Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Shuji Otsuka

Hideji Kawasaki

Hiroomi Kashu

Takenori Ugari

A portable communication device including a GPS antenna, a GPS processing circuit for determining a location of the device based on a signal received by the antenna, a location information processing circuit for detecting the location information corresponding to a determined result, a key input device for inputting a telephone number of a communication terminal device for transmitting the location information, a control circuit, and a transmitting circuit. The key input device is provided with a LOST key. The control circuit feeds the location information detected by the location information processing circuit to the transmitting circuit when the LOST key is manipulated. The transmitting circuit transmits the location information to the communication terminal device having the inputted telephone number. This realizes a portable communication device which is adapted to notify others of the accurate present location of the device.

Portable communication device

The present invention provides a foldable portable communication terminal device including a main body case and a lid case openably connected. The main body case has a side portion provided with an up key and a down key. The portable communication terminal device has a secondary battery, power supplying switch, and a control circuit incorporated therein. The control circuit switches the power supply switch to on/off when the up key and the down key are held depressed at the same time for at least the predetermined period of time. This starts or stops power supply from the secondary battery to the device body to switch the power source of the device body to on/off. Accordingly, the foldable portable communication terminal device can be realized which is adapted to turn off the power source of the device body with the main body case and the lid case folded together.

Foldable portable communication terminal device

A mobile phone set including a mobile phone and a warning apparatus detects an electric field strength of a second electric wave transmitted from the mobile phone and the warning apparatus, and gives a warning sound and the like, which enables users to recognize the fact when the mobile phone is lost or stolen.

Distance alarm and notification device for use with mobile phone

A position information providing system of the invention, portable telephones A and B are connectable to a service center. The telephone A has a GPS processing circuit for measuring its own position and a control circuit. The circuit prepares position information based on the measurements obtained by the GPS processing circuit, also prepares a list comprising the numbers of a plurality of telephones in response to an input manipulation by the user, and transmits the prepared list data to the center. When an information request signal is supplied from the telephone B to the center, the server transmits the position information as to the telephone A to the telephone B only when the number of the telephone B is not included in the list data. Thus, the system realized is adapted to reliably protect the privacy of the person carrying the telephone A.

Method of and system for providing position information

The present invention is a portable telephone device that is composed of two displays of substantially a same size, and can continuously perform two display processes in parallel by allocating different display processes to each of the displays.

Dual display portable telephone device and allocation means for display process thereof

A portable telephone of the present invention comprises a casing, a LCDand a key input devicedisposed on a surface of the casing. The casing has a microphonefor delivering speech, a speakerfor receiving speech, a backlightfor lighting a screen of the LCD, a key light devicefor lighting a manipulation surface of the key input device, and a control circuitincorporated therein. The control circuitchecks whether a speech delivery signal input from the microphoneis a voice signal. If the speech delivery signal is a voice signal, display operation of the LCDis set to OFF and both the backlightand the key light deviceare turned off. If the signal is not a voice signal, display operation of the LCDis set to ON. Consequently, useless power consumption is reduced.

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Higashiosaka, Japan

Shuji Otsuka