JPH11284700A - Portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the portable terminal which prevent the operability from becoming worse depending upon display directions by automatically switching operation modes and display directions as a lid is opened or closed. SOLUTION: This portable terminal is equipped with a display panel 4, the freely opening/closing lid 2 which protects the display panel and is provided with a window 3 enabling the display part to be seen through even in the closure state, plural operation keys 8, and a lid opening/closing detecting means which detects the lid being closed and has a normal mode and a memo mode as its operation modes; when the lid opening/closing detecting means detects the closing state of the lid, the display panel is switched to the memo mode and the display direction is rotated by 90 deg. to display a display image of the memo mode.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a portable terminal,
The present invention relates to a mobile communication device terminal such as an electronic organizer, a mobile phone, and a simplified mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as this kind of portable terminal, there has been a portable terminal described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-273636. This is an even-folded portable terminal that is folded in two and opened and used when talking. In addition, this type of portable terminal is provided with a window so that the liquid crystal display unit can be seen through from the outside while being folded in two. In addition, some conventional portable terminals have a portable terminal body provided with an openable / closable lid.

Further, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-317052, instead of a push button dial, a liquid crystal display device for displaying dial numbers and functions and the like are provided on a screen of the liquid crystal display device. And a touch sensor provided.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional portable terminal, first, the liquid crystal display section of the portable terminal has a rectangular shape in order to form a large screen due to the shape of the portable terminal body. However, depending on the operation mode, if the display direction is fixed, operability may be impaired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the first problem of the related art. In a portable terminal, an operation mode and a display direction are automatically switched by opening and closing a lid.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal that prevents deterioration of operability based on a display direction.

Secondly, conventionally, a portable terminal having a built-in electronic telephone directory requires only a small display screen to display only a telephone number and a name. There is a proposal for scrolling data. However, at the same time as the telephone number and name, the relevant data of personal information such as the address of the owner of the telephone number of the telephone number, the work place, the telephone number of the work place, etc. are stored in advance and displayed as needed in the necessary business scene In response to a request to be able to do so, there is also a request to use a telephone number of the other party as an index and leave a memo as related information of the other party, such as an electronic organizer, during or after a call. However, there was a problem that we could not respond to it.

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above second conventional problem, when it is desired to view a telephone number and a name, these data are displayed as index data, and when it is desired to view the related data, Display related data that was not displayed until then, and switch from the related data display mode to the memo mode so that the display area of the related information can be input and stored as a memo input area, It is an object of the present invention to realize a function of redisplaying a stored memo later as relevant data of a telephone number as index data.

Third, for example, when an emergency call is made to A from the school, as in the case of the telephone communication network of parents at elementary and junior high schools, A needs to call B, and B receives the call. In some cases, telephone numbers are linked to a daisy chain to form one communication network, such as that Mr. B needs to call Mr. C. However, there has been a problem that, although the telephone numbers are currently stored in the electronic telephone directory, there is no means for storing the information of the association to be connected in a daisy chain.

According to the present invention, in order to solve the third conventional problem, another telephone number is stored as related data for a telephone number as an index, and B's related data is stored as A's related data. It is an object of the present invention to realize means for storing a telephone number, associating the telephone number of C as stored as relevant data of B, and storing it in the electronic telephone directory as association information for forming a telephone communication network.

Fourth, in a conventional portable terminal, even if a related data display function and a memo input function are realized,
There was a problem that it could not be used because it was dark. In order to solve the fourth problem of the related art, the present invention realizes illumination according to a display mode so that a related data display function and a memo input function can be easily seen even when a display unit such as a liquid crystal is dark. The purpose is to:

[0011]

In order to solve the first problem, a portable terminal according to the present invention is a portable terminal having a wireless communication function, which comprises an image display unit and an image display unit (hereinafter referred to as an image display unit). , A mobile terminal body provided with a display panel having a digitalizer provided in the
An openable / closable lid provided with a window that protects the display panel on the mobile terminal and allows the display unit to be seen from the outside even in a closed state, and a lid open / closed detecting unit that detects that the lid has been opened, It has a plurality of operation keys such as an operation key and a side key, and takes a memo by inputting from the display panel a normal mode capable of performing at least an operation of making and receiving a call on a telephone as an operation mode. A memo mode capable of operating the memo, wherein when the lid is opened, the lid opening / closing detecting means detects the lid and the display automatically switches to the memo mode, and the display direction is rotated by 90 degrees and the memo is displayed. A mode display image is displayed.

According to the present invention, when the cover is opened, the operation mode is automatically switched to the memo mode, so that the memo can be input to the display panel and the display direction of the image displayed on the display unit can be changed. Since it is changed, an image can be displayed in a display direction with good operability for the user, and a mobile terminal with improved operability can be obtained.

Second, in order to solve the first problem, the portable terminal according to the present invention automatically switches from the memo mode automatically to the normal mode when the lid opening / closing detecting means detects that the lid is closed. The display mode is switched to the mode, the display direction is reversed by 90 degrees, and the display image in the normal mode is displayed.

According to the present invention, when the lid is closed, the operation mode is automatically switched to the normal mode, and the display unit can be visually recognized from the window provided on the lid. Since the basic functions can be used, and the display direction of the image displayed on the display unit is changed, the image can be displayed in a display direction with good operability for the user, and a mobile terminal with improved operability can be obtained. .

In order to solve the first problem, the portable terminal according to the present invention has thirdly a switching means for switching to another mode by a user operation when the operation mode is switched to the memo mode. It was done.

According to the present invention, the mode is switched from the memo mode to another mode by an operation. When it becomes necessary to switch to a mode other than the memo mode, the mode can be switched to another mode by the switching means. Thus, a flexible mobile terminal can be obtained.

Fourth, to solve the first problem, the portable terminal according to the present invention has a fourth feature in that the portable terminal has images corresponding to a plurality of modes, and when the mode is switched to one of the modes, the portable terminal has a preset An image is displayed in a predetermined display direction.

According to the present invention, when a mode is switched, the display direction of each mode can be displayed in a direction having good operability in each mode, thereby saving the trouble of changing the display direction one by one. Is obtained.

In order to solve the second problem, the portable terminal according to the present invention has a display area for index data such as a telephone number in a display area of a display unit, and related data such as personal data of the owner of the telephone number. When displaying the index data only, the phone number is displayed in the index data display area that can be seen from the window of the lid (hereinafter also referred to as the open / close lid). The related data is displayed in a related data display area, and when a memo is desired to be left, the open / close cover is further opened to switch to the memo mode.

According to the present invention, only the index data can be seen from the window of the opening / closing lid, the related data is displayed when the opening / closing lid is opened, and the memo mode is automatically switched when the lid is further opened. The portable terminal which does not need to operate the unnecessary display and the memo mode function by displaying the data according to the above and operating the memo mode function is obtained.

In order to solve the third problem, the portable terminal according to the present invention displays a telephone number in an index data display area, switches to a memo mode, and associates a telephone number to be associated with the displayed telephone number as a telephone number. Are sequentially input to the related data display area and stored as related data for the index data, thereby associating the telephone number displayed in the index data display area with the telephone number related thereto, and in addition to this, By shifting the telephone number displayed in the data display area to the index data display area, the telephone number associated with the rosary is displayed, for example, the telephone number of B as related data of A, and the telephone number of B is displayed. By shifting the phone number to the index data display area, B's related data It is obtained so as to display the C's phone number as the.

According to the present invention, the telephone number associated with the telephone number displayed in the index data display area is switched to the memo mode, entered in the relevant data display area, and stored as the relevant data, thereby enabling the displayed telephone numbers to be mutually displayed. By associating the numbers with each other and further shifting the telephone number displayed in the related data display area to the index data display area, a mobile terminal capable of sequentially displaying the telephone numbers linked in a daisy chain is obtained.

In order to solve the fourth problem, the portable terminal according to the present invention is configured to turn on a backlight of a liquid crystal or a display area illuminating means of a light emitting element such as an LED in conjunction with switching of a display mode. is there.

According to the present invention, a display area illuminating means of a light emitting element such as a liquid crystal backlight or an LED is turned on in conjunction with switching of a display mode, so that a related data display function can be performed even if the display means such as a liquid crystal is dark. A portable terminal that allows the user to easily view the memo and the memo input function is obtained.

[0025]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a display panel having a wireless communication function and having an image display section and a digitizer provided in the image display section; An openable / closable lid having a window through which the display unit of the display panel can be seen from the outside in a protected and closed state, a plurality of operation keys, and a lid open / closed detecting means for detecting that the lid has been opened or closed; A portable mode comprising: a normal mode for performing at least an incoming and outgoing call operation on a telephone; and a memo mode for taking notes by inputting from the display panel, wherein the lid opening / closing detecting means is configured to open the lid. When the state is detected, the display unit of the display panel is automatically switched to the memo mode, the display direction of the display image is rotated, and the display image in the memo mode is displayed.When the lid is opened, Operation mode The mode automatically switches to the memo mode, allowing you to enter notes on the display panel and take notes.In addition, the display direction of the image displayed on the display is changed, so that the display direction is easy for the user to operate. It has an effect that an image can be displayed and operability can be improved.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention provides:
When the lid opening / closing detecting means detects the closed state of the lid, the mode is automatically switched to the normal mode, the display direction of the display image is rotated, and the display image in the normal mode is displayed. When the operation mode is switched to the normal mode automatically, the display unit can be viewed from the window provided on the lid, so that the user can use the basic functions as a telephone just by closing the lid, and it is displayed on the display unit Since the display direction of the image is changed, the image can be displayed in a display direction with good operability for the user, and the operability can be improved.

[0027] The invention described in claim 3 of the present invention provides:
In the operation mode switched to the memo mode, there is provided a mode switching means for switching to another mode by manual operation, and when it becomes necessary to switch to a mode other than the memo mode, this switching means This has the effect that another mode can be switched.

The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention provides:
The mobile terminal has a plurality of operation modes each having a corresponding image, and when the operation mode is switched,
An image is displayed in a predetermined display direction predetermined for the operation mode, and when the mode is switched, it can be displayed in a display direction with good operability in each mode. This has the effect that the trouble of changing the display direction can be saved.

