CN1589563A - Portable information terminal - Google Patents
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Abstract
A cellular information terminal consisting of at least two casings which are relatively rotatable and capable of processing at least two types of information sources of a first information source and a second information source. Switching between processing of the first information source and the second information source is performed according to a difference of a relative position between the first casing and the second casing rotated. Thus, it is possible to provide a cellular information terminal capable of effectively displaying the whole display screen even when the image shape such as the longitudinal-horizontal ratio of the image, video data acquired is different. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a cellular information terminal which can be operated by one hand as is conventionally performed and can realize a rapid input operation by both hands.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to portable information terminal, relate to the portable information terminal that to handle two kinds of information sources at least.
Particularly relate to the technology that improves display performance and operability, more particularly, relate to the variform information sources of picture such as communication information picture of the radio and television image frame of for example received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV and mobile phone can be shown on the entire image display unit effectively, and the portable information terminal that can also cosily carry out input operation with both hands.
Background technology
In recent years, the data signaling rate in the digital mobile communication is just constantly to broadband and high speed development.In mobile phone and PDA portable information terminals such as (Personal Digital Assistant, personal digital assistants), can receive and dispatch easily gradually and comprise literal and image etc. in interior information source (data).
Even, also can conduct interviews from portable information terminal gradually for be website that utilizes the internet that personal computer (PC) browses etc. in the past.The website that now also exists many portable terminal devices to use.Correspondingly, the liquid crystal indicator image-display units such as (LCD) that is contained on the portable information terminal also constantly develops to full color, large-screen, high image quality direction.
Have, also in continuous development, the user also can make portable information terminal download and carry out the interior perhaps routine data with advanced gui (Graphic User Interface graphical user interface) function gradually via the content delivery techniques of communication line again.For example, can download as the Games Software of content-data etc., can also play the recreation of download by the operation portable information terminal.
Instead the new radio and television mode of present analog TV broadcasting is being developed the received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV.Technical standard at the received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV is ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digitalbroadcasting-Terrestrial, floor synthetic service digital radio and television) in, modulation system has adopted the Orthodoxy Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) of using a plurality of carrier waves, can also suppress the ghost image that many transmission paths (multipath) that the reflection that causes because of the building etc. forms produce.
In ISDB-T, be also can stablize at portable terminal to receive even can enumerate a big feature.Thereby, also prepare to carry out the business that portable terminals such as using PDA and mobile phone receives the received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV.In addition, also effectively utilizing the data broadcasting TV in wideband transmit path in research, and compare via general communication line downloaded contents, is abundanter more senior content transport service, this is also placed on very big expectation.
Can expect, can handle from now on via the information source of general communication line and via the novel portable information terminal of at least two kinds of information sources of the information source of received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV etc. and will popularize rapidly.
But, in portable information terminal, can handle via the information source of general communication line and two kinds of such different information sources of information source of received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV in order to make, then there is following problem.
First problem is the problem about display frame.About this problem, describe below with reference to Figure 13.Figure 13 shows that the outline drawing of general mobile phone.
As shown in figure 13, display frame 10 and in the operation push-button unit of its bottom is set on the general mobile phone.Generally, the display frame of mobile phone is perpendicular microscler.Have, the picture shape of the website that obtains via general communication line also roughly is perpendicular microscler picture shape again.
In contrast, about the image that utilizes the ground-wave digital broadcasting TV to play,, then adopt the picture shape of growing crosswise shape in order to try to achieve and in the past the analog TV broadcasting and the versatility of television receiver.
Thereby, in the perpendicular microscler display frame 10 that mobile phone had in the past, when its being shown utilize the image of digital broadcast television, can not be in whole display frame display image.That is, as shown in figure 13, just become and make a part of 10a of image-display units 10 come display image.Among Figure 13, the regional 10b of image-display units 10 can not be used for image and show, becomes inactive area.Preferably can in entire image display frame 10, show.
As the conventional art relevant with the display frame of portable information terminal, disclosed a kind of mobile phone in Japanese patent laid-open 11-55724 communique, it has the display that can show long character string by making 10 rotations of display frame unit with delegation.The display unit of the form phone that discloses in the above-mentioned communique is a display string, is difficult to be applicable to the mobile phone of display image.
