to execute the function; and

a first communication portion to communicate with said charging device, said charging device comprising;

a second power receiving portion to accept electric power from an external power source;

a power supply portion to supply at least a portion of said electric power accepted to said mobile communication device;

a second display portion to display an image;

a second communication portion to communicate with said mobile communication device; and

a second display control portion to control display of the image by said second display portion, wherein

said first display control portion;

i) displays at said first display portion a first image predetermined in correspondence to an executed function when said first communication portion is incapable of communicating with said charging device,

ii) displays at said first display portion a second image predetermined in correspondence to said executed function being executed by said function execution portion among said plurality of functions, and

iii) transmits a third image predetermined in correspondence to said executed function via said first communication portion to said second display control portion when said first communication portion is capable of communicating with said charging device, and

said second display control portion displays at said second display portion said third image received by said second communication portion; and

said mobile communication device is capable of connecting with said charging device in a plurality of forms of connection and further comprising a connection form detecting portion to detect a form of connection established with said charging device from among said plurality of forms of connection, wherein

said first display control portion selects from a plurality of operation accepting images an operation, accepting image predetermined in correspondence to said form of connection detected and transmits the selected operation accepting image as said third image to said second display control portion via said first communication portion.

3. The charging system for a mobile communication device according to claim 2, wherein

said charging device comprises a second operation accepting portion to accept a second operation by the user,

said second operation accepting portion, when said second operation is accepted, transmits the second operation to said mobile communication device via said second communication portion, and

when said second operation is received from said charging device by said first communication portion, said function execution portion executes one of said plurality of functions according to the received second operation.

4. The charging system for a mobile communication device according to claim 3, wherein

said function execution portion is capable of executing a first function and a second function in parallel among said plurality of functions when said first communication portion is capable of communicating with said charging device,

when said first communication portion is capable of communicating with said charging device and when said function execution portion executes said first function and said second function in parallel, said first display control portion displays a first image predetermined in correspondence to said first function on said first display portion as well as transmits a first image predetermined in correspondence to said second function via said first communication portion, and

said function execution portion executes said first function according to said first operation accepted by said first operation accepting portion and executes said second function according to said second operation received from said charging device by said first communication portion.