Further, the invention according to claim 5 of the present invention provides:
A housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, a display means provided on the housing,
Input means for inputting the content to be displayed; storage means for storing the input display content; and control means for controlling the display means to display the content of the storage means. The display mode of the display means is switched according to the opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and the opening / closing lid is simply opened or closed.
In addition to detecting only the opening angle, the display mode of the display means can be switched in accordance with the opening angle of the opening / closing lid detected by the opening / closing lid opening angle detecting means.

The invention according to claim 6 of the present invention provides:
A housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, a display means provided on the housing,
A portable terminal comprising: input means for inputting the content to be displayed; storage means for storing the input display content; and control means for controlling the content of the storage means to be displayed on the display means. By detecting the opening angle of the opening and closing lid, the display mode of the display means is switched according to the detected opening angle,
In addition to detecting only the "open state" or "closed state" of the opening / closing lid, the display mode of the display means can be switched according to the opening angle of the opening / closing lid detected by the opening angle detection means of the opening / closing lid. Have.

The invention according to claim 7 of the present invention provides:
The opening / closing lid is provided with a window that allows the inside to be seen through, and a part of the display means is seen through with the opening / closing lid closed, so that a necessary portion of image display can be immediately performed without opening the opening / closing lid. It has the effect of being able to see through.

Further, the invention according to claim 8 of the present invention provides:
Control means for dividing the display area of the display means into a plurality of display areas and displaying the divided display areas, wherein contents to be displayed in the respective display areas are stored in the storage means; And the display contents to be displayed in each display area are stored in the storage means, and the display of the display contents is individually controlled.

The invention according to claim 9 of the present invention provides:
At least an index data display area and a related data display area are provided in the display area of the display means, and contents to be displayed in the respective display areas are stored in the storage means, and the index data display area has data serving as indexes such as telephone numbers. And the related data display area displays data related to the index data such as the personal information of the telephone owner for the telephone number, and the display area of the display means includes an index such as a telephone number. An index data display area for displaying data
Providing the related data display area for displaying the data related to the index data, for example, the personal information of the owner of the telephone number, has the effect of improving the convenience for the user.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the display means is provided with at least an index data display area and a related data display area, and switches to a memo mode to input related data related to the index data. The master-slave relationship of the related data stored and stored for the specific index data is used as the association information, and the associated data associated with the specific index data is displayed on the plurality of display areas in accordance with the association information. In the display area of the display means, at least an index data display area and a related data display area are provided, and the mode is switched to the memo mode to input and store related data relating to the index data being displayed. Relate relevant data to its index data An effect that can be displayed using the information in relation.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, only the index data display area is displayed when the opening / closing lid is closed with respect to the housing. If you want to know only the telephone number, such as for a call, you only need to display the index data display area,
It has the effect of avoiding unnecessary display.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the related data display area is displayed when the closed cover is opened from the housing. As required, when the closed cover is opened from the housing, an effective display of the related data display area is performed.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided means for switching and displaying the display contents of the related data display area to other related data while maintaining the display contents of the index data display area. A plurality of related data for data is switched and displayed, and the display content of related data for the currently displayed index data is switched to another related data by means of switching related data. Thereby, the required related data among a plurality of related data can be switched and displayed.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, when the cover is further opened from the state where the cover is opened and index data and related data are displayed, the related data display area is recorded. The mode is switched to the input area for writing memos by switching to the mode.When the open / close lid is further opened from the simple display state of the display means, the related data display area is switched to the memo mode. This has the effect that a memo can be entered as required.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, when the open / close lid is further opened from the state where the open / close lid is opened and index data and related data are displayed, the related data display area is recorded. The mode is switched to an input area for writing a memo by switching to a mode, and data input from the input area is stored in a storage device as new related data related to the currently displayed index data. When the open / close lid is opened further from the mere display state, the related data display area is switched to the memo mode, and the input data is stored as new related data related to the currently displayed index data. This has the effect that related data can be updated as needed.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, the data input in the memo mode is stored in a storage device as new related data related to the currently displayed index data, and then stored in the memo mode. The data continuously input in is stored as new related data related to the currently displayed index data, and is further stored one after another by inputting in the memo mode. In the memo mode, The input memo is stored in the storage device as new relevant data related to the currently displayed index data, and the memo input in the memo mode is stored one after another as newer relevant data for the displayed index data. As a result, multiple index data An effect that can store relevant data.

Further, the invention according to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention is provided with a clock means, and when the memo is stored in the storage means in the memo mode, the clock data of the clock means is simultaneously stored as a time stamp. Since the date and time of the memo input become clear, the convenience for the user is improved.

According to the invention described in claim 18 of the present invention, even when there is no memo input in the memo mode, the clock data of the clock means is stored as a time stamp when the memo mode ends. This has the effect of recording that no memo entry was made at that date and time.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, when the memo mode is terminated without any memo input in the memo mode, it is determined that there is no memo input and the timekeeping data of the clock means is transmitted. The time stamp is stored at the same time, and when there is no memo input in the memo mode, it has the effect of positively displaying that there was no memo input together with the time measurement data and leaving the confirmation. .

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, when the opening / closing lid is opened, the opening angle is detected, the mode is switched to the memo mode, and the display screen is rotated 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. Alternatively, the display is rotated by 180 degrees, and when the mode is switched to the memo mode, the orientation of the display screen is rotated.
This has the effect that notes can be easily taken.

Further, the invention according to claim 21 of the present invention provides a method for displaying a memo input content in the memo mode in association with one of related data corresponding to a telephone number currently displayed. Also stores data indicating whether the screen has been rotated 90 or 180 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise, and determines whether the display direction has been rotated 90 or 180 degrees when the display is reproduced later. When the memo content input in the memo mode is stored as one of the related data, the rotation information of the display screen is also stored, and when the memo content is redisplayed later, the rotation information is stored. Has the effect that the best re-display can be performed.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, when the opening / closing lid is opened, the display mode is sequentially changed to an index data display mode, a related data display mode, and a memo mode. When closing,
Conversely, the operation mode is set to memo mode, related data display mode,
The index data display mode is sequentially changed, and the display mode is switched by opening and closing the lid, and the order of the transition of the display mode when the lid is opened and when the lid is closed is simply reversed. It has the effect of being naturally usable.

According to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention, when the opening / closing lid is opened, the operation mode is sequentially changed to an index data display mode, a related data display mode, and a memo mode. After entering the mode, the memo mode is maintained until the opening / closing lid is closed.After entering the memo mode, the memo mode is maintained until the opening / closing lid is closed. Even if the opening angle of the lid is changed, the memo operation is not interrupted, and the contents of the memo can be seen until the lid is closed, and the memo operation can be added or corrected.

According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, the display including the index data display area and the related data display area when the openable cover is further opened from the state where the related data is displayed. The entire area is changed to a memo input area. Since the entire display area becomes the memo input area, the memo input area is expanded by the index data display area.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the related data display area, the time stamp of the date and time when the memo is stored is enumerated and displayed, and when one data of the time stamp is selected, The memo stored at the time stamp and the index data such as the telephone number and the name of the other party are displayed on the display means. One of the time stamp fields listed and displayed in the related data display area is displayed. When the data is selected, there is an effect that the index data such as the telephone number and the name of the other party stored at the time stamp and the memo can be displayed and used.

According to a twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, when the cover is further opened from the state where the cover is opened and index data and related data are displayed, the related data display area is displayed. Is switched to the memo input area, and when the data input from the memo input area is stored in the storage device as new related data related to the currently displayed index data, when the data currently existing for the currently displayed index data is stored. The serial number of the memo is counted, and the serial number is also stored at the same time.
The serial number indicating the number of the existing memo is the same as the index data currently displayed for the entered memo data, so that the remaining number of memos can be grasped and the serial number can be used as a clue. This has the effect that the contents can be displayed one after another.

According to a twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing having an opening / closing lid, opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and display means provided on the housing. Input means for inputting the content to be displayed, storage means for storing the input display content, control means for controlling the content of the storage means to be displayed on the display means, and transmission and reception of data stored in the storage means It comprises a wireless communication unit, while switching the display content of the display means according to the opening angle of the opening and closing lid detected by the opening angle detection means,
The data stored by the wireless communication unit is transmitted and received, and has an effect that the data stored in the storage unit can be transmitted and received using the wireless communication unit.

According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and a display means provided on the housing. Input means for inputting the content to be displayed, storage means for storing the input display content, control means for controlling the display means to display the content of the storage means, and display in the index data display area of the display means A wireless communication unit that makes a call to the designated telephone number, while switching the display content of the display unit according to the opening angle of the opening / closing lid detected by the opening angle detection unit, and by the wireless communication unit to the index data display area. A call is made to the displayed telephone number, and a call can be made from the wireless transmission unit to the telephone number displayed in the index data display area. It has the effect of say.

According to a twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing having an opening / closing lid, opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and display means provided on the housing. Input means for inputting the content to be displayed, storage means for storing the input display content, control means for controlling the content of the storage means to be displayed on the display means, and telephone displayed on the display means and specified there. A wireless transmission unit for calling a number, switching the display content of the display means according to the opening angle of the open / close lid detected by the opening angle detection means, and an index data display area of the display means by the wireless communication unit Alternatively, when a telephone number displayed in one of the related data display areas is specified, a call is made to that telephone number. Rui by identifying the telephone number displayed on any associated data display area,
It is possible to make a call to the telephone number from the wireless transmission unit, and it is possible to make a call to any telephone number as long as it is displayed.

According to a thirtieth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and a display means provided on the housing. Input means for inputting the contents to be displayed, storage means for storing the display contents, and control means for controlling the contents of the storage means to be displayed on the display means, wherein the opening / closing lid detected by the opening angle detection means The display contents of the display means are switched according to the opening angle of the display means, and one of the telephone numbers displayed in the related data display area corresponding to the index data displayed in the index data display area of the display means is specified. At this time, the specified telephone number is shifted to the index data display area and displayed, and the related data display area is newly displayed in the index data display area. And displaying data related to the displayed telephone number. When one of the telephone numbers displayed in the related data display area related to one index data is specified, the telephone number is displayed in the index data. By moving to the display area, the related data related to the current index data is moved to the index data, the related data is newly displayed, and the related data is sequentially displayed by following the relation based on a potato expression. It has the effect of being able to.

