The objective of the present invention is to have a desired screen displayed with shortened waiting time in using functions for the electronic note, etc., while engaging in telephone talk. Another prime objective of the present invention is to achieve an easy-to-use mobile information terminal equipment which also functions as an electronic note, word processor, personal computer, and so on. In transitting from telephone mode (cover closed status) to information terminal mode (cover opened status), the screen to be displayed is determined to be either a historical information, talk log information, or user setting screen. This enables the user to obtain the desired screen with fewer number of operations and with less waiting time.

Mobile information terminal equipment and portable electronic apparatus

A portable information terminal unit comprises a first and a second casing, a hinge means for coupling the first and second casing so that the first and second casing are rotatable relative to each other, an opening piercing though the first casing, a first see-thorough liquid crystal display part fitted in the opening, a means for detecting opening of the first and second casing, relative to each other, and a control means for reversing a display on the first see-through liquid crystal display part in response to a detection by the detecting means, wherein monochromatic information is displayed on the first see-through liquid crystal display part so as to reduce power consumption.

Information terminal unit

A hand-held computer terminal employing a touch screen for the input of handwritten data comprises a contoured surface disposed between a touch screen surface and input keys or buttons, thereby providing improved ergonomics aiding in the entry of handwritten data while preventing unintentional actuation of input keys or button during the entry of handwritten data.

Hand-held computer having input screen and means for preventing inadvertent actuation of keys

A protective cover for a device having a touch-sensitive screen, the cover being a substantially optically transparent flexible protective cover formed of a unitary combination of a mask portion substantially surrounded with a plurality of integrally interconnected curtain portions extending therefrom and forming therebetween a plurality of interconnected lip portions, the mask, curtain and lip portions forming a cavity therebetween with the lip portions surrounding a mouth opening thereinto; and the mask portion further having a relatively thicker frame portion surrounding a relatively thinner recessed integral window portion formed of a flexible membrane that is positioned over the device's touch screen.

Protective cover for device having touch screen

A portable or other electronic device has two or more display devices or screens that can be used to display different subsets of image signals. The effect is that the device simulates the display capabilities of devices having much larger screens. The device has an open or active configuration, in which the multiple screens are available for displaying image signals, and a closed or inactive configuration, in which some or all of the multiple screens are folded together or otherwise stowed away to reduce the size of the device for storage and/or carrying. By simulating large-display operations, electronic devices according to the present invention are capable of presenting more useable information to the user than is otherwise possible using prior art devices having a single small screen.

Multi-display electronic devices having open and closed configurations

In a unit body of a portable information terminal is assembled a display and a pressure-sensitive input device overlying the display. An opening and closing cover is attached to the unit body for covering the pressure-sensitive input device. An operating button device provided in the cover exposes, when the cover is closed, its operating surface from the surface of the cover. The operating button device exerts a pressing force applied to the operating surface onto the surface of the pressure-sensitive input device. Thus, with the cover closed, major function entry or data entry can be carried out.

Portable information terminal

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To call a command assigned to a gesture even if the gesture is remembered vaguely. SOLUTION: A user interface device has a gesture search part 5 for searching for one or more gestures matching a user's operation locus, and a locus display part 6 for displaying guide loci of the gestures on a touch panel 8 and, if gestures found in the preceding stage do not match the user's operation locus, erasing the guide loci of the gestures displayed on the touch panel 8. When the gestures found by the gesture search part 5 are narrowed down to one, a command assigned to the gesture is called. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

User interface device and user interface method

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow an exercising person to really feel the result of an exercise and to contribute to the prevention of over exercise by providing a providing means calculating the consuming calory of the person from the moving quantity and the moving speed of an objective site detected based on the identifying result of an identifying means so as to provide calculated consumed calory SOLUTION: When the exercising person 1 starts the exercise, the artificial retina chip 4 of a processor 3 photographs the person 1 to output a moving image An identifying part 5 extracts the moving image of the objective site of the person 1 and, when the part 5 outputs the moving image of the objective site, a detection part 6 monitors the variation of the moving image to detect the moving quantity and the moving speed of the objective site Then, an arithmetic part 7 obtains the energy metabolic rate of the exercise from the moving quantity and the moving speed to calculate consumed calory Then, a providing part 9 outputs the consumed calory of the person 1 and the integrated value of the consumed calory from the start of the exercise and voice-synthesizes the consumed calory and the integrated value to announce them from a speaker and to display them on CRT 10

Exercise aiding device, its method, and storing medium storing recording exercise aiding program

PURPOSE: To use the portable information terminal equipment with its door closed without opening the door by constituting the portable information terminal equipment in mount structure wherein a display device, a pressure sensitive type input device, and the door protecting them are put one over another. CONSTITUTION: The door 2 is fitted to a main body 1 through a hinge 5 and a display window 4 and switch buttons 3 are arranged on the door 2. The switch buttons 3 are formed of a soft rubber type elastic body 8 which has relatively large area at parts that come into contact with the pressure sensitive type input device 6. Further, the switch buttons 3 are supported by supports 9 fitted to the door 2. Further, a display device 10 is mounted below the pressure sensitive type input device 6 in contact with the pressure sensitive type input device 6. Consequently, even when the door 2 is closed, certain functions are available.

Portable information terminal equipment

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To overcome the problem such that it is not possible to prepare any electronic picture card from service information since it is not possible to distrib ute any picture indicating specific mark information, although it is possible to distribute service information to a mobile device existing in a specific area at present SOLUTION: When moving to the radio covering area of a base station, the communication equipment of a traveling object is able to receive a picture distributed from the base station, and to display the picture

Jiro Nakasu

Papers

Portable information terminal

User interface device and user interface method

Exercise aiding device, its method, and storing medium storing recording exercise aiding program

Portable information terminal equipment

System for distributing area information and method therefor