KR20050084187A - Radio terminal with two-way hinge - Google Patents

Abstract

Radio communication terminal (1), comprising a first terminal member (2,3) carrying a first user interface (9,10), a second terminal member (4) carrying a second user interface (11), and a first hinge device (8) connecting said terminal members and having a first rotation axis (7) about which the terminal can be unfolded from a closed position to a first open position. The terminal further has a second hinge device (5) which connects said terminal members such that the terminal can be unfolded about a second rotation axis (6), perpendicular to said first axis, to a second open position. This way, the terminal may be unfolded in the elongate extension in a clamshell manner to assume a phone mode orientation, and unfolded transverse to the elongate extension in a laptop-like manner to assume a computer mode orientation.

Description

RADIO TERMINAL WITH TWO-WAY HINGE

In general, the present invention relates to a portable wireless communication terminal capable of speech and data communication, such as a mobile telephone or a small computer with audio communication capability. In particular, the present invention relates to a communication terminal configured to be used as both a conventional telephone and a keyboard-controlled computer.

The first commercially interested cellular telephones or terminals were introduced to the market in the late 1980s. Since then, the mobile phone industry has made huge growth in terms of the quality of service and transmission capabilities as well as the technology for producing advanced communication terminals. With the miniaturization of electronic components and the development of more efficient batteries, much effort has resulted in smaller terminals. In just a few decades, communication systems have shifted from analog to digital, and at the same time, the size of communication terminals has changed from briefcase size to today's pocket size telephones. Today, many manufacturers provide pocket-size terminals with various capabilities and services, such as packet-oriented transmission and multiple radio band coverage. Even today, mobile telephones are getting smaller and smaller, and size is generally considered an important factor for end consumers. Advances in electronics have made miniaturization of terminal components possible, while at the same time enabling terminals to perform more advanced functions and services. Also, the development of new transmission schemes, such as the so-called third-generation mobile systems at the door and perhaps the fourth-generation systems that are expected ten years later, offers the possibility to deliver more advanced data, such as real-time video, to wireless terminals.

End users have a number of conflicting needs for mobile phones. Basically, the terminal should be as small and light as possible. In addition, terminals must provide increasingly advanced functionality, have long battery life, and provide a user-friendly interface. As production technology advances, new or previously implemented shapes can be miniaturized, making the terminal smaller. This relates to, for example, battery production technology and electronics. There is still a lot of space in the terminal, but the elements of the terminal must be carefully packaged in order to compete. Many other types of built-in antennas obviate the need to project antenna elements.

So-called clamshell terminals have been sold for many years by, for example, Motorola® and Samsung®. The clamshell design includes two terminal members hinged together at each short end, just as the terminal can be unfolded to show the user interface. The clamshell terminal can have a larger user interface, such as a larger display, for example, without increasing the total length of the terminal when folded, compared to a standard non-foldable terminal. With improved development of advanced data transfer and presentation capabilities such as images and pictures, large displays will be the desired feature.

To date, no clamshell terminal with a touch-sensitive display for data entry has been introduced to the market. However, this feature has been implemented in other types of terminals made for example by Ericsson® and Nokia®. Still, in many cases, it is often desirable to include a physical keyboard for good and easier data entry. Moreover, if a terminal is configured to be used like a computer, standard terminal keypads will generally be unsatisfactory. To date, solutions for mobile phones up to having a larger keyboard than conventional keypads, including number keys and control keys, result in too large terminals or cumbersome user interfaces. have.

1 shows schematically a first embodiment of the invention in a closed position

FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a first embodiment stretched in computer mode position or direction; FIG.

3 to 5 show different views of the embodiment of FIG. 1 when folded

6 is a schematic illustration of the unfolding of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in telephone mode;

7 shows a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 when deployed in telephone mode;

In a combined antenna and battery embodiment, an antenna arrangement according to the invention;

8-10 schematically illustrate a side view of a variant of the embodiment of FIG. 1 when folded, during unfolding, and when unfolded in telephone mode;

11-13 schematically illustrate a side view of another variant of the embodiment of FIG. 1 when folded, during unfolding, and when unfolded in telephone mode;

14 shows a second embodiment of the invention in a closed position;

FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 14 when deployed in phone mode. FIG.