Second problem is the problem about operability.In present portable information terminal, what have can download and carry out game content.Must be indispensable in the game operation be to carry out button input apace, for example the controller for game dedicated machine is design like this, makes it can with the hands carry out the button input apace.As if the data broadcasting television services that begins to utilize the received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV to provide, then can download abundanter, more senior content, require further to improve its input operation.
But, in general mobile phone, more urgent to the requirement of miniaturization, as long as owing to mostly just can carry out the input of telephone number and the rolling of picture, therefore key operation unit is designed to be suitable for the elongated shape that one hand is arrested, and makes to carry out key-input operation with one hand easily.Thereby, be difficult to the hands hold, be difficult to the hands import apace.Though also need from now on easily with one hand arrest, maneuverable operability, in addition, also requiring has with the hands comfortable and the easy structure of importing fast.
The present invention proposes in order to solve above problem just, concludes and gets up to have following purpose.
The object of the present invention is to provide the novel portable information terminal that to tackle two kinds of different aforementioned sources.More particularly, even the picture shapes such as length-width ratio that provide the view data that obtains not simultaneously, the portable information terminal that also can in whole display frame, show effectively, and provide except the operability of in the past one-handed performance, also will add with the hands the operability of input fast and portable information terminal with these two kinds of operability.
Summary of the invention
Claim 1 provides a kind of portable information terminal, it is characterized in that, it is the portable information terminal that constitutes, also can handle at least two kinds of information sources of the first information source and second information source by at least two housings of first housing that can rotate mutually and second housing, according to make the different of relative position between described first housing and described second housing by rotation, to being which information source of handling described first information source and described second information source is switched, or to whether handling described first information source and these two information sources of second information source are switched.
Adopt said structure,, image display frame is rotated shows that the result can not waste display frame, can on whole image, show even the picture shapes such as length-width ratio of the view data that obtains from information source are not simultaneously.Have, can rotate the switching that such intuitive operation is carried out information source by housing, user's ease of use will improve.
By switching, then can under keeping the constant situation of the state identical, watch to revolve to turn 90 degrees and the altered image-display units of length and width with making state before the operation push-button unit rotates to revolve the state that turn 90 degrees.
Claim 4 provides claim 1 or 2 described portable information terminals, it is characterized in that, when the relative position of said first shell and above-mentioned second housing is spent from the about Rotate 180 of initial position, then the processing of above-mentioned first information source and above-mentioned second information source is switched.
Switch by state,, compare, can keep whole body that the shape of the compactness of integrated sensation is arranged with claim 3 though then opposite spin 90 degree of body along the housing rotation also need be kept with the Rotate 180 degree.
Adopt this structure, form the operation push-button configuration be suitable for operating the information source after the switching, operability will improve.
Adopt this structure, can make body Rotate 180 degree, make whole body form the shape of growing crosswise shape, in the time of can with the hands cosily keeping and operate, the result, even when game content etc. need carry out input operation fast, also can with the hands carry out input operation fast as the controller of game machine.
Adopt this structure, the content of the operation push-button after can changing by visual confirmation, the user can correctly carry out button operation.
Adopt this structure, can not waste display frame and show two kinds of pictures of the longitudinal picture of obtaining from the information source of received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV of growing crosswise the shape television image and obtaining from wireless communication line effectively.
Claim 9 is a kind of portable information terminals, it is characterized in that, approximately revolve when turning 90 degrees from initial position at the relative position of said first shell and above-mentioned second housing, for above-mentioned first information source and above-mentioned second information source be handle two information sources, or handling an information source switches.
Adopt above structure, so can be to picture segmentation being watched two information sources, still watching that with whole image an information source switches.When watching a plurality of information source, can provide for wanting especially to note that the information source of watching just watches the method for watching of this information source with whole image.
Adopt above structure, except the effect of claim 9, also because the whole body of formation has the shape of the compactness of integrated sensation, so the user can cosily remain in the hand.
