Mobile Phone Patent Abstract A SIM card mounting structure of a mobile phone includes a SIM card receiving recess 5 provided in a rear surface portion of a front side casing of the mobile phone for fittingly receiving a SIM card 1 therein, a pressing portion 3 formed of an elastic material and having one end integrally formed with the rear surface portion of the front side casing and the other end positioned over the SIM card receiving recess to elastically press the SIM card 1 and electrode terminals 2 for connecting electrodes of the SIM card 1 to a battery. The electrode terminals 2 are formed of an elastic material and arranged on a bottom of the recess 5 in an opposing relation to electrodes of the SIM card 1. … Read entire article »

Mobile Phone Patent Abstract An antenna apparatus for a folder type mobile phone, wherein a first antenna is installed in a main body of the folder type mobile phone, and a second antenna is installed in the folder. The folder type mobile phone installs a main antenna apparatus in the main body, and an antenna apparatus for maximizing the diversity effect in the folder. As a result, it becomes more convenient to carry the folder type mobile phone based on the diversity mode, while securing a broader separation distance between two antennas at the same time. … Read entire article »

Mobile Phone Patent Abstract A mobile phone terminal includes a transmitting side speech signal path switch and receiving side speech signal path switch, and a general purpose USB port. The signal path switches are interposed between a speech coder/decoder and an A/D converter and D/A converter to enable a terminal acoustic evaluation signal to be input and output through a path different from that in a normal operation mode of the mobile phone terminal. The general purpose USB port is used for connecting the signal path switches with an external terminal unit so that the control signals of the signal path switches and a terminal acoustic test signal are transferred across these signal path switches and the general purpose USB port. The mobile phone terminal can mount the external connection port … Read entire article »

Mobile Phone Patent Abstract The invention provides a method for inputting, displaying and transmitting handwriting characters used in a mobile phone and said mobile phone . The method according to the invention comprises the steps of: inputting handwriting characters; sampling said handwriting characters; performing A/D conversion of the sampled handwriting characters to obtain a signal; encoding said signal in accordance with a specific protocol to obtain encoded data; converting the encoded data into mobile phone acceptable data, and outputting them; and processing the mobile phone acceptable data to display the handwriting characters and to transmit them as a short message, or to receive and display a short message (from other mobile phone ) comprising the handwriting characters. … Read entire article »

Mobile Phone Patent Abstract When a mobile phone is out of an area covered by a communication currently in use, the fact is noticed to a user and, simultaneously therewith, a message urging the user to select another communication system is displayed. During a period in which this display is performed, it becomes possible to switch the communication system through a simple procedure. … Read entire article »

Mobile Phone Patent Abstract A mobile phone device having an image sensor adapted to sense images, a mobile phone processor adapted to transmit sensed images and to receive received images and a printer processor adapted to instruct a printer assembly inside the mobile phone device to print sensed and received images. … Read entire article »

Mobile Phone Patent Abstract A mobile phone hand-free extension device includes a FM radio transmitter with an active frequency searching circuitry to utilize a vehicular FM radio receiver for reproducing the audio signals from the mobile phone . The active frequency searching circuitry in this invention automatically detects which frequency band the vehicular FM radio receiver is currently using and set the RF frequency of the FM transmitter to the detected frequency. The FM transmitter relays the audio signals from the mobile phone by transmitting the audio signals through radio wave to the vehicular FM radio receiver to be reproduced by the speaker of the receiver. … Read entire article »

Mobile Phone Patent Abstract A mobile phone charger includes a connector having a connection tip formed on a first distal end of the connector and adapted for electrical connection with an onboard cigarette lighter socket and multiple adjusting holes defined in a second distal end opposite to the first distal end of the connector, a body pivotally connected to the second distal end of the connector a power wire electrically connected to the connector and extending out of the body for connection with the mobile phone . The body having a boss selectively extending out of the body to be received in a corresponding one of the adjusting holes to secure engagement between the connector and the body. … Read entire article »

Mobile Phone Patent Abstract An apparatus for supplying power to a mobile phone by utilizing an external power source when a battery of the mobile phone has been exhausted. In a mobile phone having an earphone-microphone connector which can be connected with an earphone-microphone set, the earphone-microphone connector has additional contacts through which external power can be supplied to the mobile phone from an external power source, especially from another mobile phone . Therefore, even when the battery of the mobile phone has been exhausted, a user can make communication through the mobile phone by utilizing external electric power in a simple and easy manner, without largely changing the existing construction of the mobile phone . … Read entire article »

Mobile Phone Patent Abstract A mobile phone with a hidden input device. The mobile phone comprises a main body, and an input device coupled to the main body to input data and rotatably connected to the main body between a first position and a second position by a rotating device, wherein the input device has a visible portion with a plurality of first input elements covered by the main body when the input device is fixed in the first position, and a hidden portion with a plurality of second input elements appearing when the input device is fixed in the second position. … Read entire article »