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Portable communication device for radio communication system

US5956655A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 15, 1996
Grant dateSep 21, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/72469
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable communication device capable of realizing an improved portability and an improved maneuverability at the same time. A portable communication device, includes an input unit having a plurality of input keys; a display unit having a plurality of display regions in correspondence to the input keys, for displaying names of functions assigned to the input keys in an arrangement corresponding to a spatial arrangement of the input keys; and a communication unit for making a communication by transmitting and receiving communication data according to a user's input entered by operating the input keys.

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