Utilize this structure, for example open the above shell shape of 270 degree, owing to watch display frame above can being placed on desk etc. easily, so can provide and do not need button operation in being suitable for watching from closed condition.Do not need the method for watching that is suitable for watching information source with hand-retaining device.
Claim 17 provides a kind of portable information terminal, it is characterized in that, it is the portable information terminal that constitutes, also can handle at least two kinds of information sources of the first information source and second information source by at least two housings of first housing that can change mutual relative position and second housing, change action according to described relative position, to being which information source of handling described first information source and described second information source is switched, or switch whether handling described first information source and these two information sources of described second information source and information source.
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Fig. 1 is the plane graph of the portable information terminal of first example according to the present invention.
Figure 2 shows that the functional-block diagram of the portable information terminal structure of first example according to the present invention.
Figure 3 shows that the user mode figure of the portable information terminal grown form of first example according to the present invention.
The portable information terminal that Figure 4 shows that first example according to the present invention revolves the user mode figure that turn 90 degrees form.
Figure 5 shows that the fixing means example of portable information terminal shown in Figure 4, Fig. 5 (a) is the figure from the front, the figure of Fig. 5 (b) for seeing from the back side.
Figure 6 shows that the functional-block diagram of other structure example of portable information terminal of first example according to the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of explanation judgement keypress function of the portable information terminal of first example according to the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the plane graph of the portable information terminal of second example according to the present invention, is the schematic diagram of explanation user mode.
Fig. 9 is the functional-block diagram of explanation portable information terminal structure of second example according to the present invention.
Figure 10 shows that the concrete change example of digital input operation button of the portable information terminal of second example according to the present invention.
The direction operation push-button that Figure 11 shows that the portable information terminal of second example according to the present invention specifically changes example.
Figure 12 shows that the display change method of the operation push-button of the portable information terminal of second example according to the present invention, is the enlarged drawing of operation push-button.
Figure 13 shows that the front view of mobile phone structure in the past.
Figure 14 shows that other example of user mode of the portable information terminal grown form of first example according to the present invention.
Figure 15 is the schematic diagram of explanation spinning movement of the portable information terminal of the 3rd example according to the present invention, and Figure 15 (a) is front view and the end view corresponding with it, and Figure 15 (b) is the end view of expression action.
The portable information terminal that Figure 16 shows that the 3rd example according to the present invention is opened the above user mode figure of 270 degree.
The portable information terminal that Figure 17 shows that the 3rd example according to the present invention is opened the 360 user mode figure that spend.
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The following describes each example of the present invention.
At first, the portable information terminal of first example according to the present invention is described referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 7.Fig. 1 is the front view of the portable information terminal of first example according to the present invention.
As shown in Figure 1, comprise the image that for example has with the image-display units 11 of formations such as LCD according to the portable information terminal A of this example and show housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12 with a plurality of operation push-buttons 13.In addition, image shows that housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12 utilize rotating mechanism 15, can be rotated relatively.Image shows that housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12 have for example rotation status for separating except an end (rotating shaft) of initial condition that opposite face contacts and both opposite faces.
In the drawings, in illustrated left part rotating mechanism 15 being set, is the coupling part that image shows housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12.With rotating mechanism 15 is the center, and image shows housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12 relative being rotated in the face of display frame.On operation push-button housing 12, be provided with and carry out the judgement button 16 that information source is judged.
Image shows that can obtain the anglec of rotation between housing 10 and the operation push-button housing 12 is that the state of 0 degree is that grown form A1, the anglec of rotation are that 90 degree are that dotted line is represented among Fig. 1 the 90 degree rotation form A2 and the anglec of rotation are that 180 degree are at least three kinds of relative position relations that 180 degree that Fig. 1 dotted line is represented rotate form A3.Also can in rotating mechanism 15, blocking mechanism be set, make and fix in the position of the anglec of rotation 90 degree and 180 degree.