16 is a schematic illustration of a second embodiment stretched out in a computer mode position or direction;

17 to 19 schematically show a variant of the second embodiment, in a direction corresponding to each of FIGS. 14 to 16;

20 to 22 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention in a direction corresponding to each of FIGS. 14 to 16.

FIG. 23 shows an embodiment of the invention corresponding to the first embodiment as shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 when unfolded in computer mode as in FIG.

FIG. 24 shows the embodiment of FIG. 23 in a telephone mode;

FIG. 25 illustrates a portion of a data input interface which, when configured in the computer mode direction as shown in FIG. 23, constitutes a portion of the data input interface of the terminal and can be used in the telephone mode direction of the terminal embodiment of FIG. One drawing

FIG. 26 shows an embodiment of the invention corresponding to the first embodiment as shown in FIGS. 14-16 when laid out in computer mode as in FIG.

FIG. 27 shows the embodiment of FIG. 26 in a telephone mode;

Thus, the main goal of today's terminal providers is to produce a highly compact mobile phone that balances size and performance. Moreover, the distinction between a wireless communication terminal and a pocket computer, such as a telephone, is disappearing because both features will be implemented in the same device. Neighboring and entertainment industries, including the mobile phone industry and developers of handheld computers, such as personal computers (PCs) and personal digital assistants (PDAs), are attracting interest. Attempts have been made to identify and develop consumer devices that incorporate desired features from other fields. A common problem with such devices is to combine ergonomic and rich user interface experience in a compact device without sacrificing performance as a telephone. It is therefore a general object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal which overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art, in particular the above general problem.

According to a first aspect, this object relates to a first terminal member having a first user interface, a second terminal member having a second user interface and a first open position in which the terminal is connected and the terminal is in a closed position. is implemented by a wireless communication terminal comprising a first hinge device having a first axis of rotation that can be opened in an open position, wherein the second hinge device is in a second open position, the terminal being in a second open position. The terminal members are connected to be unfolded about a second vertical axis of rotation.

Advantageously, said terminal members comprise a generally planar elongated body, said first axis extending parallel to the elongate extension of said body, in each plane of said body, and said second axis being said body. Extends perpendicular to their long elongation.

Advantageously, the terminal members lie in the closed position with the first and second interfaces facing each other.

In a first embodiment, the first terminal member comprises first and second terminal member portions having first and second portions of the first interface, respectively, the first and second terminal portions. Are connected to each other via the second hinge device.

The first terminal member portion is a first latch adapted to take the second open position and to freely secure the first terminal member portion in a position extending in the same plane as the second terminal member portion. can be biased to have a latch. In this embodiment, the first fixed member interacting with the latch is configured on the second terminal member portion, or on the second terminal member.

Optionally, the first terminal member portion has a first latch configured to take a position in which the first and second terminal member portions are arranged next to each other in the same plane and to freely fix the first terminal member portion in the second open position. It can be biased to have. In this embodiment, a first locking member that interacts with the latch is configured on the second terminal member portion.

Advantageously, said first interface comprises a data input interface.

In a particular embodiment, the first portion of the first interface is vertically provided with a numeric keyboard for phone mode operation of the terminal, suitable for use with the elongation and orientation of the terminal. Include. Optionally, the first portion of the first interface is vertically configured to indicate a touch-sensitive display configured to represent a functional numeric-only keyboard for telephony mode operation of the terminal, suitable for use with the long elongation and orientation of the terminal. (touch-sensitive display)

In the first embodiment, the second terminal member portion of the first terminal member is connected to the second terminal member via the first hinge device.

Advantageously, said first terminal member has a second latch configured to freely engage a second cooperating locking member configured on said second terminal member, and advantageously said second latch comprises said first latch. One terminal member on the second terminal member portion.

In the first embodiment, the first interface includes an alphanumerical keyboard for computer mode operation of the terminal, suitable for use in the elongation and orientation of the terminal configured horizontally. Optionally, the data input interface comprises a touch-sensitive display configured to represent a functional alphanumeric keyboard for computer mode operation of the terminal, suitable for use with the elongation and orientation of the horizontally configured terminal.

Advantageously, said alphanumeric keyboard for computer mode operation comprises said numeric keyboard for phone mode operation.

The first terminal member portion and the second terminal member portion will be generally equally long. Optionally, the first terminal member portion is longer than the second terminal member portion.

