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Portable terminal with display capability based on tilt angleRelated Patent Categories: Telecommunications, Transmitter And Receiver At Separate Stations, Having Measuring, Testing, Or Monitoring Of System Or PartPortable terminal with display capability based on tilt angle description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060292993, Portable terminal with display capability based on tilt angle. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This application claims benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-340916 filed on Nov. 6, 2001, the contents of which are incorporated by the reference. [0002] The present invention relates to portable terminals and, more particularly, to portable terminals capable of reduction of input keys necessary for input operation with respect to them. [0003] A technique concerning data processing system and method is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-49290. [0004] In this prior art technique, an input unit, which is accommodated in a housing having a predetermined size and serves to input data, comprises a display means for displaying data, a detecting means for detecting the posture displacement of the housing with rotation thereof as a whole, and an instructing means for providing predetermined instructions. The input unit further comprises a processing means for executing predetermined processing based on an instruction from the instructing means and detected displacement data from the detecting means. The input unit further comprises a storing means for storing data and a position detecting means for detecting the present position. [0005] The housing is of such a size that it can be held with a single hand. The detecting means detects rotational speeds in the third and second axial directions. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal with a greater number of functions and a less number of keys (or key LEDs) compared to the prior art portable terminal capable of suppressing current consumption necessary for inputting operation. [0007] Now, means for solving problems will be described by using reference numerals and symbols, which are provided for clarifying the correspondence relation between the description of the "claims" and the description of the embodiments of the present invention but should not be used for the understanding of the technical scope of the present invention as set forth in the "claims". [0008] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal (10) comprising: a detecting unit (5a) for detecting the slope of the portable terminal; a display unit (6); an input unit (4) having a plurality of keys; and a control unit (3) for generating a code (C) based on the slope (2DB-a) of the portable terminal (10) detected by the slope detecting unit (5a) and an operated key among the plurality of keys for displaying a pattern corresponding to the generated code on the display unit (6). [0009] The portable terminal further comprises a code conversion table (CT) for storing a code (C) corresponding to the combination of a 1-st sub-code representing the slope of the portable terminal (10) and a 2-nd sub-code (2SC) representing the operated key, the control unit (3) being operative to generate the code based on the combination of the 1-st and 2-nd sub-codes (1SC), (2SC) with reference to the code conversion table (CT). [0010] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal comprising: a slope detecting unit (5a) for detecting the slope of the portable terminal; a display unit (6); a plurality of conversion tables (CT); and a control unit (3) for generating an output code (C) based on the slope of the portable terminal (10) detected by the slope detecting unit (5a) and an input code train (2SC) and by using the plurality of code conversion tables (CT) for displaying a pattern corresponding to the generated output code train on the display unit (6). [0011] The control unit specifies one of the plurality of conversion tables (CT) based on the slope of the portable terminal detected by the slope detecting unit (5a), and converts the input code train (2SC) to the output code train (C) with reference to the specified conversion table (CT). [0012] The portable terminal further comprises an input unit (4) having a plurality of keys and the control unit (3) being operative to generate a code (C) based on the slope (2DB-a) of the portable terminal (10) detected by the slope detecting unit (5a) and an operated key among the plurality of keys for generating a pattern corresponding to the generated code on the display unit (6). [0013] The portable terminal further comprises a code conversion table (CT) for storing a code (C) corresponding to a 1-st sub-code (1SC) representing the slope of the portable terminal (10) and a 2-nd sub-code (2SC) representing the operated key, the control unit (3) being operative to generate the code based on the combination of the 1-st and 2-nd sub-codes (1SC), (2SC) with reference to the code conversion table (CT). [0014] According to other aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal comprising: a detecting unit (5b) for detecting the position relation between one end (A) and the other end (B) of the portable terminal (10); a display unit (6); an input unit (4) having a plurality of keys; and a control unit (3) for generating a code (C) based on the position relation detected by the detecting unit (5b) and an operated key among the plurality of keys for displaying a pattern corresponding to the generated code on the display unit (6). [0015] The portable terminal further comprises a code conversion table (CT) for storing a code (C) corresponding to the combination of a 1-st sub-code (1SC) representing the position relation between one end (A) and the other end (B) of the portable terminal (10) and a 2-nd sub-code (2SC) representing the operated key, the control unit (3) being operative to generate the code (C) based on the combination of the 1-st and 2-nd sub-codes (1SC), (2SC) with reference to the code conversion table (CT). [0016] According to still other aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal comprising: a detecting unit (5b) for detecting the position relation between one end (A) and the other end (B) of the portable terminal (10); a display unit (6); a plurality of conversion tables (CT); and a control unit (3) for generating an output code based on the position relation detected by the detecting unit (5b) and an input code train (2SC) and by using the plurality of code conversion tables (CT) for displaying a pattern corresponding to the generated output code train on the display unit (6). [0017] The control unit (3) specifies one of the plurality of conversion tables (CT) based on the position relation detected by the detecting unit (5b), and converts the input code train (2SC) to the output code train (C) with reference to the specified conversion table (CT). [0018] The portable terminal further comprises an input unit (4) having a plurality of keys, the control unit (3) being operative to generate a code (C) based on the position relation detected by the detecting unit (5b) and an operated key among the plurality of keys for generating a pattern corresponding to the generated code (C) on the display unit (6). [0019] The portable terminal further comprises a code conversion table for storing a code corresponding to a 1-st sub-code (1SC) representing the position relation of the portable terminal (10) and a 2-nd sub-code (2SC) representing the operated key, the control unit (3) being operative to generate the code (C) based on the combination of the 1-st and 2-nd sub-codes (1SC), (2SC) with reference to the code conversion table (CT). [0020] Other objects and features will be clarified from the following description with reference to attached drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0021] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Continue reading about Portable terminal with display capability based on tilt angle... Full patent description for Portable terminal with display capability based on tilt angle Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Portable terminal with display capability based on tilt angle patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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