Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a first translucent substrate and a second translucent substrate between which a liquid crystal material is sealed; a flexible wiring board extending from a connection end portion with respect to the first translucent substrate; and a metal-reinforced resin container. The container includes a first principal surface onto which the liquid crystal panel is accommodated; a second principal surface onto which a printed wiring board is disposed; and a through hole for allowing an extended end portion of the flexible wiring board to pass therethrough from the first principal surface to the second principal surface so that the extended end portion is connected to the printed wiring board. The through hole is provided at a position corresponding to an overlapping portion between the first translucent substrate and the second translucent substrate.

Abstract: A multi wireless system 1 is enabled for communication by CDMA2000 1x of a circuit switching system and by CDMA2000 1xEV-DO and LTE of a packet communication system. The detecting units 54B and 54C detect whether communication by CDMA2000 1xEV-DO and LTE is enabled. The notifying unit 69 notifies an SMS switching control server of which of the circuit switching system and the packet communication system is used to perform SMS communication based on a detection result.

Abstract: A disclosed method includes: determining whether or not a wireless portable terminal is in a wireless communication range of a network, wherein the wireless portable terminal includes a device that includes an arithmetic unit and a volatile memory and controls communication with the network; and upon determining that the wireless portable terminal is not in a wireless communication range of the network, stopping power supply for a portion of the device in a state that a program for causing the arithmetic unit to execute a processing to search a base station or access point in the network is kept in the volatile memory.

Abstract: A location-registration control unit transmits, when handover from a first communication network for performing voice communication and packet communication to a second communication network for performing packet communication is determined to be executed, a location registration request to the second communication network and receives a response to the location registration request from the second communication network. A voice-communication-request acquiring unit puts a voice communication request on hold when acquiring the voice communication request requesting the first communication network for performing voice communication. A voice-communication determining unit determines whether the voice communication request is being put on hold.

Abstract: A communication apparatus such as a cellular phone is described in which a control unit judges, when an incoming call is received, whether a sounding unit or a vibrating unit is to be activated for announcing the reception of the incoming call. The control unit determines that the announcing of the reception is prohibited if the mobile communication apparatus is in a roaming area. When the announcing of the reception is prohibited, the control unit sends a message, showing that the reception of the incoming call is unavailable, to a calling party.

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive data via a network, a display controller configured to display information on a display unit based on the data received by the receiver, and a light source controller configured to lower luminance of a light source of the display unit in a predetermined period from a time at which the receiver starts receiving the data to a time at which the display controller completes displaying the information on the display unit, and restore the luminance after the predetermined period has elapsed.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus including: a storage unit that stores timer values for a search of each of a plurality of wireless access networks, wherein each of the timer values is set according to communication characteristics of an application and a use priority of a wireless access network, and each of the timer values is associated with the application and the wireless access network; a timer unit that activates, when communication by an application is started, a timer at a timer value associated with the application and a wireless access network selected as a standby; and a selection unit that newly selects, when a wireless access network with a higher use priority than the wireless access network selected as the standby is detected by a search on expiration of the timer during the communication, the wireless access network with the higher use priority as a standby network.

Abstract: A mobile wireless terminal includes a wireless receiving part configured to receive a wireless signal from a base station which belongs to a mobile communication system using a time-frequency conversion for baseband processing; a received signal processing part that includes a time-frequency converting circuit and is configured to process the wireless signal; a setting part configured to successively set central frequencies within regions, wherein a frequency band that the mobile communication system uses is divided into the regions having a predetermined bandwidth; and a received signal strength measuring part configured to measure signal strength of received signals over the regions of the frequency band that the mobile communication system uses based on time-frequency conversion results from the time-frequency converting circuit, the time-frequency conversion results being obtained for the respective regions using the respective central frequencies set by the setting part.

Abstract: An electronic device having a display unit, an indicator, an illuminance sensor and a controller is provided. The indicator is configured to be turned on for emitting light and to be turned off. The illuminance sensor is configured to sense ambient illuminance. The controller is connected to the display unit, the indicator and the illuminance sensor. The controller is configured to turn on and off the indicator. The controller is configured to set brightness of the display unit depending on a value of the ambient illuminance sensed by the illuminance sensor while the indicator continues to be off.