Image shows that housing 10 is provided with the antenna 14 in reception transmitting information wirelessly source and the loud speaker (diagram is omitted) of output sound.Microphone (diagram is omitted) is housed in operation push-button housing 12.Except image shows housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12, can also for example add switch cover plate etc. to housing.
Figure 2 shows that functional-block diagram according to the portable information terminal structure of this example.
As shown in Figure 2, portable information terminal has image-display units 11, antenna 14 and judges button 16, in addition, portable information terminal also has RF unit 22, switch unit 23, first information processing unit 24a, the second information process unit 24b and rotation judging unit 26.
Utilize antenna 14 and RF unit 22 to receive the information source of wireless transmission.Switch unit 23 is exported to the information source that receives some information process units of first and second information process unit 24a and 24b.Which information process unit of two information process unit 24a and 24b is exported in selection, is according to coming the indication of spinning judging unit 26 to carry out.
Figure 3 shows that the state that uses portable information terminal with grown form A1 (Fig. 1).Figure 4 shows that the state that uses portable information terminal with 90 degree rotation form A2 (Fig. 1).In addition, the i.e. also deviation more or less of 90 degree of the anglec of rotation.
More particularly, judge that it is that as shown in Figure 3 grown form is that the anglec of rotation is 0 degree, as whole portable information terminal, its image shows that the housing 10 and the relative position of operation push-button housing 12 form rectangular shape; Still 90 degree rotation forms as shown in Figure 4 are that the anglec of rotation is 90 degree, and image shows that the housing 10 and the relative position of operation push-button housing 12 form L type shape.With this direct information switch unit 23.
Below with reference to Fig. 7, an example of the determination methods that utilization rotation judging unit 26 carries out is described.Figure 7 shows that the part enlarged drawing of judgement button detailed structure example shown in Figure 1.
As shown in Figure 7, judge that button shows the projection 61 that housing 10 had by image and is arranged on the ON/OFF switch 62 on the operation push-button housing 12 and constitutes.ON/OFF switch 62 has pit, can insert projection 61.If projection 61 inserts in the ON/OFF switch 62, then be judged as the ON state, if projection 61 leaves from ON/OFF switch 62, then switch is the OFF state.
When image showed that the relative position of housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12 is in grown form shown in Figure 3 (Fig. 1), ON/OFF switch 62 was in the ON state.When shown in Figure 4 revolving turn 90 degrees the state of form (Fig. 1), the ON/OFF switch was in the OFF state.
In addition, also rotary variable resistor can be set in rotating mechanism 15, rotation judging unit 26 utilizes has the electric decision mechanism of judging the principle of the anglec of rotation according to this resistance value, judges form.
The another one for example second information process unit 24b has the i.e. function handled as image source of ground-wave digital broadcasting TV for example of shape picture data of growing crosswise.As processing capacity, comprise the function of carrying out OFDM demodulation and process of decoding and picture signal being restored and showing specifically on image-display units.
In Fig. 2, have an antenna 14 and a RF unit 22 that can adapt to two kinds of information sources.
In addition, also can adopt the only setting antenna identical and the structure of RF unit with the quantity of information process unit.Figure 6 shows that the functional-block diagram of portable information terminal with this spline structure.
For example, Fig. 6 adopts the i.e. structure of two antennas 14 (14a, 14b) and RF unit 22 (22a, 22b) of quantity with information process unit 24 (24a, 24b).Switch unit 23 can carry out the selection of antenna 14 (14a, 14b) and RF unit 22 (22a, 22b).Thereby, can design the device of being optimized, make it have antenna performance and the RF characteristic that be fit to receive the different aforementioned sources that the first or second information process unit 24a or 24b handle respectively.Also can adopt and have three and above information process unit 24 and antenna 14 and RF unit 22.
Below with reference to Fig. 3 to Fig. 5, the using method example according to the portable information terminal of above-mentioned first example is described.
The user is gripping portable information terminal and is using under state shown in Figure 3 (grown form).Under this state, because image-display units 11 is perpendicular microscler, therefore utilize switch unit 23 to select for example suitable first information processing unit 24a that handles image source, its content shows on image-display units 11.