In a second embodiment, the second hinge device is connected in close proximity to the edge of the second terminal member and extends perpendicular to the long elongation of the second terminal member.

Advantageously, said second hinge device connects a corner portion of said second terminal portion to said first terminal member.

Advantageously, the second hinge device connects the corner portion of the second terminal member to the first terminal member via the first hinge device such that a second rotational axis can rotate about the first rotational axis. do. In this embodiment, the first terminal member is spaced from the corner portion in the direction of the second axis of rotation, configured to freely attach to the first interactive fixed member above the first terminal member. It is preferable to include.

The second terminal member portion may be biased to have a second latch configured to take the second open position and freely lock the terminal in the closed position. In this embodiment, a second locking member which interacts with the second latch is preferably configured on the first terminal member.

In a variation of the second embodiment, the first terminal member includes a second terminal member body and a frame device connected to the second terminal member body via the second hinge device, whereas the frame device is configured to include the first terminal member. 1 is connected to the first terminal member via a hinge device.

Advantageously, said second terminal member body comprises a first latch away from said second hinge device in a longitudinal direction, configured to freely attach to a first interactive fixed member on said frame device.

Furthermore, the second terminal member includes a second latch, apart from the first hinge device perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, configured to freely attach to a second interactive fixed member on the first terminal member. It is preferable.

In this embodiment, the first terminal member portion and the second terminal member portion are generally equally long. In an alternate embodiment, the second terminal member portion is shorter than the first terminal member portion.

According to a second aspect, the above-described object is fulfilled by a wireless communication terminal capable of speech communication and capable of data input and processing, wherein the terminal is in closed mode with the terminal members configured with the terminal in front contact. And having first and second generally planar long terminal members connected to each other by a two-way hinge device, the terminal being stretched in a long stretch, in a clamshell manner, to take the telephone mode direction, In the same way as a laptop to take the mode direction, it can be stretched against long stretches.

The detailed description illustrates specific features of various embodiments related to the above aspects.

The features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.

The present description relates to a wireless communication terminal. The term "wireless terminal" or "communication terminal" here referred to as "terminal" includes all mobile devices configured for wireless communication to a wireless station, which may be a mobile terminal or, for example, a stationary base station. have. Thus, wireless terminals include mobile telephones, pagers, communicators, electronic organizers, smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and digital enhanced cordless telephony (DECT) terminals. Moreover, the terms "comprising" or "comprising" when used in this specification and the appended claims to refer to included features, elements or steps, exclude the presence of features, elements or steps other than those explicitly described. It will be emphasized that it is never interpreted as doing.

Exemplary embodiments will be described by reference made to the accompanying drawings.

A first embodiment of the present invention is described in Figures 1-7. 1 shows a wireless communication terminal 1 in perspective for a closed position. The terminal 1 comprises two terminal members, a first terminal member comprising a terminal part 2, 3 and a second terminal member 4. Both the first and second terminal members are generally long and planar. In the closed position, the first and second terminal members are configured on top of each other as shown in FIG. In one embodiment, the first (2, 3) and second (4) terminal members, when configured in closed position, do not have a predetermined user interface on the outward facing portions. User interface means here a display, a keyboard, a speaker, a microphone and the like. In another variant of this embodiment, a display or other user interface may be constructed on the parts facing out in the closed position of the terminal 1.

According to the invention, the terminal 1 can be used in a conventional telephone mode, which is operated by a user by voice communication. Furthermore, the same terminal may be used in conventional computer or laptop mode. 2 illustrates the embodiment of FIG. 1 when opened to a first position indicating a computer mode. The second terminal member 4 is connected to the first terminal member 2, 3 by a first hinge device 8, which allows the terminal 1 to be unfolded about the rotation axis 7. As demonstrated in FIG. 2, a feature for the terminal mode is that the terminal is stretched about the axis 7, parallel to the long elongation of the terminal members 2, 3, 4. In this direction, the first terminal member 2, 3 is operated such that the terminal 1 is operated by the user input interfaces 9, 10 on the first terminal member, while the user interface 11 is viewed by the user. It is arranged on the second terminal member 4, which lies above.

