Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Mamoru Yoshida

Tetsuya Kubo

Teruo Nanmoku

Susumu Otsuki

Toshiyasu Kitamura

Naokazu Nagasawa

Tsutomu Abe

Kazuhiro Konishi

Haruo Hayakawa

Kazunori Kouno

Kuniko Onozuka

Masayuki Kozuka

Motoji Ohmori

Toshihisa Nakano

Hiroshi Amano

Koichi Yamamoto

Takako Hirose

Masashi Suzuki

Akinori Ohira

Hiroshi Ohmura

Makoto Tamaru

Fumio Hashimoto

Ryouichi Kaiwa

Seiji Miyashita

Toru Yanashima

Masashi Kumagai

Provided is an information output method that outputs information when swapping a secondary battery for powering a vehicle. The information output method includes comparing a rank related to the performance of a first battery unit (battery unit A) on board a vehicle to a rank related to the performance of a second battery unit (battery unit B) that is installable in the vehicle in place of the first battery unit, and outputting output information according to a result of the comparison in the comparing step.

Information output method, information presentation device, and information output system

A circuit board in which the attachment strength of a frame member to a substrate can be improved, and a mobile electronic apparatus are provided. A circuit boardhas: a substrate; plural electronic componentswhich are mounted on the substrate; and a frame memberwhich is attached to the substrateso as to surround the electronic components. A resin portionis formed by a resin which is filled into the frame member. The circuit boardhas: a lower bent portion(contact portion) which is disposed in a basal end portionB of a wall portionof the frame memberalong the substrate; and a raised portionwhich is disposed in an outer end portionA of the lower bent portion

Circuit board and mobile electronic apparatus

A substrate structure capable of miniaturizing and thinning a housing of a portable terminal is provided. A substrate structurecomprises a substrate, plural electronic componentsmounted along one mounting surfaceA in the substrate, and a resin partfor making close contact with the mounting surfaceA of the substratewhile each of the electronic componentsis covered with a resinA. In the substrate structure, a through holeextending through the substratein a thickness direction is disposed and also the side of the mounting surfaceA in the through holeis closed by a lid member. A rising partis disposed in a peripheral part of this lid member

Substrate structure and electronic apparatus

A 5-direction key operating device is provided in which the structure of diaphragm contacts disposed on a printed circuit board is improved to allow five diaphragms to be disposed in a minimum space, and a single button key is enabled to operate the five diaphragms. Moreover, a 5-direction key operating device is provided in which an operation space can be reduced, and desired one of information displayed on a display section can be selected and determined by a smooth key operation without causing an erroneous operation. In each of diaphragm contacts on which diaphragms () that are arranged in the shape of a cross in correspondence with 5-direction keys are to be placed, a circular contact () which is a first contact, and strip-like contact portions (to) which are elongated in a fan-like shape with respect to the center of the first contact () are disposed in a second contact () and in the side opposite to the side of the first contact (). According to this configuration and arrangement, the space for disposing the diaphragm contacts can be reduced, and the whole device can be miniaturized and lightened. Five diaphragms are shown on the printed circuit board, and five pusher portions are disposed on a core face opposed to the diaphragms and on a key base. The height of the upper, lower, right, and left pusher portions is set to be different from that of the center pusher portion.

5-directional key operation device

In a portable telephone, a display device, a telephone receiver, a ten-numeral entry key, a telephone transmitter, and the like are mounted on surface sides of a first housing () and a second housing (), which are located on inner sides thereof when the first housing and the second housing are closed, both the first housing and the second housing being hinged to each other via a hinge portion in a freely openable/closable manner; and a speaker for producing at least a telephone call-receiving sound is provided on the surface side of any one of the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge portion. Also, a sound projection portion () for projecting the telephone call-receiving sound produced from the speaker is formed in a side of the portion where the speaker is provided even under such a condition that the first housing and the second housing are closed. As a result, the speaker sounds can be projected forwardly in sufficiently high levels even under such a condition that the first and second housings are opened, and furthermore, the telephone call-receiving sound can also be heard in sufficiently high levels even under such a condition that the first and second housings are closed.