In the invention according to claim 31 of the present invention, when the caller number data is received by the wireless receiver, the caller number is displayed in the index data display area, and the opening / closing lid is opened. The related data stored in the storage device in advance is displayed in the related data display area in association with the received caller number, and when the caller number data is received, the received caller number is received. The related data stored in the storage device in advance can be displayed in the related data display area when the open / close lid is opened.

According to a thirty-second aspect of the present invention, when the caller number data is received by the wireless receiver, the caller number is displayed in the index data display area and the related data is displayed in the related data. The display contents are displayed in a display area, and the opened / closed cover is further opened to enter the memo mode, and the input contents are newly stored as data relating to the received caller number, and the caller number data is newly stored. Is received, the caller number is displayed in the index data display area, the related data is displayed in the related data display area, and the display content input in the memo mode is newly added as the related data of the received caller number. It has the effect of being able to memorize.

According to a thirty-third aspect of the present invention, the portable terminal is provided with a mode switching means, and the operation of the mode switching means causes any one of the plurality of display modes stored in the storage means to be changed. The display mode is extracted and switched to the display mode. By selecting and switching a plurality of display modes by the operation of the mode switching means, it is possible to display desired storage contents.

According to a thirty-fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and a backlight provided on the housing. It comprises display means made of liquid crystal, and detects the angle at which the opening / closing lid is opened by the opening angle detecting means,
The backlight of the liquid crystal is turned on in accordance with the opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and the brightness is increased in accordance with the opening angle of the opening / closing lid, so that the liquid crystal display can be easily viewed even in a dark place. Have.

According to a thirty-fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and a backlight provided on the housing. Display means comprising liquid crystal, input means for inputting the content to be displayed, storage means for storing the input display content, and control means for controlling the display means to display the content of the storage means, An opening angle detecting means detects an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and turns on a backlight of a liquid crystal according to the opening angle of the opening / closing lid. In addition, the liquid crystal display can be easily viewed even in a dark place at night.

According to a thirty-sixth aspect of the present invention, when the opening angle detecting means detects that the opening / closing lid is opened, a liquid crystal backlight is turned on. When is opened, the backlight of the liquid crystal is turned on irrespective of the opening angle, so that the display of the liquid crystal can be easily viewed even in a dark place at night.

According to a thirty-seventh aspect of the present invention, when the opening angle detecting means detects that the opening / closing lid is opened, the backlight of the liquid crystal in the related data display area is turned on. In particular, the backlight of the liquid crystal in the related data display area desired to be displayed is turned on, so that the display of the liquid crystal in the related data display area can be easily viewed even in a dark place.

The invention according to claim 38 of the present invention is such that when the display mode is set to the memo mode, the backlight of the liquid crystal is turned on. It has the effect that the display of the liquid crystal in the memo input area can be easily viewed even in a dark place by turning on the light.

According to a thirty-ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and a display such as a liquid crystal provided on the housing. Means, and a display area illuminating means for illuminating the display surface of the display means by illuminating the display surface with light, and detecting the angle at which the open / close lid is opened by the open angle detection means, and opening angle of the open / close lid The display area illuminating means is turned on according to the display area. This has the effect that the display can be easily viewed.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and a display such as a liquid crystal provided on the housing. Means, display area illuminating means for illuminating the display surface of the display means by irradiating light, input means for inputting the content to be displayed, storage means for storing the input display content, and Control means for controlling the display to be displayed on the display means, wherein the opening angle detection means detects the angle at which the opening / closing lid is opened, and illuminates the display area lighting means according to the opening angle of the opening / closing lid. The display area illuminating means is also turned on for display means other than the backlit liquid crystal display means, so that the display on the screen can be easily viewed even in dark places at night.

The invention according to claim 41 of the present invention is characterized in that when the opening angle detecting means detects that the opening / closing lid is opened, the display area lighting means is turned on. When the lid is opened, the display area illuminating means is turned on regardless of the opening angle, so that the liquid crystal display can be easily viewed even in a dark place at night.

Also, in the invention according to claim 42 of the present invention, when the opening angle detecting means detects that the opening / closing lid is opened, the display area illuminating means displays the related data display area of the display means. Light is radiated, and in particular, the display area illuminating means is turned on in the related data display area desired to be displayed, so that the liquid crystal display in the related data display area can be easily viewed even in a dark place. Have.

The invention according to claim 43 of the present invention is characterized in that when the display mode is set to the memo mode, the display area illuminating means is turned on. There is an effect that the area can be turned on so that the display of the liquid crystal in the memo input area can be easily viewed even in a dark place.

According to a forty-fourth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of related data are displayed on the display means in a cyclic manner at arbitrary time intervals. Has the effect of avoiding the inconvenience of the user.

The invention according to a forty-fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of related data are displayed on the display means at an arbitrary time interval such as a forward path, a return path, and back and forth. This has the effect that the troublesome operation can be avoided.

The invention according to claim 46 of the present invention is characterized in that the opening / closing lid is provided with a window through which at least the entire display area of the display means covered by the opening / closing lid can be seen. In such a case, the display mode is switched to the memo mode, and when the opening / closing lid is opened, the display mode is immediately switched to the memo mode, whereby the operation can be speeded up.

The invention according to claim 47 of the present invention is characterized in that the opening / closing lid is formed of a transparent plastic, and the opening / closing lid is formed of a transparent plastic so as to be covered with the opening / closing lid. Since the entire display area of the display means can be seen from the outside, the operation can be quickly performed by immediately switching the display mode to the memo mode when the opening / closing lid is opened.

Also, in the invention according to claim 48 of the present invention, an index data display area and a related data display area are provided in the display area of the display means, and only the related data display area is covered by the opening / closing lid. The index data can be viewed directly without passing through the window, and only the relevant data display area is covered by the open / close lid, so that the open / close lid can be It has the effect that it can be reduced.

According to a fifty-ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing having an opening / closing lid, display means provided on the housing and covered by the opening / closing lid and capable of being opened and closed, and display on the display means. The input means for inputting the contents, and the storage means for storing the input display contents, when the open / close lid is opened and the index data and related data are displayed and the open / close lid is further opened, the related data is displayed. When the related data display area for displaying is switched to a memo input area for writing a memo, and the data input from the memo input area is stored in the storage device as new related data related to the currently displayed index data, This memo is to store the serial number information of the currently displayed index data as to the number of the memo from the past. Yes, when storing the memo input data as new related data related to the currently displayed index data, by serially storing the serial number information of the number of the memo corresponding to the index data counted from the past. This makes it possible to easily identify the memo later, confirm the frequency of calls to the other party and the number of memos, and use the serial number as a clue for contacting the other party.

Further, the invention according to claim 50 of the present invention is provided with means for resetting the serial number information of the memo number of the currently displayed index data by counting from the past. And, by making it possible to reset the serial number information of the memo,
This has an effect that the serial number information of the memo can be easily arranged.

In the invention according to claim 51 of the present invention, when the opening / closing lid is opened to detect the opening angle and switch to the memo mode, only the related data display area of the display area of the display means is displayed. Since the related data display area is rotated 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise when switching to the memo mode, the index data is unified. The related data can be displayed in a desired direction while being displayed in a fixed easy-to-view direction and position, and has an effect of making it easy to take notes.

Further, the invention according to claim 52 of the present invention is characterized in that when the opening / closing lid is opened to switch to the memo mode,
In the memo input area, a questionnaire that can be used as a telephone memo is displayed in advance, and the result of the memo input is stored in the storage unit, and is reproduced and displayed later. Since the questionnaire is displayed, the options are specified, and the specified results are stored in the storage unit so that they can be redisplayed later. This has an effect that a telephone memo can be easily taken.

According to a fifty-third aspect of the present invention, at least an index data display area, a related data display area, and a related telephone number display area are provided in the display area of the display means, and the display areas are displayed in the respective display areas. The display contents to be stored are stored in the storage means, data serving as an index such as a telephone number is displayed in the index data display area, and the index such as personal information of a telephone owner with respect to the telephone number is displayed in the related data display area. The data associated with the data is displayed, and the associated telephone number display area displays the telephone number to be called based on a telephone memo or the like, and the display means displays the index data, the associated data, and the associated telephone number. Since it is displayed, it has an effect that it is easy to call a telephone number related to the related data.

According to a fifty-fourth aspect of the present invention, at least an index data display area, a related data display area, and a time stamp time display area are provided in the display area of the display means. The display contents to be displayed are stored in the storage means, data serving as an index such as a telephone number is displayed in the index data display area, and the personal data of the telephone owner corresponding to the telephone number is displayed in the related data display area. The index data and related data are displayed, and the time display area for the time stamp displays the date, month, day, hour and minute in which the phone memo and the like are stored. Has the effect of being able to see the time at once.

According to a fifty-fifth aspect of the present invention, the display means is provided with a page forward button comprising a forward button for looking at the next page and a return button for looking at the previous page. Returning and arbitrarily displayed, and by providing a page forward button and a return button, it is possible to arbitrarily display a plurality of related data back and forth.

The invention according to a fifty-sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, when the lid is further opened from the state where the index data and related data are displayed by opening the lid,
When switching to the memo mode where the related data display area for displaying the related data is switched to the memo input area where the memo is written, the sensitivity of the transmitter is increased. Since the sensitivity of the transmitter is increased when switching, the voice of the speaker can be transmitted to the transmitter with high sensitivity even if the mouth is away from the transmitter for taking notes.

According to a fifty-seventh aspect of the present invention, at least an index data display area and a related data display area are provided in a display area of the display means, and an icon for an operation command is provided on a boundary between the two display areas. It is arranged to separate both display areas.Since the icons for operation commands are arranged between the index data display area and the related data display area, the boundary between the index data display area and the related data display area is The operation can be intuitively understood when the related data is shifted to the index data display area or the related data is deleted (cleared).