The user then utilizes 26 pairs of spinning movements of rotation judging unit to detect if make image show that housing 10 is rotated with respect to operation push-button housing 12.Its result notification switch unit 23.Switch unit 23 switches to for example second information process unit 24b that is suitable for handling the information source that for example obtains perpendicular microscler pictures such as received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV with the object output of information source.The user can grip portable information terminal as shown in Figure 4, watches the radio and television image frame that shows on the whole shape image-display units of growing crosswise.
Below with reference to Fig. 5 (a) and (b), illustrate that image under the 90 degree rotation forms that portable information terminal revolved turn 90 degrees shows the maintenance configuration example of housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12.
Fig. 5 (a) is the state diagram of the 90 degree rotation form A1 that portable information terminal revolved turn 90 degrees from face side.Shown in Fig. 5 (a),,, the bar linkage structure 3 for example comprise two bar 1a and 1b is set at rotating mechanism 15 left and right sides opposition sides from the front.Fig. 5 (b) is the state diagram of the side 90 degree rotation form A1 that portable information terminal revolved turn 90 degrees from the negative.Shown in Fig. 5 (b), come picture with the aid of pictures to show housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12 from the negative, at the opposition side of rotating mechanism 15, rotating shaft 5b and the protruding 1c of bar 1b is set respectively.In addition, hook 1c is set, makes it hook protruding 1c, by like this can temporary fixed bar 1a at the front end of bar 1a.
When being in 90 degree rotation form A1, hook 1c is hooked protruding 5a, by can showing that housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12 are fixed on 90 degree rotation forms like this.If hook 1c is decontroled from protruding 5a, then remove the stationary state that shows housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12.
The mechanism that increases the moment of rotating mechanism 15 in the time of also can being arranged on 90 degree rotation status in addition.Certainly, also can omit fixed mechanism.
In addition, as the interface between housing 10 and 12, as long as employing flexible cable etc. will couple together between the two.
The portable information terminal of first example according to the present invention, can show that the such intuitive operation of rotation of housing 10 carries out the switching of information source by image, even under the variform situation of pictures such as length-width ratio of the view data that obtains from information source, also can show, thereby in whole display frame, show effectively by making image-display units 11 rotations.
Utilize Figure 14, Fig. 6 and Fig. 4 below, the using method according to other action of the switch unit 23 of above-mentioned first example is described.Under state shown in Figure 14 (grown form), switch unit 23 is selected first information processing unit 24a among Fig. 6 and two information process units of the second information process unit 24b simultaneously, and image-display units 11 shows two information sources with the form of divided frame.Among Figure 14 141 is the radio and television image frames with the received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV of second information process unit 24b processing.The 142nd, with the website picture of first information processing unit 24a processing.The user is if make image show that housing is rotated with respect to operation push-button housing 12, then utilize 26 pairs of spinning movements of rotation judging unit to detect, switch unit 23 only selects to be suitable for handling the second information process unit 24b of the information source of longitudinal such as received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV for example.Its result, user can watch the radio and television image frame that shows shown in Figure 4 on the entire image display unit.
Below with reference to Fig. 8 to Figure 12, the portable information terminal of second example according to the present invention is described.Fig. 8 is the plane graph that utilize example of explanation according to the portable information terminal of this example.
As shown in Figure 8, image is shown under the state of housing 10 Rotate 180 degree, making whole portable information terminal behind opposite spin 90 degree of housing direction of rotation, kept using.Kept by after whole portable information terminal being revolved turn 90 degrees, the shape of portable information terminal can be used as the shape of growing crosswise.As shown in Figure 8, can with the hands cosily keep, and with the hands carry out key-input operation easily.
Figure 9 shows that functional-block diagram according to the portable information terminal structure of following example.Utilize and the method same, utilize 26 pairs of images of rotation judging unit to show that the rotation of housing 10 detects according to the portable information terminal of first example.(A3, in the time of Fig. 1), switch unit 23 switches to the second information process unit 24b with the information process unit 24 of output map image source from first information processing unit 24a form 180 degree rotation forms behind grown form Rotate 180 degree.
