Abstract: A portable information device has an action recognizing function. An action detector precisely detects a single 3-dimensional movement of the device. A plurality of reference action patterns each linked to predetermined functions are registered in an action shortcut table. An action comparator compares the input action with the registered reference action patterns to activate a corresponding function.

Abstract: A camera-equipped mobile terminal has external memory (63) in a camera module. In a digital camera mode, after image data (DP1) has been temporarily buffered in external memory (63), encoder (74) performs a compression-coding processing on the image data from external memory (63) to convert the image data into image data (DP2) in a time-division manner during a vacant time period in which no process are performed in resize processing unit (76) and format transforming unit (77), and stores the image data (DP2) in external memory (63). CPU (53) thereafter captures image data (DP2) from external memory (63) as required. In a mobile camera mode, a power source for external memory (63) is turned off.

Abstract: A portable information device has an action recognizing function. An action detector precisely detects a single 3-dimensional movement of the device. A plurality of reference action patterns each linked to predetermined functions are registered in an action shortcut table. An action comparator compares the input action with the registered reference action patterns to activate a corresponding function.

Abstract: An image display circuitry comprises frame buffers 32-34 for storing image data DTAW, DTRW and logical combining data DTCW respectively, and a combining circuit 46. Data buses and address buses of the frame buffers 32 and 34 are time-sharingly controllable from an MPU independently of those of the frame buffer 33. Each frame of the image data DTRW is synchronized with a vertical synchronizing signal, and stored to the frame buffer 33. Each frame of the image data DTAW and the logical combining data DTCW is separately and independently stored to the frame buffers 32 and 34 by the MPU within a storage period of a corresponding frame of the image data DTRW. The combining circuit 46 combines image data DTAR and DTBR pixel by pixel on the basis of logical combining data DTCR within a specified period during a vertical retrace period.

Abstract: A system terminal for a wireless local loop is connected to a plurality of telephones and connected to a base station for the loop by a radio channel. An open circuit detection circuit detects one of the telephones which is off-hooked, and interrupts a CPU (Central Processing Unit). A two-wire selector connects the off-hooked telephone to an interface. The system terminal therefore allows a plurality of telephones to be selectively used with a single interface, i.e., without resorting to a plurality of two-wire conversion LSIs (Large Scale Integrated circuits).

Abstract: An earphone system includes a remote control unit for transmitting a first control signal, and an earphone section operatively connected to a terminal equipment and said remote control unit. The earphone section includes a connector to be operatively connected to the terminal equipment, an earphone speaker section for outputting an audio output from an audio output signal, and a microphone for inputting an audio input to produce an audio input signal. A remote control signal processing section receives the control signal from the remote control unit. A remote control modulating and demodulating section is connected to the earphone section via a first cord and is connected to the connector via a second cord. The remote control modulating and demodulating section passes the audio input signal to the terminal equipment via the connector and the audio output signal from the terminal equipment via the connector to the earphone speaker section.

Abstract: A radio selective paging receiver in which data can be shared between PC and the radio selective paging receiver and the system can be easily upgraded. An attribute setting means includes a card attribute and a shared memory space selective register. A self card shared memory space (memory means 1 and memory means 2) is selectively set based on a set value for a shared memory space selective register provided from the terminal. The control setting means executes selective process based on information stored in the register.

Abstract: A paging receiver includes a receiver, a decoder 303, a central processing unit 102, a ROM 104 in which programs to be executed by the CPU and data are stored in a plurality of bank modes, a RAM 105, and a demodulated data outputting apparatus. The decoder includes a bank mode switching register 601 that is used to select a plurality of bank modes. The register stores an initial hardware value and a bank switch value that is used to select one of the plurality of bank modes upon initialization by software, and one of the plurality of bank modes is selected in accordance with the initial hardware value and the bank switch value by the software. When the capacity of the ROM is limited, the capacity of the ROM can be assured sufficiently only by selecting one of the bank modes, and software designing can proceed only after some change of design.

Abstract: In a radio selective calling receiver capable of receiving and displaying a plurality of address codes and a plurality of messages, a group write control section stores received messages and address codes in a RAM while matching them to each other in accordance with an EEPROM and handling, among names given to the address codes, identical names as a group. A group read control causes, in the event of message display and in response to a first command signal, a predetermined number of messages to be displayed on an LCD in a group together with an address name. Subsequently, the control causes, one of the predetermined number of messages to be displayed on the LCD in response to a second command signal.

Abstract: A radio selective calling receiver including an exchangeable first battery and a second battery which can be charged by the first battery. A CPU stops operating at a stop voltage. A RAM stores a user data. A stop detector detects operational stop of the CPU. A power supply changer changes one of the first and second batteries into the other and selectively supplies one of electric energies of the batteries to the CPU, RAM and stop detector. The minimum operable voltages of the RAM and the stop detector are lower than the stop voltage. The first battery supplies its electric energy to the CPU, RAM and stop detector until the supply voltage of the first battery lowers to the stop voltage. The power supply changer changes the first battery into the second battery when the operational stop of the CPU is detected, so that the second battery supplies its electric energy to the CPU, RAM and stop detector until the first battery thus lowered in supply voltage is exchanged by a new one.

Abstract: In a paging receiver capable of receiving and displaying a message on a display section, a receivable message format is predetermined not to receive an unnecessary message. The receivable message format is memorized as a predetermined message format in and read out of a random access memory when a reception format of a message is compared with the predetermined message format after coincidence between a reception call number and a preassigned call number assigned to the paging receiver. A plurality of predetermined message formats may be memorized in the random access memory while the preassigned call number may be a group call number.

Abstract: A radio paging receiver enables an user of the receiver later to see a received message even when an alert stopping operation or message confirmation operation is first executed in an environment too dark to see the received message. The receiver has a photosensor for detecting whether a display environment is light or dark. If the alert stopping operation is executed in the dark condition, the received message is stored in a memory as an unconfirmed message, so that the user later can see and read the received message in a light condition after a change of the environment. In addition, when the environment is changed from a dark condition to a light condition, if an unconfirmed message exists in the memory, the receiver alerts the user.

Abstract: In a radio pager, a power-backup memory is provided for storing messages. On receiving a paging signal, a message contained in it is stored into the memory and the user is alerted with a first sound pattern. A specified label is attached to the stored message if it is not answered by the user within a prescribed interval. When the pager is turned off for battery savings purposes, the message is kept in the memory and when it is turned on again, the memory is searched. If a message attached with the specified label is detected, the user is alerted with a second sound pattern which is different from the first sound pattern. The different sound allows the user to quickly recognize that he is alerted by an uncompleted page.

Abstract: Disclosed is a radio paging receiver wherein changes from the synchronous state to the asynchronous state and vice versa of a radio receiver are detected, the period of time that the receiver is in the asynchronous state is measured by a timing means and recorded, and the recorded period of time is displayed.

Abstract: In a radio display pager, a paging signal from a transmitter station is received and checked by a decoder to see if it contains a pager's first identifier or a pager's second identifier. The first and second identifiers are respectively followed by a caller's telephone number and a sequence of caller's message codes. If the decoder determines that the paging signal contains the first identifier, the caller's telephone number is displayed and if it determines that the paging signal contains the second identifier, the subsequent message codes are used as address pointers to read alphanumeric data from a memory to reconstruct a caller's message, which is displayed.