The invention according to claim 58 of the present invention is characterized in that, when the related data includes personal information data of a telephone owner corresponding to a telephone number and memo data, the cover is opened and the related data is stored. When displaying, the personal information data is displayed preferentially, and if there is personal information data of the owner of the telephone number and memo data as related data, the personal data is displayed preferentially. Thus, the personal information can be easily confirmed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and FIGS. 1 to 23. (First Embodiment) First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 5 to 8. FIG. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the portable terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention with the lid open, and FIG. 2 is the external perspective view showing the configuration of the portable terminal with the lid closed according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of an image of the display unit seen from a window provided on the lid of the portable terminal in which the lid shown in FIG. 2 is in a closed state, and FIG. 6 is a portable terminal in which the lid shown in FIG. 1 is in an open state. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed in the horizontal direction on the display unit of the terminal, FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a figure showing the flow chart which shows the flow of operation of a personal digital assistant.

First, the configuration of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. FIG.
2, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing of the mobile terminal, 2 denotes an openable / closable cover that covers the display panel 4, 3 denotes a window provided on the cover 2 and allows the display panel 4 to be seen through, 4 denotes a display panel as a display unit, 5 is an antenna, 6 is a transmitting section, 7 is a receiving section, 8 is an operation key, 9 is a side key provided on the side of the portable terminal, 10 is a pen storage section for storing the touch pen 11, 11
Is a touch pen for performing pen input.

Here, the antenna 5 is for transmitting and receiving radio waves, and is provided at the upper end of the portable terminal. The transmitting section 6 is for inputting voice, and is provided inside one end at the lower part of the portable terminal. The receiver 7 is for outputting voice, and is provided inside one end of the upper part of the portable terminal.

The display panel 4 is an LCD with a touch panel. The LCD with a touch panel is composed of a pressure-sensitive touch panel and an LCD as an image display unit, and the touch panel is arranged on the LCD. Implemented. Various display items such as messages are displayed on the display panel 4, and further, pen input and various instruction items can be set.

The lid (also referred to as an open / close lid) 2 has a size and a shape that covers the entire display panel 4, and is provided with a window 3 through which the display unit can be seen from the outside even in the closed state. Therefore, the user can check the display contents even when the lid 2 is closed, and can use the basic functions as a telephone.

Next, the function of each block of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The antenna 14 is for transmitting and receiving a radio wave, and corresponds to the antenna 5 in FIGS. Transmitter 1
Reference numeral 7 is for inputting voice, and corresponds to the transmitting section 6 shown in FIGS. Further, the wireless processing unit 15 is responsible for wireless communication with the base station, the master unit, and other terminals via the antenna 14, and for example, converts data such as call data and character data by a modulation method conforming to the PHS communication method. Modulate,
Conversely, it demodulates data modulated by the modulation method.

The storage unit 23 stores various information for operating the portable terminal. In particular, the mobile terminal of the present embodiment has at least a normal mode and a memo mode as operation modes, and image data of these display images is stored in the storage unit. Here, in the display image in the normal mode, a reception level display, a dial number of a calling or called party, various messages, and the like are displayed. or,
In the display image in the memo mode, various icons are arranged at both ends of the display image, and the other portion is used as a space for taking notes. In both display images of the normal mode and the memo mode, an icon is provided for forcibly switching to another mode.

The display section 19 displays various display items such as messages, and more specifically, the LCD of the display panel 4 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 corresponds to this. The input unit 20 is for inputting various instruction items and inputting a memo in the memo mode. Specifically, the touch panel of the display panel 4 in FIGS. 1 and 2 corresponds to this. Operation unit 2
2 is for detecting the ON / OFF state of the power switch, and FIG.
It detects input by a plurality of operation keys such as the operation key 8 and the side key 9 in FIG. 2 and performs control corresponding to the input. The lid opening / closing detecting section 21 functions as opening / closing detecting means of the lid 2 shown in FIGS.

The main control section 13 controls the operation of each section. For example, when the normal mode is set, control is performed so as to perform a normal telephone function. In that case, for example, when performing a call operation,
When a call is instructed from the operation unit 22 or the input unit 20 to a predetermined telephone number, the control unit controls the wireless processing unit 15 to perform a call operation.

Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG.
The operation of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, when it is detected that the power switch is turned on (step S1), control in the normal mode is performed (step S2). An input to the operation unit 22 or the input unit 20 is detected (Step S3). If there is an input, the process proceeds to Step S4. If not, the process returns to the normal mode control (Step S2).

In step S 4, the open / closed state of the lid 2 is detected by the lid open / close detector 21, and the detection result is sent to the main controller 13. If the detection result is in the closed state, the process proceeds to step S5, where a display image in the normal mode as shown in FIG.
The control in the normal mode is performed according to the operation from (Step S6). On the other hand, in step S4, when the lid 2 is in the open state, the process proceeds to step S10, and a display image of the memo mode as shown in FIG. 6 (in the present embodiment, the image is displayed in the horizontal direction) is displayed. Displayed on the unit 19 and the operation unit 22
Alternatively, control of the memo mode is performed according to the operation and input from the input unit 20 (step S11).

During operation in the normal mode (step S
6) input of the mode changeover switch (mode changeover means) of the operation unit 22 (step S7), or the lid open / close detection unit 2
If 1 detects that the lid 2 has been opened (step S8), the process proceeds to step S10, and the mode is switched to the memo mode. Similarly, during operation in the memo mode (step S11), when the mode changeover switch is input (step S12), or when the lid opening / closing detecting unit 21 detects that the lid 2 is closed (step S13). ) Proceeding to step S5, the mode is switched to the normal mode.

Further, if no input or operation is performed for a certain period of time in both modes (step S9 or step S14), the process returns to step S2, the mode becomes the normal mode, and the display on the display panel 4 is Turns off automatically to reduce current consumption.

As described above, the operation mode is automatically switched by opening / closing the lid 2, and the image display direction (vertical or horizontal) is also switched accordingly.
Deterioration of operability based on the operation direction can be prevented by the operation mode, and even when any mode is used, the mode can be switched to another mode by a user operation.

In the above description, the operation in the case of having two operation modes, ie, the normal mode and the memo mode, has been described. In this case, the mode can be switched to another mode by the mode switching means.

Further, in the above description, the mode switching means has been described as being switched by the mode switching switch using the operation button. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is also applicable to the case of input from the touch panel (display panel 4) by the touch pen 11. can do.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a portable terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention with the lid open, and FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the mobile terminal with the lid closed in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of an image of the display unit seen from a window provided on the lid of the portable terminal in which the lid shown in FIG. 2 is in a closed state, and FIG. 6 is a portable terminal in which the lid shown in FIG. 1 is in an open state. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed in the horizontal direction on the display unit of the terminal, FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a figure showing the flow chart which shows the flow of operation of a personal digital assistant.

First, the configuration of the portable terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 4, the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that an operation key 8 is provided on the lid 2.
Other components are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment, and are denoted by the same reference numerals. The configuration and operation of each functional block are the same as the block diagram of FIG. 7 and the flowchart of FIG. 8 shown in the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 3) Next, a portable terminal according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the portable terminal with the lid 2 open, and FIG. 10 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the mobile terminal with the cover 2 closed.

The basic configuration is similar to that of the first embodiment, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals. Hereinafter, different points will be described. 9 and FIG.
Is a side key provided on the side of the mobile terminal,
9a is an up and down button for scrolling a display, 9b is a button for specifying a telephone number, 31 is a hinge for attaching the lid 2 to the housing 1 of the portable terminal so as to be openable and closable, 32 is a page feed command icon, 33 Is a page return command icon.

Here, the display area of the display area of the display panel 4 is one, but an index data display area 4a for displaying a telephone number and a name, an address, a work place, a work place telephone number, a FAX number, and an individual It is divided into a related data display area 4b for displaying related data such as data. In this example, when the opening / closing lid 2 is closed, only index data such as a telephone number and a name are displayed in the index data display area 4a so as to be visible from the outside through the window 3 for transmission as shown in FIG. I have. When the opening / closing lid 2 is opened, it is detected by the opening / closing lid opening angle detecting means (not shown) that the opening has been performed. Read and display related data.

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A click mechanism (not shown) is provided on the hinge portion 31 of the opening / closing lid 2 so that the opening angle θ1 is an obtuse angle, for example, 150 degrees. Until it stops and displays both index data and related data. When the opening / closing lid 2 is further opened from θ1 in opposition to the click mechanism of the hinge portion 31, for example, when the opening angle θ2 between the opening / closing lid 2 and the housing 1 is opened up to 180 degrees, the opening / closing lid 2 is opened. The opening angle detecting means 2 detects this, and the display mode of the display panel 4 is switched to the memo mode. In this memo mode, characters are input by hand using the touch pen 11 extracted from the pen storage unit 10 of the housing 1 on the digitizer in the area changed from the related data display area 4b to the memo input area (described later). I have to. The memo mode will be described later in detail.

Next, the operation and operation of the portable terminal according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. First, the user uses the upper and lower buttons 9a on the side of the housing with the opening / closing lid 2 in FIG. 10 closed, and reads the electronic telephone directory stored in the storage means (for example, the storage unit 23 in FIG. 7). Upon activation, the user scrolls up and down index data such as telephone numbers which can be read from the window 3 for transmission, and specifies a telephone number to be called by pressing the specification button 9b to make a call. That is, for the telephone number, the telephone number stored as the related data, which is displayed in the related data display area 4b, is specified, and the call button is pressed. Then, the main control unit 1
Reference numeral 3 reads out the telephone number data displayed in the related data from the storage unit 23 shown in the block diagram of FIG.

When the user wants to see the related data of the telephone number before or during the call, the user opens the open / close lid 2 and displays the related data in the related data display area 4b. The opening / closing angle of the opening / closing lid 2 is detected by opening / closing angle detecting means (not shown).
When the opening / closing angle is detected, the display mode is switched. However, in the example currently being described, the opening / closing of the opening / closing lid 2 is not associated with the call control. Does not have any trouble.

If a memo is to be taken during or after a call, the cover 2 is opened to θ2 to switch to the memo mode, the relevant data display area 4b is changed to the memo input area, and handwriting is input with the touch pen 11. When the cover 2 is gradually closed, the memo mode is switched to the related data display mode again according to the opening angle of the cover 2. At this time, the index data such as the telephone number on which the content of the memo is displayed is stored in the storage unit 23 as new related data.