In addition, other action that also can be used as the switch unit 23 of above-mentioned first embodiment describes like that, when grown form, switch unit 23 is selected two information process units of the first information processing unit 24a and the second information process unit 24b simultaneously, form with divided frame on image-display units 11 shows two information sources (Figure 14), and when 180 degree rotations, then only select the second information process unit 24b.
Be according to the portable information terminal of this example and difference, appended key change unit and operation push-button according to the portable information terminal of first example.If the key change unit according to the judgement that comes spinning judging unit 16, changes the function that operation push-button distributed (hereinafter referred to as " pressing key assignments ") to configuration on the operation push-button housing 12.Below with reference to Figure 10 and Figure 11, the concrete structure of description operation button.
In Figure 10 and Figure 11, when the state of symbol * be illustrated in grown form A1 shown in Figure 3 uses down by key assignments, symbol Y be illustrated in that the states of 180 degree rotation form A3 shown in Figure 8 use down by key assignments.In addition, under the situation of symbol Y, in fact as shown in Figure 8, operation push-button housing 12 is to use with the state of Y '.
Below with reference to Figure 10, the digital input operation function of often using with the operations such as selection of the input of carrying out telephone number and broadcast TV channel is example, and the action example of key change unit 81 is described.The numeral of usefulness is imported and selected to the numeral of indicating on each operation push-button among Figure 10, for example if press the operation push-button 91 of indicating numeral 1, and then input or selection digital " 1 ".
Among Figure 10 as with shown in the symbol Y, key change unit 81 (Fig. 9) according to the judged result of rotation judging unit 26 (Fig. 9), for example with operation push-button 91 change into 4 (Y ') etc. by key assignments from 1 (*), thereby change each operation push-button setting.Its result, as shown in figure 10, press key assignments array and the order with * and Y ' unified.Turn 90 degrees even operation push-button housing 12 is revolved, the user can not confound or be at a loss yet, can be correctly and promptly carry out digital input operation.
Figure 11 shows that other action example of key change unit 81.Below with reference to Figure 11, illustrate about carrying out the object lesson of the keypress function of direction up and down that picture rolling or cursor move.In Figure 11, the operation push-button 101,102,103 and 104 of right * position carries out button respectively and is set at up and down direction button.By pressing each button, then can select to roll or the moving direction of cursor.
Key change unit 81 (Fig. 9) is according to the judged result of rotation judging unit 26 (Fig. 9), can be with up and down direction button about the changing into respectively by key assignments of operation push-button 101,102,103 and 104.Its result, shown in the Y ' of Figure 11, the position relationship consistency of pressing key assignments and actual key of direction button.The user can not get wrong or be muddled, can the choice direction button.In addition, the direction button also is the function of often using when playing games content.As shown in Figure 8, the user can with the hands hold the portable information terminal body, operate to button (101,102,103 and 104) with the left hand opponent, with the right hand operation push-button (105,106 and 107) is operated, can carry out input operation fast with the operation feeling same like this with the controller of game dedicated machine.
Below with reference to Figure 12, the portable information terminal of first variation of second example according to the present invention is described.
In first variation, operation push-button to press the key assignments display packing different with the situation of Figure 10.Figure 12 is the enlarged drawing of operation push-button.
As shown in figure 12, operation push-button 91 is to utilize two operation display unit 111 and 112 indicate by two numerals of key assignments to constitute.Two operation display unit 111 and 112 are luminous selectively.Operation display unit 111 and 112 luminous selection are handled and are utilized key change unit 81 to manage.
Under the state of X, indicate that the operation display unit 111 of numeral 1 is luminous.When the state of Y, indicate that the operation display unit 112 of numeral 4 is luminous.Owing to the demonstration of operation push-button is along with the change by key assignments changes, so the user can correctly select the desired procedure button.
As mentioned above, when being in 180 degree rotation form A3, information processing terminal body is revolved to be turn 90 degrees, make whole body as the form of growing crosswise shape, with the hands comfortable maintenance and operation, even when result's game content etc. need input operation fast, also can with the hands carry out button operation fast as the controller of game machine.
