Portable wireless apparatus
US8046038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/021
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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 (100) having a two-axis hinge portion includes a first antenna (102) which is suitable for a talking state and a second antenna (104) which is suitable for a waiting state. The first antenna (102) or the second antenna (104) is selected based on a result of opening/closing detection decided from an angle α of a first axis (106) and the result of opening/closing detection decided from an angle β of a second axis (107). Consequently, it is possible to select either of the antennas which is not influenced by hands or fingers of a user.
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