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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2004
Katsumi Nishijima, Tokyo, JP;
Akiko Shishido, Tokyo, JP;
Michio Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A folding mobile communications apparatus comprises an upper unit, a lower unit, and a hingefor connecting the units as rotatable in an open-and-close state. On a main surfaceof the upper unit, a first speakeris provided at one end of the unit, and a second speakerhaving at least the function of a receiver is provided near the hinge. On the main surfaceof the lower unit, a microphoneis provided at an end opposite the hinge. A control unitcontrols the first speaker, the second speaker, and the microphonesuch that any two of them can function as a set of a receiver and a transmitter based on a relative position of the two units detected by an attitude detection unit