Have, press key assignments and function demonstration by what change operation push-button, the user can not feel awkward, correctly and cosily carries out button operation.
In addition, show housing and the relevant relativeness in the position of operation push-button housing on direction of rotation for image, also can not change its grown form A1, and hold after incorporate portable information terminal for example being revolved turn 90 degrees, the picture of display unit is shown revolve to show after turning 90 degrees.At this moment, about pressing key assignments, adopt structure shown in Figure 12, then can play games or appreciate image with the display frame of the shape of growing crosswise if change into from Figure 10.
Below with reference to Figure 15 to Figure 17, the portable information terminal of the 3rd example according to the present invention is described.The difference of the 3rd example of the present invention and above-mentioned first example is that image shows the spinning movement of housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12, and other function is identical with Fig. 2.
Figure 15 is the front view and the end view of the portable information terminal of the 3rd example according to the present invention.Figure 15 (a) is front view and the end view corresponding with it, and Figure 15 (b) is the end view of expression action.As Figure 15 (a) and (b), for the portable information terminal according to this example, image shows that housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12 can relative folding rotations.Image shows the folding rotation of housing 10 and operation push-button housing 12, and can carry out promptly closing turntable B1 from folding fully state is the i.e. folding rotations of 360 degree open mode B4 of 360 degree to the switch angle.
The following describes the using method example of the portable information terminal of the 3rd example according to the present invention.When not using this portable information terminal, carry with the state of closed condition B1.When the user uses this information terminal, be in the state (B2) of opening about 180 degree.Under this state, utilize switch unit 23 to select to be suitable for handling the first information processing unit 24a of perpendicular microscler picture data, its content shows on image-display units 11.Open about 270 degree and above state (B3) if the user is in the switch angle, then switch unit 23 is selected to handle for example second information process unit 24b of received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV, and its result is display of broadcast television image picture on image-display units 11.
As shown in figure 16, the portable information terminal that the user opens the above state of 270 degree with the switch angle is placed on the desk, watches the radio and television image frame.The switch angle is opened the portable information terminal of the above state of 270 degree and can easily and be stablized and place, can also be shown in the dotted line of Figure 16 like that, image is shown that housing 10 is adjusted to the angle that the user watches easily, can provide that not need to carry out button operation in a kind of the watching, do not need be best method for watching with hand-retaining device for watching.
Other example as the using method of the portable terminal device of the 3rd example according to the present invention, can also be as shown in figure 17, when the user is in 360 degree open modes (B4) with portable terminal device, switch unit 23 is selected to handle for example second information process unit 24b of received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV, at image-display units 11 display of broadcast television image pictures.Use in the example at this, can be simultaneously with the folding comfortable maintenance of compact shape, one side is watched the radio and television image frame.
More than be to describe the present invention, but the invention is not restricted to these examples according to example.Other can carry out various variations, improvement and combination, and these personnel for this field are self-evident.
For example, change for the relation of the position between first housing and second housing, action except spinning movement also comprises the situation that second housing for example can be advanced and retreat with respect to first housing etc., under such situation, correspondingly with the advance and retreat action of second housing handles switching.
Industrial practicality
As mentioned above, in invention portable information terminal claimed in claim 1, can by housing rotary this The intuitive operation of sample is carried out the switching of information source, and user's ease of use will improve.
In addition, invention portable information terminal claimed in claim 2 is even the picture number that is obtaining from information source According to the drawing such as length-width ratio form not simultaneously, show the result after also can making image display frame rotation Can not make the display frame waste, effectively show.
In addition, invention portable information terminal claimed in claim 3 can revolve in maintenance and operation push-button unit In the constant situation of the state that state before turning to is identical, watch that the image that 90-degree rotation, length and width change shows The unit.
In addition, invention portable information terminal claimed in claim 4 is though add after must making the body 90-degree rotation With maintenance, but compare with claim 3, can have with whole body the form of the compactness of integrated sensation Kept.
In addition, invention portable information terminal claimed in claim 5, polarization have the letter that is suitable for operating after the switching The operation push-button configuration in breath source, operability will improve.