In the particular embodiment described in FIGS. 1 to 7, the second terminal member 4 is only connected to the second part 3 of the first terminal member by means of the first hinge device 8. However, in another embodiment, the second terminal member 4 may be connected to the first part 2 of the first terminal member. In this case, the connection made up by the free fastening means will be described further below. Preferably, a latch 21 configured on the first terminal member is configured on the first terminal member to interlock with the fixed member 22 on the second terminal member, in order to secure the terminal 1 in the closed position as shown in FIG. .

 3 to 5 show the embodiment of FIG. 1 seen from different aspects. As evidenced by this figure, the terminal 1 further comprises a long extension of the terminal and a second hinge device 5 extending perpendicular to the first hinge device 8. The second hinge device 5 connects two member parts 2, 3 of the first terminal member. As can be seen in FIG. 6, the first member part 2 of the first terminal member can be rotated about the axis of rotation of the second hinge device 5 from the closed position of the terminal 1.

FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the terminal 1 when configured in a second open position suitable for telephone mode operation. In this second open position, the first part 9 of the first user interface, preferably the first user input interface, such as a keyboard, touch sensitive display or microphone, is shown and directed out of the terminal 1. Also, the removal of the first terminal member part 2 from the closed position shows the part of the second user interface configured on the second terminal member 4. The second user interface 11 is a user output interface, such as a display and / or a speaker. The first terminal member portion 2 can be biased to take a second open position as described in FIG. 7, and in this embodiment, the terminal is comprised of the closed position of FIG. 1 and the computer mode position of FIG. 2, It may comprise an interactive locking member for holding the first member portion 2 in the planar extension of the second portion 3. The interacting stationary member is a stationary member 73 that interacts with a latch 72 configured to engage each other to hold two terminal member portions 2, 3 in the same planar extension, the two of the first terminal member. It can be configured on the member part. In another particular embodiment, the first terminal member portion 2 may have a latch 70 configured to engage a fixed member 71 configured on the second terminal member 4. In this embodiment, the engagement of the interlocking fastening devices 70, 71 is such that the first terminal member 2, 3 is rotated about the axis of rotation 7 from the second terminal member part 4, such that the fastening means is secured. When (70, 71) is engaged, there may be. In another embodiment, the first terminal member portion 2 is positioned relative to the second terminal member portion 3, as demonstrated by FIGS. 1 and 2, ie, the plane extension of the second terminal member portion 3. It can be biased to take the position of. In this case, an arrangement for securing and holding the first terminal member part 2 in the second open position is applied as described in FIG. 7. Such an arrangement is shown schematically in FIGS. 9 and 10, but may be implemented in the embodiments described in FIGS. 1 to 7 and FIGS. 11 to 13.

8 to 10 show a variant of the previously described embodiment, shown in a perspective corresponding to FIGS. 3 to 5. The difference from the previous embodiment is that each of the first terminal member portion 82 and the second terminal member portion 83 includes bent portions 86 and 88. Thus, by rotating and opening the first terminal member portion 82 away from the second terminal member 84 to engage the second terminal member portion 83, the interface side of the first terminal member portion 82 is It will be configured to bend from the second terminal member 84 in the second open position as shown in FIG. The purpose of this is to provide a more comfortable relationship to the user's ears and mouth. It is also more efficient, because it is more convenient for the user to place the speaker to be configured on top of the second terminal member 84, close to the ear and mouth of the user, and to place the microphone to be configured on the bottom of the first terminal member portion 82. Means to be the voice interface. As described in FIG. 10, the particular implementation of the interacting members 91, 92 configured to engage and hold the terminal 1 in the second open position is not relevant to the present invention. Furthermore, the terminal described in accordance with FIGS. 8 to 10 may be configured such that the first terminal member portion 82 is biased in the upper position of FIG. 8, as described in conjunction with FIGS. 1 to 7 above.

11 through 13 illustrate another particular embodiment, which is similar to the embodiment of FIGS. 8 through 10. However, in this embodiment, the first terminal member portion 1102 is longer than the first second terminal member portion 1103. With this, the terminal will be longer in the second open position as shown in FIG. Furthermore, the first portion 9 of the first user interface configured on the first terminal member portion 1102 will also be wider than the embodiments of 1-10. Also, a wider portion of the second user interface 11 configured on the second terminal member 1104 may be available for the user in the second open position as shown in FIG. 13.

