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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1996
Masamichi Kawakami, Gifu, JP;
Jun Kitakado, Gifu, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Abstract
A portable terminal has a portable terminal main body and an enclosure. If the enclosure is open, and if the portable terminal is in a communicating state after a power switch has been turned on, a memo mode is selected which makes it possible to take memos by input from a display panel using a pen. As a result, a memo-mode display image appears on the display, whereby it becomes possible to take memos during communication. In a portable terminal having a window formed in an enclosure, a normal-mode image is displayed as a result of the power switch being turned on even when the enclosure is closed. If the closure is open, and if the portable terminal is in a communicating state, the memo mode is selected.