Abstract: In a portable information terminal enabling faster entry of frequently used symbols and pictograms, the control unit determines whether the pressing of the “*” key is recognized by the entry unit. If recognized, it is determined whether the mark list display setting is ON. If ON, it is determined whether the symbol and pictogram information stored in the mark list information storage unit is unregistered. If not unregistered, the symbols and characters stored in the mark list information storage unit 115b are retrieved and displayed on the display screen. If the pressed key is the center key of the four-way scroll key or the middle softkey, the symbol or pictogram on which the cursor is placed when the center key is pressed is determined as the symbol or pictogram to be entered.

Abstract: A mobile communication apparatus includes: a first casing including a display unit having a backlight; a second casing being connected to the first casing, and having an input unit; a condition detecting unit that detects whether a condition is changed from a first condition to a second condition, the first condition in which the first casing is overlapped with the second casing, the second condition being different from the first condition; and a control unit that controls the backlight to illuminate the display unit by turning on the backlight in a certain turn-on condition when the condition detecting unit detects that the first condition is changed to the second condition. The backlight is turned on in a lower value than a normal value in at least one of luminance and illuminance.

Abstract: An input device detects a position of an object in relation to a display by using the light emitting elements and light receiving elements. When the high accuracy is not required for the position detection, at least one of the light emitting elements and the light receiving elements is turned off.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor, a storage unit, and a connection unit that connects to a portable device which sends a connection request for a predetermined network as a response to a command from the processor. The processor stores the connection request from the portable device and the predetermined network contained in the connection request in the storage unit; detects a state transition of communication over the predetermined network; and determines whether a network whose status has transitioned from communication being unavailable to communication being available matches the predetermined network stored in the storage unit, and if the two networks match, sends a command to the portable device for causing the portable device to transmit a connection request for the predetermined network as a response.

Abstract: The present invention offers a portable terminal device in which, the jitter control unit controls the transmission buffer unit in such a manner as not to output the audio data buffered in the transmission buffer unit to the Bluetooth communication unit when the main control unit determines that the content that is to be subjected to a reproduction process contains video data, and when an underflow arises at the transmission buffer unit, and abandons the audio data that is not output to the Bluetooth communication unit at the time indicated by the time management unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a mobile wireless apparatus includes: a first housing; and a second housing configured to be slidably connected to the first housing. The first housing includes: a conductor section; and a conducting member configured comprise a conductive material and to be connected to the conductor section. The second housing includes: a ground circuit; a power feed circuit; a slide member configured to comprise a conductive material, to be connected to the ground circuit, and to be slidably engaged with the first housing; and an unbalanced antenna configured to be connected to the power feed circuit. The conducting member is configured to make contact with the slide member when the first housing is opened with respect to the second housing.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a display configured to include a display screen and to display image information at a display position on the display screen, the display screen having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, the display position represented by pixel-based coordinates; a calculation module configured to calculate coordinates of a next display position at which the image information is to be displayed next based on coordinate information of the display position and differential coordinate information, the coordinate information representing a position where the image information is to be displayed, the differential coordinate information representing a pixel-based distance with which the display position shifts; and a display control module configured to control the display to display the image information at the next display position based on the coordinate thereof.

Abstract: In a radio terminal, while put in a waiting state in a second base station which covers a communication dead zone of a first base station, a search unit regularly searches for the first base station capable of communication. A notifying unit notifies a user of search results of the search unit in the case where the first base station is found by the search unit.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including: an application processor configured to execute application having first mode and second mode, wherein the first mode includes first number of menus and the second mode includes second number of menus smaller than that of the first mode; a mode selection unit configured to input mode switching instruction; and a transition control unit configured to switch one of the first and second modes to another mode within the same application if the mode selection unit is operated.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes an input unit for inputting addressee information data relevant to an addressee of a videophone communication including at least a phone number, a data storage unit for storing a plurality of the addressee information data inputted by the input unit in a group, a retrieval unit for retrieving one of plural groups stored in the data storage unit, a set unit for executing a retrieval process from the plural groups stored in the data storage unit using the retrieval unit based on the set addressee information data of the addressee after setting the addressee of the videophone communication to set the addressee corresponding to the addressee information data of the retrieved group as the addressee of the videophone communication, and a communication unit for executing the videophone communication based on the addressee information of the addressee of the videophone communication set by the set unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit that determines whether a second key provided on a body is pressed when a first key provided on the body is pressed and a control unit that disables the first key and inhibits an operation in response to an operation with the first key if the determination unit determines that the second key provided on the body is pressed.