14-16 show a second general embodiment of the present invention. In relation to the embodiment of FIG. 1, the embodiment of FIG. 14 is described in a closed position, wherein the user interfaces of the terminal 1400 are configured to face each other. In this embodiment, only a single first terminal member 1402 is connected to a single second terminal member 1404 by a two-way hinge device. This two-way hinge device comprises means for extending the terminal 1400 to a first open position for computer mode operation with respect to the first axis of rotation 1407 and a second axis of rotation for the phone mode operation. Provides means for extending to a second open position with respect to 1406. As more clearly demonstrated by FIGS. 15 and 16, the two-way hinge device connects the first hinge device 1408, which connects the first terminal member 1402 to the second terminal member 1404 at the corner portion 1410. Include. The first hinge device 1408 defines a first axis of rotation 1407 that allows the second terminal member 1404 to be rotated in computer mode as shown in FIG. 16. Closing of the terminal 1400 is accomplished by an interactive action between the latch 1412, which is away from the corner portion 1410 in the second rotational axis direction. This latch 1412 is configured to freely attach to a first interacting locking member 1413 configured on the first terminal member. Furthermore, as demonstrated by FIG. 16, the engagement between the latch 1412 and the fixed member 1413 is a second hinge device 1405 integrated with the first terminal member 1402 and the second terminal member 1404. ) To provide engagement. In the diagram of FIG. 15, terminal 1400 is shown in a second open position suitable for telephony mode operation. Here, the second terminal member 1404 is rotated about the second axis of rotation 1406 by the second hinge device 1405. In addition, the second hinge device 1405 connects the first terminal member 1402 to the second terminal member 1404 at the corner portion 1410. However, as mentioned, the engagement of the latch 1412 with the stationary member 1413 causes a second connection point configured to maintain engagement even when the second member portion 1404 rotates about the rotation axis 1406. to provide. Such an arrangement may provide more stable operation of the terminal 1400 in telephone mode operation. Optionally, a latch 1414, configured for engagement with an interactive locking member 1415 that secures over the first terminal member 1402, may be configured over the second terminal member 1404. However, it should be noted that the second general embodiment of FIGS. 14-16 can implement the biasing of terminal members in the functions described in conjunction with the preceding figures, ie, closed position or one of two open positions.

14-16 provide for the use of a larger user interface in phone mode operation than the embodiments of FIGS. 1-13. The two-way hinge device may include, for example, a polhem knot configured at the corner position 1410.

17-19 show that the second terminal member 1704 is connected to the second hinge device 1705 at the edge, as in the embodiment of FIGS. 14-16. In this case, the first terminal member 1702 is longer than the second terminal member 1704 and includes an edge portion 1703 to which the second terminal member 1704 is connected by the second hinge device 1705. . The second hinge device 1705, in which the second terminal member 1704 can be rotated about the rotation axis 1706, connects the first and second terminal members at the corner portion 1710. However, as described in connection with FIGS. 14-16, while rotating about the second axis of rotation 1706, the engagement between the terminal members is caused by the interaction action of the latch 1712 and the fixed member 1713. To be retained at, the latch 1712 of the second hinge device 1705 is configured to engage the interacting fixed member 1713 on the first terminal member. In the closed position as described in FIG. 17, a latch 1714 may be configured on the second terminal member 1704, configured to freely engage the interacting fixed member 1715 over the first terminal member 1702. have.

