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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Hiroshi Kurakane, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Kurakane, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cellular phone of folded type has a cover panel and a base panel coupled by a hinge for swiveling of the cover panel between a folded state and a developed state. The base panel mounts thereon a touch-sensitive panel whereas the cover panel mounts an image projector for projecting an image of keyboard information onto the touch-sensitive panel. The keyboard information includes a label for each of the keypads for designating the function of the keypad, and switched based on the input mode of the cellular phone.