Portable electronic terminal apparatus having a plurality of displays

Patent 6297945 Issued on October 2, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date:

March 29, 2020. 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

Yamamoto, Katsuhisa

Assignee

Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Application

No. 537265 filed on 03/29/2000

US Classes:

361/681, Including display support312/223.1, FOR PARTICULAR ELECTRICAL DEVICE OR COMPONENT345/169, Portable (i.e., handheld, calculator, remote controller)345/905, DISPLAY DEVICE WITH HOUSING STRUCTURE361/682, CRT support455/450Channel allocation

Examiners

Primary: Picard, Leo P.
Assistant: Duong, Hung Van

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

International Class

G06F 001/16

Foreign Application Priority Data

1999-03-29 JP

Abstract

A portable electronic terminal apparatus includes a main body, an information input mechanism, a plurality of displays, a communications mechanism, and a flip panel. The main body has a hollow section. The information input mechanism inputs various kinds of information including data and instructions. Each of the displays shows the various kinds of information input through the input mechanism. The communications mechanism transmits and receives the various kinds of information input through the input mechanism. The flip panel is movably mounted on the main body and is configured to rotate to open and close about a side edge portion of the flip panel. This flip panel is retracted in the hollow section of the main body when the flip panel is closed. In addition, one of the displays is mounted on the flip panel.