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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Kenya Nagano, Ishikawa, JP;
Tadashi Ooga, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunari Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Saitou, Ishikawa, JP;
Tomoaki Nishikido, Ishikawa, JP;
Kenya Nagano, Ishikawa, JP;
Tadashi Ooga, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunari Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Saitou, Ishikawa, JP;
Tomoaki Nishikido, Ishikawa, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the invention to provide a portable wireless apparatus capable of maintaining high quality of a communication in various using configurations obtained by a two-axis hinge mechanism. A portable wireless apparatus () having a two-axis hinge portion includes a first antenna () which is suitable for a talking state and a second antenna () which is suitable for a waiting state. The first antenna () or the second antenna () is selected based on a result of opening/closing detection decided from an angle α of a first axis () and the result of opening/closing detection decided from an angle β of a second axis (). Consequently, it is possible to select either of the antennas which is not influenced by hands or fingers of a user.