Mobile telephone

To provide a flip electronic device in which even when rain water or the like enters therein to a certain extent, it is absorbed and hence an electric circuit therein is not affected. In the flip electronic device, slight clearances are formed between bearings (), (), (), () for rotatably connecting first and second enclosures (), (), and cylindrical members (), () formed coaxially with the bearings (), (), (), (), and hence rain water may enter through these clearances. Therefore, water-absorbing members (), () are mounted to an end of a printed wiring assembly (), and rain water entered through the clearances is absorbed by the water absorbing members (), (), so as to prevent an electric circuit located in the enclosure from being affected.

Flip electronic equipment

When the key operation area is pressed, a decision is made about whether the key is pre-registered a single button dialing telephone number or not (step). In case a decision is made that a single button dialing telephone number is pre-registered to the key in step, the timer starts when the key is pressed (step). In case the key is held down for the predetermined period (T), an operation to instruct single button dialing via a so-called hold-down operation is assumed, thus causing the single button dialing telephone number pre-registered to the key held down to appear on the display (step). When a predetermined period (T) has elapsed with the key held down (step), an operation to instruct a call origination to the telephone number on the display is assumed and a call is originated then conversation starts depending on the answer of the distant party (step). Keys on the cover can be used to operate keys on the body.

Portable telephone apparatus and control method thereof

First display ( ) comprising a liquid crystal display is provided on the external surface of the first case body ( ). In the near proximity of the first display ( ), a non-voice radio communications service start button ( ), scroll buttons ( ), ( ), and a selection/decision button ( ) are provided. On the internal surface of the first case body ( ), the second display , on the side of which is provided an antenna retractable slantwise, is provided. In the first case body ( ) is embedded a magnet ( ) and in the second case body ( ) is embedded a lead switch ( ). When the main unit is folded to bring the magnet ( ) in close proximity to the lead switch ( ), the lead switch is turned ON. When the main unit is unfolded to place the magnet ( ) apart from the lead switch ( ), the lead switch is turned OFF. This allows detection of folding/unfolding of the case body.

Folding portable telephone apparatus

A built-in microphone is provided in a flap hinged to a body in a closable manner. Sound-collection holes are formed in interior and exterior flaps of the flap for collecting sound into the microphone. Even when the flap is in either a closed state or an open state, communication becomes feasible.

Microphone assembly for a portable telephone with a foldable flap element

A simple portable telephone set with which the user can talk over the telephone without opening its lid. The simple portable telephone set includes: a telephone set body ( ) having a key operating section ( ); a liquid crystal section ( ) provided in the telephone set body ( ); a transmitter section ( ) provided on a side surface of the telephone set body ( ); an opening and closing lid ( ) swingably coupled to the telephone set body ( ); a receiver section ( ) provided on the inner surface of the lid ( ); and a sound generating section ( ) provided on an outer surface of the lid ( ).

Portable telephone set with hinged lid

When the key operation area is pressed, a decision is made about whether the key is pre-registered a single button dialing telephone number or not (step ). In case a decision is made that a single button dialing telephone number is pre-registered to the key in step , the timer starts when the key is pressed (step ). In case the key is held down for the predetermined period (T ), an operation to instruct single button dialing via a so-called hold-down operation is assumed, thus causing the single button dialing telephone number pre-registered to the key held down to appear on the display (step ). When a predetermined period (T ) has elapsed with the key held down (step ), an operation to instruct a call origination to the telephone number on the display is assumed and a call is originated then conversation starts depending on the answer of the distant party (step ).

A printed board placed on a lower case of a portable terminal device comprises a circuit pattern for realizing electric connection based on the key button operation via a key pad, an LED for irradiating characters or numbers on the key buttons with a light, a black printing printed/coated with a low reflector for eliminating the light irregularity, and white printings printed/coated with a high reflector for eliminating the light irregularity.

Portable terminal device

Warning indication means of a warning LED lamp 22, etc., is disposed in the vicinity of a transmitter section 1 within a filed of view 13 of the user during conversation and if the battery remaining quantity falls below a specified value or antenna sensitivity is degraded, interfering with conversation, the warning indication means is blinked for warning the user without interfering with conversation during the conversation. The user becomes aware of the blinking warning indication means and recognizes a warning issued by a portable communication terminal 24. Based on the recognition, the user can also know more detailed warning contents by seeing an LCD section during the conversation.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Mamoru Yoshida