Vodafone K.k.

Vodafone Group Plc.

Fuji Asada

Nobuyuki Enomoto

Shigetaka Kanai

Yutaka Oe

Manabu Shimizu

Yoshihiro Uramoto

Shin Daido

Tomoko Mori

In a front surface leather portion of a cover, there are formed a display surface opening portionfor exposing a display screen of a display of a mobile communication terminal, an operating surface opening portionfor exposing an operating surface of an input device of the terminal, and a fitting opening portionfor fitting this coverto the terminal. Accordingly, even when the coveris fitted, it is possible for the user both to check the display screen of the terminalfrom the portionand to actuate the input device of the terminalfrom the portion. Due to this, it is possible to implement a cover for a mobile communication terminal which, along with maintaining a good operating feeling and serving as cushioning material in the case of shock, can also impart a soft texture and a sense of high quality.

Cover for mobile communication terminal, and mobile communication terminal

A mobile communication terminalis assembled by a user incorporating an arbitrary desired function moduleinto a core module. When assembling the terminal, it is not possible for the core moduleto know what type of function module is being incorporated in advance, but it is possible to ascertain the type of function module that has been incorporated by using identification information notified to the connection module control means of the core modulevia the core module communication processing section of the function moduleand the inter-module communication processing section of the core module. The core moduletherefore implements a function appropriate to the users needs by appropriately controlling that function module. Therefore, it is possible to make effective use of resources, as well as reducing the burden placed on a user when upgrading or adding functions, to meet the diverse needs of the user.

Mobile communication terminal, and core module and function module for mobile communication terminal

A mobile communication terminal having a digital camera and which is comprised of a first section and a second section. There are four structural states realized by folding up of the mobile communication terminal and rotation of a display section with respect to a base section of the second section. In each of the four structural states, the mobile communication terminal automatically allocates operations modes of camera mode and non-camera mode. Also, the mobile communication terminal can automatically change the operating mode as required.

Mobile communication terminal

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Kyoto, Japan

Fuji Asada