When the cover 2 is completely closed, the mode returns to the index data display mode. In addition, it is also possible to open the opening / closing lid 2 again to enter the memo mode while continuing the call, and to input another content as new related data and store it one after another. When opening / closing the cover 2 is troublesome, pressing the page feed command icon> 32 continuously displayed even in the memo mode is regarded as closing the cover 2, and the contents of the memo are displayed. The index data, such as the telephone number, is stored in the storage unit 23 as new related data. Then, the user can successively input the second and subsequent notes with the touch pen 11. In this way, a plurality of related data can be stored in one index data and redisplayed and viewed later.

A counter is provided in the main control unit 13,
When inputting and storing a plurality of related data, the serial number is counted as to the number of the existing memo for a certain index data, the serial number is stored together with the related data, and displayed again later. Is also good. Alternatively, a serial number indicating the number of the memo of the specific index data from the past may be stored at the same time.

In the above description, the memo mode, the related data display mode, and the index data display mode are sequentially changed according to the opening angle of the open / close lid 2 as the open / close lid 2 is closed. Once in the memo mode, the state of the memo mode may be maintained until the opening / closing lid is completely closed.

Further, from the related data display state, the open / close lid 2 is opened.
Is further opened, the index data display area 4a
And the entire display area including the related data display area 4b may be a memo input area for inputting memos such as characters. By doing so, the memo is inputted and stored as independent of the index data, so that the larger the input area is, the more the amount of information is inputted and stored. In addition, in this example, when storing new related data in the storage device, a serial number indicating the number of an existing memo for the currently displayed index data is also stored at the same time. Although shown, when storing new related data in the storage device, the serial number of the memo number of the index data from the past may be stored at the same time. The serial number may be reset to “0” by resetting means for resetting the total from the past.

In addition to the call, the memo data stored in the storage unit 23 may be transmitted from the antenna 14 by the wireless processing unit 15. Also, the memo data is received from the partner of the telephone number of the index data, and is stored in the storage unit 2 as related data related to the telephone number of the index data.
3 and may be displayed in the related data display area 4b.

Also, in the memo mode, the speaker who was close to the mouth releases his / her mouth from the portable terminal in order to take a memo. When the memo mode is entered, the sensitivity of the microphone or other transmitter is increased. I do.

The above description is based on claims 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22,
23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 49, 50, 5
5, 56 and 57.

(Embodiment 4) Next, a portable terminal according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the portable terminal according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention in a state where the lid is open.

First, the configuration of the portable terminal according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 11, the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Next, the operation and operation of the portable terminal according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, A's telephone number and name are displayed in the index data display area 4a, and B's name and telephone number are displayed in the related data display area 4b. Then, B is shifted to the index data display area 4a with the [Shift] icon. In the related data display area 4b, the name and telephone number of Mr. C associated with the rosary are displayed.

To store individual telephone numbers in the electronic telephone directory in association with each other like a telephone communication network, display the telephone number desired to be parent data in the index data display area 4a, and set the memo mode to associate with the daisy chain. A person's name and telephone number are input, the opening / closing lid 2 is closed, and the data is stored in the storage unit 13 as related data to the index data. If you want to see it later, for example, if you display the phone number of Mr. A in the index data display area 4a, the name and phone number of Mr. B will be linked in a daisy chain as so-called master-slave data, which is related data to the index data. That is, the associated telephone number is displayed in the associated data display area 4b. Thus, B
What is necessary is to associate Mr. C with Mr. C and Mr. D with Mr. C.

In FIG. 11, the telephone number is shown in the bottom column, and in this example, the display area is provided with two display areas of an index data display area 4a and a related data display area 4b. The lowermost column in FIG. 11 may be a related telephone number display area, which may be a display area dedicated to telephone numbers related to related data. The above description is based on Claim 1.
These correspond to 0, 30, and 53.

(Embodiment 5) Next, FIGS.
A mobile terminal according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the portable terminal according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention with the lid open.

First, the configuration of the portable terminal according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 12 showing functional blocks. In FIG. 12, 14 is an antenna, 17 is a transmitting section, 16 is a receiving section, 15 is a wireless processing section, 23 is a storage section,
19 is a display unit, 20 is an input unit, 22 is an operation unit, 21 is a lid opening / closing detection unit, 18 is a power supply unit, 13 is a main control unit, and 34 is timing means for outputting timing data. Note that the configuration of the mobile terminal according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 is the same as that shown in the above-described other embodiments, and thus the description thereof will not be repeated.

Next, the operation and operation of the portable terminal according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this example, in particular, when the memo is stored in the storage unit 23 in the memo mode, the clock unit 3 is provided.
The time data of year 4, month, day, hour, and minute 4 are simultaneously stored as time stamps. FIG. 13 shows a state in which the contents of time measurement data of a time stamp are displayed as related data. Note that even when there is no memo input in the memo mode, the timekeeping data of the clock means 34 may be stored as a time stamp at the same time. The symbol 、 indicates that a memo has been input, and the symbol ● indicates that a memo has been entered.

Further, a collection of time stamp data may be treated as data in a database like telephone numbers in an electronic telephone directory, and a collection of time stamp data may be used as index data. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the contents of the time stamp are displayed in the index data display area, and the upper and lower buttons 9a for scrolling the display are displayed.
Scrolls to display the telephone number, name, memo content, etc. of the memo destination stored at the time, date, and time of the specified time stamp in the related data display area. The above description is based on claims 17, 18, 19, 2.
5 corresponds to FIG.

(Embodiment 6) Next, FIGS.
A mobile terminal according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the portable terminal according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention with the lid open, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing another configuration of the mobile terminal according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention in which the lid is open, and FIG. 17 is a view showing a storage table showing a storage state of related data according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. It is. The configuration of the mobile terminal according to the sixth embodiment shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 is the same as that described in the other embodiments, and a description thereof will not be repeated.

Next, the operation and operation of the portable terminal according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 15 shows a state where the opening / closing lid 2 is widely opened from the state of FIG. 13 and the mode is switched to the memo mode.
In this example, the opening angle of the opening / closing lid 2 is detected, the mode is switched to the memo mode, and at the same time, the direction of the entire display area is rotated counterclockwise by 90 degrees. In the example of FIG. 15, since the entire display area is rotated, the index data display area moves from 4a (FIG. 14) to 4a ′ (FIG. 15), and the related data display area changes from 4b to 4b ′. Have moved to. Also, the example of FIG. 16 is different from that of FIG.
Only the memo input area is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise. That is, in the example of FIG. 16, since the memo input area is rotated, only the memo input area is moved from the position of the related data display area 4b (FIG. 14) to 4b ″.

When the contents entered in the memo are stored as related data to the index data, the opening / closing lid 2 is closed or the page feed command icon> 32 as described above.
The user may press to store the data in the storage unit 23. As shown in the storage table of FIG. 17, the data storage status is stored in each storage area of the index data, the time stamp data, the memo data, and the display direction data as one set of data for each row such as database data. 2
3 is stored. When the contents of the memo are displayed as related data of the index data after the memo is input, the main control unit 13 reads out the related data from the storage unit 23, determines the display direction of the storage table, and corrects the display direction according to the contents. The image is displayed standing, rotated 90 degrees clockwise, or rotated 90 degrees or 180 degrees counterclockwise.

Although the time stamp data is displayed in the lowermost column in FIG. 15, this may be used as a display area dedicated to the time stamp. The above description is based on claim 2
These correspond to 0, 21, 51, 53, 54.

(Embodiment 7) Next, FIG. 13 and FIG.
A mobile terminal according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 13 and 14 have already been described in the above-described fifth embodiment, and thus a description thereof will not be repeated. Further, the configuration of the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment is the same as that described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14, and therefore, the description thereof will not be repeated.

Next, the operation and operation of the portable terminal according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. When the caller number data is received via the antenna 14 and the wireless processing unit 15, the main control unit 13 processes the data and displays the caller number in the index data display area 4a. The main control unit 13 compares the caller telephone number with a telephone number in an electronic telephone directory stored in the storage unit 23,
If the same telephone number exists and the related data is stored, the personal data is preferentially displayed in the related data display area 4b. Here, when the page forward command icon> 32 is pressed, as shown in FIG.
The date / time / minute data of the time stamp is enumerated and displayed in b.

When one of the year, month, day, hour and minute data of the time stamp is specified and the [Shift] icon is pressed, the contents of the memo stored at that time are displayed in the related data display area 4b as shown in FIG. To be displayed. If the user subsequently opens the cover 2 to enter the memo mode and inputs a new memo, the new memo is added with time stamp data and is additionally stored as the above-mentioned related data of the received caller telephone number. The above description corresponds to claims 31, 32, and 58.

(Eighth Embodiment) Next, a mobile terminal according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a partial display displayed on the mobile terminal according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. still,
The configuration of the mobile terminal that implements the present embodiment is the same as that of the above-described other embodiments, and thus the description thereof will not be repeated.

Next, the operation and operation of the portable terminal according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the display example according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 18, a date is displayed as index data, the opening / closing lid 2 is opened to enter a memo mode, a schedule for the day is input, and a schedule for the date is stored as related data. At a later date, a schedule for a specific day is displayed as a schedule in the related data display area 4b. According to this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18, a mode switching button for switching a mode using a telephone number as index data to a mode using a date as index data is provided on the operation unit 9 and an instruction for switching is provided to the main control unit 13. To switch the display mode. The above description corresponds to claim 33.

(Embodiment 9) Next, a portable terminal according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention. First, the configuration of the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 19, 14 is an antenna, 17
Is a transmitting unit, 16 is a receiving unit, 15 is a wireless processing unit, 23 is a storage unit, 19 is a display unit, 20 is an input unit, 22 is an operation unit, 2
1 is a lid opening / closing detecting unit, 18 is a power supply unit, 13 is a main control unit, 2
Reference numeral 7 denotes a timer circuit, and reference numeral 35 denotes a display area illuminating unit that illuminates the display unit 19.

Next, the operation and operation of the portable terminal according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, a display area illuminating means 35 is added to the display section 19, and the opening angle of the open / close lid 2 is detected, and the open / close lid 2 is detected.
The display area illuminating means 35 comprising a light emitting element such as an LED or a liquid crystal backlight is turned on on the surface of the liquid crystal according to the opening angle of the liquid crystal. The lighting timing of the display area illuminating means 35 may be configured to be lit immediately upon detecting that the open / close lid 2 is opened, or may be lit when the memo mode is set. Further, the range of illumination may be limited to the liquid crystal portion corresponding to the related data display area 4b or the memo input area in the memo mode.