20-22 describe a fourth general embodiment. This embodiment is similar to the embodiment of FIGS. 14-16 with the second terminal member 2004 connected at the edge of the first terminal member 2002. However, in this case, the second terminal member 2004 is basically connected to the second terminal member body 2001 corresponding to the second terminal member 1404 of FIG. 15 and the second terminal device 2005 through the second hinge device 2005. The frame device 2003 is connected to the terminal member main body 2004. Preferably in a position away from the axis of rotation 2006 of the second hinge device 2005, the second terminal member for freely connecting the latch 2014 with the interacting fixed member 2014 on the frame device 2003. On the main body 2001. Furthermore, the frame device 2003 is configured with a second latch 2015 that can connect to the second fixed member 2016 on the first terminal member 2002, as shown in FIG. 22. An advantage of this particular embodiment is that more load of force is provided than in the embodiments of FIGS. 14-16. In the closed position of the terminal 2000, the second terminal member body 2001 and the frame device 2003 are interconnected by interacting latches 2013 and fixed members 2014. Furthermore, the second terminal member 2004 is engaged with the first terminal member 2002 by the locking action of the latch 2015 and the locking member 2016. When opening the terminal 2002 to the second open position of FIG. 21 for a telephone mode operation; The frame device 2003 remains connected to the first terminal member 2002 by the fixing action of the latch 2015 and the fixing member 2016, while the second terminal member main body 2001 is the second hinge device 2005. Is rotated to the second rotation action 2006. The second hinge device 2005 has a frame device (for example, at two points along the second axis of rotation 2006 at least at corner portions 2012 and 2010 facing the second terminal member body 2001). 2003). This arrangement makes the second terminal member body 2001 unaffected by the warping of the force. As illustrated in FIG. 22, when the terminal 2000 is opened in the closed position in the first open position or the computer mode position, the latch 2013 of the second terminal member main body and the fixed member 2014 of the frame apparatus 2003. Engagement is maintained such that the entire second terminal member 2004 is rotated about the first axis of rotation 2007 by the first hinge device 2008. With respect to the second hinge device 2005, the first hinge device 2008 has two points of articulation that engage at least the first and second terminal members, which are spaced along the first axis of rotation 2007. This provides a configuration that is not affected by warping.

Figures 23 and 24 describe the invention in the form of embodiments corresponding to those of Figures 1-7. In FIG. 23, the terminal is shown in a first open position for computer mode operation. The first terminal member comprising terminal member portions 2, 3 has a first (9) and a second (10) user input interface portion, respectively. Furthermore, the first user interface includes a microphone 2302. In computer mode operation, the first terminal member portions 2, 3 are configured in the same plane next to each other, forming one large user input interface for computer mode operation. Preferably, this user input interface comprises a touch sensitive display configured to represent an alphanumeric keyboard or an alphanumeric keyboard, such as a conventional typewriter keyboard interface. The larger key shown at the bottom of the user-input interface 9, 10 represents the space bar. The second terminal member 4 is rotated about the first axis of rotation 7 by the first hinge device 8, which connects the second part 3 and the second terminal member 4 of the terminal member. The second terminal member comprises a user output interface 11, preferably a display and a voice output such as a speaker.

FIG. 24 shows the same terminal as that of FIG. 23 but with a second open position for telephony mode operation. As previously described in conjunction with FIG. 7, the first terminal member part 2 is rotated about the second axis of rotation 6 by the second hinge device 5 in this mode. This leads to the first part 9 of the user input interface as well as one part of the user output interface 11 on the second terminal member 4 facing out.

FIG. 25 shows a first part of the user input interface 9, adapted to the direction when used in the telephone mode as described in FIG. 24. Separate keys of the keyboard 9 have markings indicating the action that occurs when each key is pressed. On the left side of each key, the marking is oriented so that the marking is read in phone mode operation. Therefore, these keys include the keys of a standard numeric dedicated keyboard of a mobile phone. Of course, other keys can also be implemented. When used in computer mode as shown in FIG. 23, the first portion 9 of the user input interface will be rotated 90 ° to the right. When reading in that direction, the bottom marking represents the characters on a standard alphanumeric keyboard of a conventional typewriter device. Clearly, the second part 10 of the user input interface includes keys for the remaining characters of the alphanumeric keyboard. Separate keys for the numbers 0 to 9 can be implemented, but a number lock is included so that the keys shown in FIG. 25 can be used even in computer mode for numeric data entry.

The advantage of the embodiments of Figures 23 and 24 is that the complete keyboard is made available in computer mode, but the absolutely necessary number keys and control keys can only be used in phone mode. With this, the terminal will be considerably smaller when it is opened to the second open position as described in FIG. Preferably, the terminal comprises a micro-controller with associated software. Symbols and images shown on the user output interface 11 since it is shown to be read with the user input interfaces 9 and 10 configured below the user output interface 11 when the terminal is opened to the first or second position. Or to redirect the characters. In other words, the objects or characters will be shown on the user output interface 11 in the direction in which the terminal is described in FIGS. 23 and 24. A display control contact, configured to detect the spread of the terminal in one of the first or second open positions, is connected to the first (8) and second (5) hinge devices. The display control contact is communicatively coupled to the microprocessor system of the terminal. Furthermore, some form of data and power connection must be provided between the two terminal members in order to provide communication between the two terminal members 2, 4 and corresponding members of the previously described embodiment. Such a connection can be provided, for example, by a flex film between two members.

