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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2001
Atsushi Muto, Chiba, JP;
Noboru Kawai, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Instruments Inc., Chiba, JP;
Abstract
A wrist portable information apparatus has a case containing a circuit board having a wireless communication circuit for performing wireless communication and a voice processing circuit for performing voice processing. First and second straps are connected to the case to mount the case to a user's wrist. A speaker is disposed in one of the case and the first strap to output processed voice from the voice processing circuit, and a microphone is disposed in one of the case and the second strap to input voice to the voice processing circuit. A contact mechanism is provided with an electrically connected state which is changed in response to opening and closing of at least one of the first strap and the second strap. A detecting circuit detects opening and closing of the first strap or the second strap by detecting the connected state of the contact mechanism.