Further, a timer circuit 27 is provided in the block diagram of FIG. 19, and a plurality of related data can be sequentially and cyclically displayed in the related data display area 4b at arbitrary time intervals in the order of serial numbers. . The operation key 8 of the operation unit 22 may be used as a related data circulating display stop switch, a forward switch, a reverse switch, or the like, to stop the circulating display, or to display a forward pass, a return pass, and back and forth. It may be. The above description is based on Claim 3.
4, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 4
These correspond to 2, 43, 44, and 45.

(Embodiment 10) Next, a portable terminal according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention in a state where the lid is closed.
The configuration of the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment includes an opening / closing lid 2.
, Except that a window 3 through which the entire display area of the display panel 4 can be seen is provided, so that the description is not repeated.

Next, the operation and operation of the portable terminal according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In the present embodiment, as described above, the window 3 of the open / close lid 2 is made large enough to allow the entire display area of the display panel 4 to be seen through, and when the open / close lid 2 is opened, the mode is switched to the memo mode. And That is, in this example, since both the index data and the related data can be viewed with the opening / closing lid 2 closed, the memo mode is set as soon as the lid is opened to enable quick use. Note that the opening / closing lid 2 itself may be formed of transparent plastic so that the entire display area of the display panel 4 covered by the opening / closing lid 2 can be seen through. The above description is based on Claim 4.
6 and 47.

(Embodiment 11) Next, FIG. 21 and FIG.
The mobile terminal according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21 shows Embodiment 11 of the present invention.
22 is an external perspective view showing a configuration in which the lid of the mobile terminal is closed in FIG. 22, and FIG. 22 is an external perspective view showing a configuration in which the lid of the mobile terminal is opened in Embodiment 11 of the present invention. Note that the configuration of the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment is the same as that in the above-described other embodiments except for the size of the open / close lid 2, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

Next, the operation and operation of the portable terminal according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the index data display area 4a frequently seen by the user is not covered by the open / close lid 2, but only the related data display area 4b. They look at relevant information and take notes. In addition, FIGS. 21 and 22 show an example in which one display panel 4 is particularly arranged with steps, but it is not always necessary to provide a plurality of display areas on one display screen as described above. The present embodiment can be applied to the plurality of display panels 4 that have been described. The above explanation is
This corresponds to claim 48.

(Twelfth Embodiment) Next, a mobile terminal according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a partial display displayed on the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 12 of the present invention.
Note that the configuration of a mobile terminal embodying the present embodiment is the same as that of the above-described other embodiments, and therefore, the description thereof will not be repeated.

Next, the operation and operation of the portable terminal according to Embodiment 12 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In the display example according to the present embodiment in FIG. 23, a general questionnaire is displayed in the memo input area. This example is 5W1
Although it is an ordinary thing for preventing the basic question item H from being forgotten, it is also possible to select an option in a form that responds to the question. As described above, reliable memo input can be performed even if there are items in the memo input area, and these memo input items are automatically stored in the storage unit 23 when the cover 2 is closed. The above description corresponds to claim 52.

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According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the lid is opened, the operation mode is automatically switched to the memo mode, so that the memo can be entered on the display panel and displayed on the display section. Since the display direction of the displayed image is changed, the image can be displayed in a display direction that is easy for the user to operate, and since the operation mode is automatically switched by opening and closing the lid, it is necessary to switch the operation mode one by one. Operability can be improved

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the lid is closed, the operation mode is automatically switched to the normal mode, and the display unit can be viewed from the window provided on the lid. Since the basic functions as a telephone can be used and the display direction of the image displayed on the display unit is changed, the image can be displayed in a display direction that is easy for the user to operate, and the operability can be improved. it can.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when it becomes necessary to switch to a mode other than the memo mode, the mode can be arbitrarily switched to another mode by this switching means.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when a mode is switched, display can be performed in a display direction having good operability in each mode, and the trouble of changing the display direction one by one can be omitted. .

The invention according to claim 5 is not only for detecting the "open state" or "closed state" of the open / close lid, but also for detecting the open / close lid open angle detected by the open / close lid open angle detecting means. To switch the display mode of the display means.

According to the present invention, not only the open state or the closed state of the open / close lid is detected, but also the open / close lid opening angle detected by the open / close lid angle detecting means is detected. A display mode of the display means, a mode for displaying index data, a mode for displaying related information,
The mode can be switched to the memo mode for entering the entered memo.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since a window through which a part of the display means can be seen is provided in the opening / closing lid, a part of the image display can be seen immediately without opening the opening / closing lid.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of display areas coexist on the display area of the display means, display contents to be displayed in the respective display areas are stored in the storage means, and the display contents are individually displayed. Can be controlled.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the display area of the display means, an index data display area for displaying data such as a telephone number as an index, and data related to the index data, for example, personal information of the owner of the telephone number By providing the related data display area for displaying the information and the like, the use range of the user can be expanded.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, at least an index data display area and a related data display area are provided in the display area of the display means, and the mode is switched to the memo mode to input related data relating to the index data being displayed. It is possible to display and use a plurality of input related data as information having a master-slave relationship with the index data.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, when it is desired to know only the telephone number in the case of an incoming call, only the index data display area needs to be displayed, and unnecessary display can be avoided.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, when the closed cover is opened from the housing as required by the user,
The display of the related data display area can be performed effectively.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to switch and display necessary related data among a plurality of related data while holding the display contents of the index data display area as it is.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the invention, when the open / close lid is further opened from the mere display state of the display means, the related data display area is switched to the memo mode. I can fill it out.

According to the present invention, when the opening / closing lid is further opened from the mere display state of the display means, the related data display area is switched to the memo mode, and the index data which displays the input data at present is displayed. The related data can be updated as desired by storing it as new related data related to.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the memo mode, the input memo is stored in the storage device as new related data associated with the currently displayed index data, and then the memo input in the memo mode is stored. Since a plurality of related data are stored one after another as newer related data for the index data being displayed, a plurality of related data can be stored for one index data.

The invention according to claim 17 is provided with clock means, and when a memo is stored in the storage means in the memo mode, the clock data of the clock means is simultaneously stored as a time stamp. Since the date and time of the memo input is clear, the convenience for the user can be improved.

According to the eighteenth aspect of the present invention, even when there is no memo input in the memo mode, the clock data of the clock means is stored as a time stamp, the call record is left, and no memo input was made at that date and time. You can keep a record.

According to the nineteenth aspect of the present invention, when there is no memo input in the memo mode, it is possible to positively display and store the absence of the memo input together with the timekeeping data and leave the confirmation.

According to the twentieth aspect, when the mode is switched to the memo mode, the display screen is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise by 90 degrees, thereby making it easy to take a memo.

According to the twenty-first aspect of the present invention, when the memo content input in the memo mode is stored as one of the related data, the rotation information of the display screen is also stored, and when the memo content is displayed again later, the rotation information is stored. , The best redisplay can be performed.

According to the twenty-second aspect of the present invention, the order of switching the display mode is switched in accordance with the order in which the display is viewed, and the order of transition of the display mode when the lid is opened and when the lid is closed is simply reversed. , Can provide natural usability.

According to the twenty-third aspect of the present invention, since the memo mode is maintained until the open / close lid is closed after the memo mode is set, the memo operation is not interrupted even if the opening angle of the open / close lid is changed in the middle of the memo. The contents written down can be seen until the lid is closed, and additions and corrections can be made.

According to the twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, since the entire display area is the memo input area, the memo input area can be enlarged by the index data display area.

According to the twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, when one data in the time stamp column enumerated and displayed in the related data display area is selected, an index such as a telephone number and a name of the other party stored at the time stamp is selected. Data and notes can be displayed and used.

According to the twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, when a memo is input and stored, a serial number indicating the number of the existing memo with respect to the currently displayed index data is simultaneously stored. As a result, the number of remaining memos can be grasped, and the contents can be displayed one after another using the serial number as a clue.

According to the twenty-seventh aspect, data stored in the storage unit can be transmitted and received using the wireless communication unit.

According to the twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, a call can be made from the wireless transmission section to the telephone number displayed in the index data display area.

According to the twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, by specifying a telephone number displayed in either the index data display area or the related data display area, a call is transmitted from the wireless transmission unit to the telephone number. So that you can make a call to any phone number as long as it is displayed.

According to the thirtieth aspect of the present invention, the related data related to the current index data is moved to the index data, the related data is newly displayed, and the related data is sequentially displayed by following the relation according to a formula based on a potato. be able to.

According to a thirty-first aspect of the present invention, when the caller ID data is received, the related data previously stored in the storage device in association with the received caller number is opened and the opening / closing lid is opened. Can be displayed in the related data display area.

According to the invention of claim 32, when the caller number data is newly received, the caller number is displayed in the index data display area, the related data is displayed in the related data display area, and the memo is displayed. The display content input in the mode can be newly stored as related data of the received caller number, and can be reproduced and displayed later.

In the invention according to claim 33, a desired storage content can be displayed by selecting and switching a plurality of display modes by the operation of the mode switching means.

According to the thirty-fourth aspect, the display of the liquid crystal can be easily viewed even in a dark place corresponding to the opening angle of the opening / closing lid.

According to a thirty-fifth aspect of the present invention, the brightness is increased in accordance with the opening angle of the opening / closing lid so that the display of the liquid crystal can be easily viewed even in a dark place.

In the invention according to claim 36, when the open / close lid is opened, the backlight of the liquid crystal is turned on regardless of the opening angle, so that the display of the liquid crystal can be easily viewed even in a dark place at night.

In the invention according to claim 37, the backlight of the liquid crystal in the related data display area particularly desired to be displayed can be turned on to make it easier to see the liquid crystal display in the related data display area even in a dark place. The invention according to claim 38 is
In particular, the memo input area that requires entry can be turned on to make it easier to see the liquid crystal display in the memo input area even in a dark place.