26 and 27 describe a more detailed description of the embodiment of FIGS. 14-16, in a manner similar to FIGS. 23 and 24. These embodiments differ from the embodiments in FIGS. 23 and 24 by the arrangement of the hinge device at the outer corners of the respective terminal members. The first hinge device 1408 connects the first terminal member 1402 to the second terminal member 1404 such that unfolding is achieved about the first axis of rotation 1407. In this computer mode, the second hinge device 1405 follows the second terminal member 1404. As shown in FIG. 27, when the terminal is closed for the telephone mode operation and opened to the second open position, the second hinge device 1405 may be configured to have two hinge devices (2) according to the second rotation axis 1406. In a position away from the connection between 1404, 1408, means 1414, 1413 for engaging the first terminal member 1402 with the second terminal member 1404. User-input interface 1409 includes an alphanumeric interface and microphone 2602, while user output interface 1411 includes a display and speakers 2601.

This embodiment has the advantage that the configuration is simpler than that of FIGS. 23 and 24. Hinge devices 1405 and 1408 may be provided by an integrated hinge device including a Folhem note. Preferably, alphanumeric keyboard interface 1409 includes keys as described in FIG. 25. Furthermore, this embodiment includes the previously described functions for orienting the character or symbol shown on the user output interface 1411 as an open position is taken.

The principles of the present invention have been described above by way of example of an embodiment or mode of operation. However, the invention should not be construed as limited to the specific embodiments described above. The skilled person knows that the described features of a particular embodiment can be implemented in other described embodiments, giving the same beneficial effect. One such feature is a means for detecting that the terminal is in an open position and controlling the presentation of the characters on the user output interface in the direction in which the characters are read correctly when the output interface is placed over the input interface, as seen from the user. It is to implement a means for doing so. Therefore, it will be appreciated that some of the specific embodiments described above are to be considered as examples rather than limitations, and variations may be made to the embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. .

Claims (39)