In addition, invention portable information terminal claimed in claim 6 makes the body 90-degree rotation, with whole Body forms the form of growing crosswise shape, can with the hands cosily keep and operate. As a result, even at game content When carrying out quick input operation Deng needs, also can as the controller of game machine, with the hands carry out fast Button operation.
In addition, invention portable information terminal claimed in claim 7, the operation after can changing with visual confirmation The content of button, the user can correctly carry out button operation.
In addition, invention portable information terminal claimed in claim 8 can not make display frame waste, effective Ground shows that the shape television image of growing crosswise of obtaining from the information source of received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV reaches from the radio communication line Two kinds of pictures of the perpendicular microscler picture that the road is obtained.
In addition, adopt claim 9 to 12, can be according to the anglec of rotation from the initial position rotation, corresponding Change also shows two information sources or an information source. In addition, according to claim 15, first housing with When second housing rotates along folding direction, also can be according to the anglec of rotation from the initial position rotation, corresponding changing Become two information sources or an information source.
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1. a portable information terminal is characterized in that, is the portable information terminal that is constituted, also can be handled at least two kinds of information sources of the first information source and second information source by at least two housings of first housing that can rotate mutually and second housing,
According to make the different of relative position between described first housing and described second housing by rotation, to being which information source of handling described first information source and described second information source is switched, or to whether handling described first information source and these two information sources of described second information source are switched.
2. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described first housing comprises demonstration from described first or the image-display units of the information of second information source, described second housing comprises the operation push-button unit of configuration operation button simultaneously, demonstration to described image-display units is also switched, so that in the information source of described image-display units demonstration as process object.
3. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, the relative position of described first housing and described second housing approximately revolves when turning 90 degrees from initial position, and described processing will be switched.
4. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, when the relative position of described first housing and described second housing is spent from the about Rotate 180 of initial position, described processing will be switched.
5. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, and is corresponding with the displaying contents that shows at described image-display units, also changes the content of operation of the operation push-button of distributing to described operation push-button unit.
6. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, when the about Rotate 180 of initial position is spent, changes the content of operation of distributing to described operation push-button at the relative position of described first housing and described second housing.
7. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, and is corresponding with the change of the content of operation of distributing to described operation push-button, and the demonstration of described operation push-button also changes.
8. as each described portable information terminal of claim 1 to 7, it is characterized in that described first information source is based on the information source of received terrestrial digital broadcasting TV, described second information source is based on the information source of wireless communication line.
9. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, approximately revolve when turning 90 degrees from initial position at the relative position of described first housing and described second housing, for described first information source and described second information be handle two information sources, or handling an information source switches.
10. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, at the relative position of described first housing and described second housing when the about Rotate 180 of initial position is spent, for described first information source and described second information be handle two information sources, or handling an information source switches.
11. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, described rotation is the rotation to folding direction of described first housing and described second housing, when postrotational relative position is above from about rotation 270 degree of closed condition, the processing of described first information source and described second information source is switched.
12. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, described rotation is the rotation to folding direction of described first housing and described second housing,, the processing of described first information source and described second information source is switched when closed condition is approximately revolved three-sixth turn at postrotational relative position.
13. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, described rotation is the rotation in the plane of described first housing and the formation of described second housing.
14. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, described rotation is the rotation to folding direction of described first housing and described second housing.
15. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that described rotation is included in rotation in the plane that described first housing and described second housing form and described first housing and described second housing two kinds of rotations to the rotation of folding direction.
16. portable information terminal as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, described rotation has the rotation to folding direction of described first housing and described second housing,, the processing of described first information source and described second information source is switched when closed condition is approximately revolved three-sixth turn at postrotational relative position.
17. portable information terminal, it is characterized in that, it is the portable information terminal that constitutes, also can handle at least two kinds of information sources of first information source and two or two information sources by at least two housings of first housing that can change mutual relative position and second housing
According to the change of described relative position action, to being which information source of handling described first information source and described second information source is switched, or to whether handling described first information source and these two information sources of described second information source are switched.
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