According to the thirty-ninth aspect of the present invention, the display area illuminating means is turned on for display means other than the liquid crystal display means with backlight, so that the display on the screen can be easily viewed even in a dark place at night.

According to the invention described in Item 40, the display area illuminating means is turned on also for display means other than the liquid crystal display means with backlight, so that the display on the screen can be easily viewed even in a dark place at night.

According to the invention described in claim 41, when the opening / closing lid is opened, the display area illuminating means is turned on regardless of the opening angle, so that the display of the liquid crystal can be easily viewed even in a dark place at night.

According to the invention described in claim 42, the display area illuminating means is turned on especially in the related data display area desired to be displayed, so that the display of the liquid crystal in the related data display area can be easily seen even in a dark place.

According to the invention described in claim 43, it is possible to light a memo input area particularly requiring entry so that the liquid crystal display of the memo input area can be easily viewed even in a dark place.

In the invention according to claim 44, the troublesome manual operation is avoided by displaying a plurality of related data in a cyclic manner at arbitrary time intervals on the display means. be able to.

The invention according to claim 45 is such that a plurality of related data is displayed on the display means at an arbitrary time interval such as forward and backward, and back and forth, thereby avoiding troublesome manual operation. can do.

In the invention according to claim 46, the operation can be speeded up by immediately switching the display mode to the memo mode when the opening / closing lid is opened.

According to the forty-seventh aspect, since the entire display area of the display means covered by the open / close lid can be seen from the outside, the display mode is immediately switched to the memo mode when the open / close lid is opened. Thereby, the operation can be speeded up.

According to the invention described in claim 48, the index data can be viewed directly without passing through the window, and only the related data display area is covered by the open / close lid, so that the open / close lid can be reduced. .

According to the invention of claim 49, when memo input data is stored as new related data related to the currently displayed index data, this is the number of the memo for the index data counted from the past. By simultaneously storing the serial number information, you can easily identify the memo later, check the frequency of calls to the other party and the number of memos, and use the serial number as a clue for contacting the other party. Or you can.

The invention according to claim 50 is provided with means for resetting the serial number information of the memo number of the currently displayed index data as counted from the past. Since the serial number information can be reset, the serial number information of the memo can be easily arranged.

According to the fifty-first aspect, when the mode is switched to the memo mode, only the related data display area is rotated by 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise, so that the index data is uniformly fixed and easy to see. , The related data can be displayed in a desired direction, and a memo can be easily taken.

According to the invention of claim 52, a questionnaire having options that can be used as telephone memos is displayed in the memo input area in advance, the options can be specified, the specified results can be stored in the storage unit, and redisplayed later. So you can easily take phone notes.

In the invention according to claim 53, since the index data, the related data and the related telephone number are displayed on the display means, it is possible to easily call the telephone number associated with the related data. .

In the invention according to claim 54, the index data, the related data, and the time of the time stamp can be collectively viewed on the display means. In the invention described in Item 55, by providing a page forward button and a return button, a plurality of related data can be displayed arbitrarily back and forth.

In the invention according to claim 56, when the opening / closing lid is opened and the mode is switched to the memo mode, the sensitivity of the transmitter is increased, so that even if the mouth is away from the transmitter to take notes, Can be transmitted to the transmitter with high sensitivity.

According to the fifty-seventh aspect, an icon for an operation command is arranged between the index data display area and the related data display area, so that the boundary between the index data display area and the related data display area is clarified. When the related data is shifted to the index data display area or the related data is deleted (cleared), the operation can be intuitively understood, and errors can be prevented.

In the invention according to claim 58, when there is data of personal information of a telephone number owner and memo data as related data, the personal data is displayed preferentially to confirm the personal information. It can be easier.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of a portable terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention with a lid opened.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of the portable terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention in a state where a lid is closed.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention in a state where a lid is opened.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of a portable terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention in a state where a lid is closed.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image of a display unit viewed from a window provided on a lid of the mobile terminal in a state where the lid illustrated in FIG. 2 is closed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an image displayed in the horizontal direction on the display unit of the mobile terminal in which the cover shown in FIG. 1 is in an open state.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention in a state where a lid is opened.

FIG. 10 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of a portable terminal according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention in a state where a lid is closed.

FIG. 11 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of a portable terminal according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention in a state where a lid is opened.

FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of a portable terminal according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention in a state where a lid is opened.

FIG. 14 is an external perspective view showing another configuration of the portable terminal according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention with the lid opened.

FIG. 15 is an external perspective view illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention in a state where a lid is opened.

FIG. 16 is an external perspective view showing another configuration of the portable terminal according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention in a state where a lid is opened.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a storage table indicating a storage status of related data according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a partial display displayed on a mobile terminal according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of the mobile terminal according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention in which the lid is closed.

FIG. 21 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of a portable terminal according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention in a state where a lid is closed.

FIG. 22 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of a portable terminal according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention in a state where a lid is opened.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a partial display displayed on the mobile terminal according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 housing 2 lid (opening / closing lid) 3 window 4 display panel 5 antenna 6 transmitting section 7 receiving section 8 operation key 9 side key 10 pen storing section 11 touch pen 12 hinge section 13 main control section 14 antenna 15 wireless processing section 16 receiving section Unit 17 transmission unit 18 power supply unit 19 display unit 20 input unit 21 lid open / close detection unit 22 operation unit 23 storage unit 27 timer circuit 32 page feed command icon 33 page return command icon 34 clock means 35 display area lighting means

Claims (58)