As a wireless communication terminal 1, A first terminal member 2, 3 having a first user interface 9, 10, a second terminal member 4 having a second user interface 11 and the terminal members, the terminal being connected in a closed position In a wireless communication terminal, comprising a first hinge device (8) having a first axis of rotation (7) that can be opened in a first open position: The second hinge device 5 connects the terminal members so that the terminal can be unfolded with respect to the second axis of rotation 6 perpendicular to the first axis in a second open position. . The method of claim 1, And said terminal members comprise generally planar elongated bodies, said first axis extending parallel to the elongate elongations of said main bodies in the plane of each of said main bodies. The method of claim 2, And the second axis extends perpendicular to the elongate stretches of the bodies. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And the terminal members are placed with the first and second interfaces facing each other in the closed position. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The first terminal member includes first (2) and second (3) terminal member portions having first (9) and second (10) portions of the first interface, respectively, wherein the first and second And the terminal member portions are connected to each other via the second hinge device. The method of claim 5, The first terminal member portion is adapted to take the second open position and to freely fix the first terminal member portion in a position extending in the same plane as the second terminal member portion. And is biased to have a wireless communication terminal. The method of claim 6, And a first fixed member (73) interacting with said first latch (72) is configured on said second terminal member portion. The method of claim 6, And a first fixed member (71) cooperating with said first latch (70) is configured on said second terminal member. The method of claim 5, The first terminal member portion is a first latch configured to take a position in which the first and second terminal member portions are arranged next to each other in the same plane, and to freely fix the first terminal member portion in the second open position. And a biased to have (91). The method of claim 9, And a first fixed member (92) cooperating with said first latch is configured on said second terminal member portion. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 10, And the first interface comprises a data input interface. The method of claim 11, And said first portion of said first interface comprises a numeric-only keyboard (9) for telephony mode operation of the terminal, adapted for use in alignment with the elongation and orientation of a vertically configured terminal. The method of claim 11, The first portion of the first interface is a touch-sensitive display configured to represent a functional numeric-only keyboard 9 for telephony mode operation of the terminal, suitable for use in the elongation and orientation of the terminal configured vertically. Wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 13, The second terminal member portion (3) of the first terminal member is connected to the second terminal member (4) via the first hinge device. The method of claim 14, And said first terminal member has a second latch (21) configured to freely engage a second interacting fixed member (22) configured on said second terminal member. The method of claim 15, And the second latch is configured on the second terminal member portion of the first terminal member. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, And the first interface comprises a data input interface. The method of claim 17, And said first interface comprises an alphanumeric keyboard (9, 10) for computer mode operation of said terminal, adapted for use in alignment with the elongation and orientation of said terminal configured horizontally. The method of claim 17, The data input interface comprises a touch-sensitive display configured to represent a functional alphanumeric keyboard 9, 10 for computer mode operation of the terminal, suitable for use in the elongation and orientation of the terminal configured horizontally. A wireless communication terminal characterized by the above. The method of claim 18 or 19, The alphanumeric keyboard (9, 10) for computer mode operation comprises the numeric keypad (9) for phone mode operation. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 20, And said first terminal member portion (2, 82) and said second terminal member portion (3, 83) are generally equally long. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 20, And the first terminal member portion (1102) is longer than the second terminal member portion (1103). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, And the second hinge device (1405) is connected proximate to the edge of the second terminal member (1404) and extends perpendicularly to the elongation of the second terminal member. The method of claim 23, And said second hinge device connects a corner portion (1410) of said second terminal member to said first terminal member (1402). The method of claim 24, The second hinge device is connected to the first terminal member through the first hinge device 1408 such that the second rotation axis 1406 can rotate about the first rotation axis 1407. And connecting the corner portion of the member. The method of claim 25, The first latch 1412, away from the corner portion in the direction of the second axis of rotation, configured to freely attach to the first interactive locking member 1413 above the first terminal member. Wireless communication terminal comprising a). The method according to any one of claims 23 to 26, And the second terminal member is biased to take the second open position and have a second latch (1414) configured to freely secure the terminal in a closed position. The method of claim 27, And a second fixed member (1415) interacting with the second latch is configured on the first terminal member. The method of claim 24, The terminal member 2004 includes a frame device 2003 connected to the second terminal member body through a second terminal member main body 2001 and the second hinge device 2005, while the frame device includes the first device. 1 is connected to the first terminal member (2002) via a hinge device (2008). The method of claim 29, The second terminal member body includes a first latch 2013, away from the second hinge device in the long direction, configured for free attachment to a first interacting fixed member 2014 on the frame device. Wireless communication terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 29, The second latch 2015, away from the first hinge device perpendicular to the long direction, configured for free attachment to the second interacting fixed member 2016 above the first terminal member. Wireless communication terminal comprising a). The method according to any one of claims 23 to 31, And the first interface (1409, 2009) comprises a data input interface. The method of claim 32, The first interface comprises a numeric-only keyboard (1409) for telephony mode operation of the terminal, adapted for use in alignment with the elongation and orientation of the terminal configured vertically. The method of claim 32, The first interface includes a touch-sensitive display configured to represent a functional numeric-only keyboard 1409 for telephony mode operation of the terminal, suitable for use in alignment with the elongation and orientation of the terminal configured vertically. Wireless communication terminal. The method of claim 32, And said first interface comprises an alphanumeric keyboard (1409) for computer mode operation of said terminal, adapted for use with the elongation and orientation of said terminal configured horizontally. The method of claim 31, wherein The data input interface includes a touch-sensitive display configured to represent a functional alphanumeric keyboard 1409 for computer mode operation of the terminal, suitable for use in alignment with the elongation and orientation of the terminal configured horizontally. Wireless communication terminal. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 36, And said first terminal member portion (1402, 2002) and said second terminal member portion (1404, 2004) are generally equally long. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 36, And the second terminal member portion (1704) is shorter than the first terminal member portion (1702, 1703). In the wireless communication terminal (1) capable of speech communication and data input and processing, The terminal has a first (2, 3) and a second (4) connected to each other by two directional hinge devices 5, 8 so that the terminal can be folded in a closed position with the terminal members configured to face the front. The terminal may be flattened in a long stretch, in a clamshell manner to take a telephone mode direction, and countered in a long stretch, in a laptop-like manner to take a computer mode direction. Wireless communication terminal characterized in that.