Wireless selective call receiver operable in cover closing state

Patent 5956656 Issued on September 21, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date:

March 25, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Yamazaki, Yasuyuki

Assignee

NEC Corporation

Application

No. 829815 filed on 03/25/1997

US Classes:

340/7.55, Display340/7.63, Housing detail345/169, Portable (i.e., handheld, calculator, remote controller)379/433.04, Display on handset379/433.06, Button or switch having specific function379/433.13, Rotatable mechanism (e.g., hinge)455/566Having display

Examiners

Primary: Vo, Nguyen
Assistant: Orgad, Edan

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Young & Thompson

Foreign Patent References

0 594 430 EP. 04/13/1994
0 594 459 EP. 04/13/1994
3-211923 JP. 09/13/1991
4-123426 JP. 11/13/1992
5-30166 JP. 02/13/1993
5-030166 JP. 02/13/1993
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7-288855 JP. 10/13/1995
8-56375 JP. 02/13/1996
9-139968 JP. 05/13/1997
9-181838 JP. 07/13/1997

International Classes

H04B 001/38
H04M 001/00
H04M 009/00

Foreign Application Priority Data

1996-04-22 JP

Abstract

A wireless selective call receiver includes a body section composed of a display panel, a control section having a memory and built in the body section, and an operation unit, and a cover section connected to the body section and composed of a hinged cover for protecting the display panel and a transparent window provided in correspondence with the display panel such that a display on the display panel can be seen through the transparent window in the cover when the cover is closed. The control section controls the display panel in response to an operation of the operation unit such that a message data is displayed on the display panel. The operation unit is operable in the cover closed state. The operation units may include some switches or a single switch for achieving the functions of the switches.