[Claims] 1. A display panel having a wireless communication function and having an image display section and a digitizer provided in the image display section, and a display section of the display panel which is protected from the outside when the display panel is closed and closed. A portable terminal comprising: an openable / closable lid having a transparent window; a plurality of operation keys; and a lid open / close detecting means for detecting that the lid has been opened or closed. It has a normal mode for performing a call operation and a memo mode for taking notes by inputting from the display panel. When the lid opening / closing detecting means detects the open state of the lid, the display section of the display panel is automatically turned on. A portable terminal characterized by switching to a memo mode, rotating a display direction of a display image, and displaying a display image in a memo mode. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the lid opening / closing detecting means detects the closed state of the lid, the mode is automatically switched to a normal mode, the display direction of the display image is rotated, and the display image in the normal mode is displayed. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising mode switching means for manually switching to another mode in the operation mode switched to the memo mode. 4. The portable terminal has a plurality of operation modes each having a corresponding image, and displays an image in a predetermined display direction predetermined for the operation mode when the operation mode is switched. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein: 5. A housing having an opening / closing lid, opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, display means provided on the housing, input means for inputting contents to be displayed, and Display means for storing display contents; and control means for controlling the display means to display the contents of the storage means. The display means displays the display means in accordance with the opening angle of the opening / closing lid detected by the opening angle detection means. A portable terminal characterized by switching modes. 6. A housing having an opening / closing lid, opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, display means provided on the housing, input means for inputting contents to be displayed, and In a portable terminal comprising storage means for storing display contents and control means for controlling the contents of the storage means to be displayed on the display means, an opening angle of the opening / closing lid is detected by the opening angle detection means, A control method for a portable terminal, wherein a display mode of a display unit is switched according to a detected opening angle. 7. The portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein a window is provided in the opening / closing lid to see through the interior, and a part of the display means is seen through with the opening / closing lid closed. . 8. A control device for dividing a display area of the display means into a plurality of display areas and displaying the divided display area, wherein contents to be displayed in each of the display areas are stored in a storage means. Item 6. The mobile terminal according to Item 5. 9. A display area of said display means provided with at least an index data display area and a related data display area, and contents to be displayed in each display area are stored in storage means, and a telephone number or the like is stored in the index data display area. 6. The data according to claim 5, wherein data that is an index of the telephone number is displayed, and data related to the index data such as personal information of a telephone owner corresponding to the telephone number is displayed in a related data display area. A method for controlling a mobile terminal or the mobile terminal according to claim 6. 10. The display means is provided with at least an index data display area and a related data display area, switches to a memo mode, inputs and stores related data relating to the index data, and stores related data stored for specific index data. 6. The mobile phone according to claim 5, wherein the master-slave relationship is used as association information, and related data respectively associated with specific index data are displayed in the plurality of display areas in accordance with the association information. 7. A method for controlling a terminal or the mobile terminal according to claim 6. 11. The portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein only the index data display area is displayed when the cover is closed with respect to the housing. A method for controlling a mobile terminal according to claim 1. 12. The portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein a related data display area is displayed when the closed cover is opened from the housing. A method for controlling a mobile terminal according to claim 1. 13. A means for switching and displaying the display content of the related data display area to other related data while maintaining the display content of the index data display area, so as to switch and display a plurality of related data for the index data. The method of controlling a portable terminal according to claim 5 or claim 6, wherein the portable terminal is controlled by the portable terminal. 14. When the lid is further opened from the state where the lid is opened and index data and related data are displayed, the related data display area is switched to a memo mode to switch to an input area for writing a memo. The mobile terminal according to claim 5, wherein 15. The related data display area is switched to a memo mode when the cover is further opened from a state in which the cover is opened and index data and related data are displayed, and is switched to an input area for writing a memo. 15. The portable terminal according to claim 14, wherein the data input from the input area is stored in the storage device as new related data related to the currently displayed index data. 16. The data input in the memo mode is stored in a storage device as new related data related to the currently displayed index data, and the data continuously input in the memo mode is the currently displayed index data. 16. The portable terminal according to claim 15, wherein new related data is stored as new related data related to the data, and the new related data is stored one after another by inputting in a memo mode. 17. The apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising clock means, wherein when the memo is stored in the storage means in the memo mode, the clock data of the clock means is simultaneously stored as a time stamp. Mobile terminal. 18. The time data of the clock means is stored as a time stamp when the memo mode is completed even when there is no memo input in the memo mode. Mobile terminal. 19. When the memo mode ends without any memo input in the memo mode, no memo is input, and the clock data of the clock means is simultaneously stored as a time stamp. Claim 1
8. The mobile terminal according to 7. 20. When the opening / closing lid is opened, the opening angle is detected, the mode is switched to a memo mode, and the display screen is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise by 90 degrees or 180 degrees.
The mobile terminal according to claim 14, wherein the mobile terminal is rotated by degrees. 21. When the contents entered in the memo mode in the memo mode are stored in association with one of related data corresponding to the currently displayed telephone number, the display screen is turned 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. It is also characterized in that data indicating whether the display direction has been rotated by 180 degrees is also stored, and data for determining whether the display direction has been rotated by 90 degrees or 180 degrees is determined and reproduced when the display direction is reproduced later. The mobile terminal according to claim 20, wherein 22. When the cover is opened, the display mode is sequentially changed to an index data display mode, a related data display mode, and a memo mode. When the cover is closed, the operation mode is set to a memo mode. 15. The mobile terminal according to claim 14, wherein the display sequentially shifts to a related data display mode and an index data display mode. 23. When the opening / closing cover is opened, the operation mode is sequentially changed to an index data display mode, a related data display mode, and a memo mode. The portable terminal according to claim 14, wherein the portable terminal keeps a state of a memo mode. 24. When the opening / closing lid is further opened from a state in which the related data is displayed, the entire display area including the index data display area and the related data display area is changed to a memo input area. The mobile terminal according to claim 15, wherein: 25. A time stamp for the date and time when the memo is stored is listed and displayed in the related data display area, and when one data of the time stamp is selected, the time stamp is stored at the time and date of the time stamp. 16. The portable terminal according to claim 15, wherein the memo and the index data such as the telephone number and name of the other party are displayed on the display means. 26. When the cover is further opened from the state in which the cover is opened and index data and related data are displayed, the related data display area is switched to a memo input area. When storing the input data in the storage device as new related data related to the currently displayed index data, count the serial number of the existing memo of the currently displayed index data, 2. The serial number is also stored at the same time.
6. The mobile terminal according to 5. 27. A housing having an opening / closing lid, opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, display means provided on the housing, input means for inputting contents to be displayed, and Storage means for storing display contents, control means for controlling the contents of the storage means to be displayed on the display means, and a wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving data stored in the storage means, wherein the opening angle detection means A portable terminal characterized in that display contents of the display means are switched according to the opening angle of the opening / closing lid detected in (1), and data stored by the wireless communication unit is transmitted / received. 28. A housing having an opening / closing lid, opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, display means provided on the housing, input means for inputting contents to be displayed, and A storage unit for storing display contents, a control unit for controlling the display unit to display the contents of the storage unit, and a wireless communication unit for calling a telephone number displayed in an index data display area of the display unit. The display content of the display means is switched in accordance with the opening angle of the opening / closing lid detected by the opening angle detection means, and a call is made to the telephone number displayed in the index data display area by the wireless communication unit. A mobile terminal characterized by the following. 29. A housing having an opening / closing lid, opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, display means provided on the housing, input means for inputting contents to be displayed, and Storage means for storing the display contents, control means for controlling the display means to display the contents of the storage means, and a wireless transmission unit to be displayed on the display means and to call the telephone number specified there, The display contents of the display means are switched in accordance with the opening angle of the opening / closing lid detected by the opening angle detection means, and displayed in the index data display area or the related data display area of the display means by the wireless communication unit. A mobile terminal characterized in that when a telephone number is specified, a call is made to the telephone number. 30. A housing having an opening / closing lid, opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, display means provided on the housing, input means for inputting display contents, and display contents. And control means for controlling the display means to display the contents of the storage means, and the display contents of the display means are displayed in accordance with the opening angle of the opening / closing lid detected by the opening angle detection means. When switching, and when specifying any of the telephone numbers displayed in the related data display area corresponding to the index data displayed in the index data display area of the display means, the specified telephone number is displayed in the index data display area. The data is shifted to the area, and the related data display area displays data related to the telephone number newly displayed in the index data display area. Method of controlling a mobile terminal according to mobile terminal or claim 6 as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the so that. 31. When the caller number data is received by the wireless receiver, the caller number is displayed in the index data display area, and when the open / close cover is opened, the caller number is related to the received caller number. The mobile terminal according to claim 27, wherein related data stored in a storage device in advance is displayed in a related data display area. 32. When the caller number data is received by the wireless receiver, a caller number is displayed in an index data display area, related data is displayed in a related data display area, and the opening / closing lid is further opened. 29. The portable terminal according to claim 28, wherein the display content inputted after the memo mode is set is newly stored as data relating to the received caller number. 33. A mode switching means is provided in said portable terminal,
6. The portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein any one of the plurality of display modes stored in the storage unit is extracted by the operation of the mode switching unit and switched to the display mode. 34. A housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, and a display means provided on the housing and comprising a liquid crystal with a backlight. A portable terminal characterized in that a detection means detects an angle at which the opening / closing lid is opened, and turns on a liquid crystal backlight according to the opening angle of the opening / closing lid. 35. A housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, a display means provided on the housing and comprising a liquid crystal with a backlight, and inputting contents to be displayed. Input means, storage means for storing the input display contents, and control means for controlling the display means to display the contents of the storage means, the angle at which the opening / closing lid is opened by the opening angle detection means To detect
The mobile terminal according to claim 5, wherein a backlight of a liquid crystal is turned on according to an opening angle of the opening / closing lid. 36. The liquid crystal backlight is turned on when the opening angle detecting means detects that the opening / closing lid has been opened.
Mobile terminal described in. 37. The liquid crystal display according to claim 34, wherein when the opening angle detecting means detects that the opening / closing lid is opened, a backlight of a liquid crystal in a related data display area is turned on. Mobile terminal. 38. The portable terminal according to claim 34, wherein the backlight of the liquid crystal is turned on when the display mode is set to the memo mode. 39. A housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, a display means such as a liquid crystal provided on the housing, and a light emitting element on a display surface of the display means. Display area illumination means for illuminating by applying light of
A portable terminal, wherein the opening angle detecting means detects an angle at which the opening / closing lid is opened, and the display area illuminating means is turned on according to the opening angle of the opening / closing lid. 40. A housing having an opening / closing lid, an opening angle detecting means for detecting an opening angle of the opening / closing lid, a display means such as a liquid crystal provided on the housing, and light on a display surface of the display means. Display area illuminating means for illuminating the display area; input means for inputting the content to be displayed; storage means for storing the input display content; and control means for controlling the display means to display the content of the storage means. 6. An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said opening angle detecting means detects an opening angle of said opening / closing lid, and turns on said display area illuminating means in accordance with the opening angle of said opening / closing lid. Mobile terminal. 41. The display area lighting means is turned on when the opening angle detecting means detects that the opening / closing lid is opened.
0. The mobile terminal according to 0. 42. When the opening angle detecting means detects that the opening / closing lid is opened, the display area illuminating means irradiates light to the related data display area of the display means. The mobile terminal according to claim 39 or 40. 43. When the display mode is set to the memo mode,
41. The portable terminal according to claim 39, wherein the display area lighting unit is turned on. 44. The portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of related data are cyclically displayed on said display means at an arbitrary time interval. 45. The portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of related data are displayed on the display means at an arbitrary time interval such as a forward path, a return path, and back and forth. 46. A window which can see through at least the entire display area of the display means which is covered by the opening / closing lid, wherein when the opening / closing lid is opened, the display mode is switched to a memo mode. The mobile terminal according to claim 5, wherein: 47. The portable terminal according to claim 47, wherein said opening / closing lid is formed of transparent plastic. 48. An index data display area and a related data display area are provided in a display area of said display means, and said cover is openably and closably mounted on said housing so as to cover only said related data display area by said open / close lid. The mobile terminal according to claim 5, wherein: 49. A housing having an opening / closing lid, display means provided on the housing and covered by the opening / closing lid so as to be openable and closable,
The input means for inputting the content to be displayed on the display means, and the storage means for storing the input display content, open the open / close lid and further open the open / close lid from a state in which the index data and related data are displayed. The related data display area for displaying related data is switched to a memo input area for writing a memo, and the data input from the memo input area is used as new related data related to the currently displayed index data in the storage device. A portable terminal characterized in that, when the memo is stored, the serial number information indicating the number of the memo from the past for the currently displayed index data is also stored at the same time. 50. The portable terminal according to claim 49, further comprising means for resetting the serial number information of the memo number of the currently displayed index data as counted from the past. 51. When the opening / closing lid is opened and its opening angle is detected to switch to the memo mode, only the relevant data display area of the display area of the display means is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise by 90 degrees. 15. The mobile terminal according to claim 14, wherein: 52. When the mode is switched to the memo mode by opening the opening / closing lid, a questionnaire which can be used as a telephone memo is displayed in the memo input area in advance, the result of the memo input is stored in the storage section, and reproduced and displayed later. 15. The mobile terminal according to claim 14, wherein: 53. At least an index data display area, a related data display area, and a related telephone number display area are provided in a display area of the display means, and display contents to be displayed in the respective display areas are stored in the storage means. In the index data display area, data serving as an index such as a telephone number is displayed. In the related data display area, data related to the index data such as personal information of a telephone owner corresponding to a telephone number is displayed. 7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the number display area displays a telephone number to be called based on a telephone memo or the like. 54. At least an index data display area, a related data display area, and a time stamp time display area are provided in a display area of the display means, and display contents to be displayed in the respective display areas are stored in the storage means. The index data display area displays data serving as an index such as a telephone number, and the related data display area displays data related to the index data such as personal information of a telephone owner corresponding to a telephone number. 7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the stamp time display area displays the date, month, day, hour and minute storing the phone memo and the like. 55. The display means further comprises a page forward button comprising a forward button for viewing the next page and a return button for viewing the previous page, wherein a plurality of related data are displayed arbitrarily back and forth. The mobile terminal according to claim 5, wherein 56. When the cover is further opened from the state where the index cover and the related data are displayed by opening the cover, a related data display area for displaying the related data is provided in a memo input area for writing a memo. The mobile terminal according to claim 14, wherein the sensitivity of the transmitter is increased when the mode is switched to the memo mode for switching. 57. At least an index data display area and a related data display area are provided in a display area of the display means, and an icon for an operation command is arranged at a boundary between the two display areas to separate the two display areas. A method for controlling the portable terminal according to claim 5 or claim 6. 58. When the related data includes personal information data of a telephone owner corresponding to a telephone number and memo data, when the related data is displayed by opening the open / close lid,
7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the personal information data is preferentially displayed.