IP Library Granted Patent US 8,849,357
Granted Patent B2
US 8,849,357 · App. 13/648,739 · Granted Sep 30, 2014

Mobile terminal

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,849,357
App. No.
13/648,739
Granted
Sep 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a first display unit, a second display unit, and a light guide unit. A first internal display area and a second internal display area are arranged to be adjacent to each other via a border. The light guide unit is provided on a side of the first internal display area and the second internal display area. The light guide unit guides display light output from the first display unit and display light output from display light output from the second display unit so that an image displayed on the first internal display area and an image displayed on the second internal display area become a continuous image. Further, the light guide unit has a crystal structure including a plurality of fiber-like crystals.

Claims (13)

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a first display unit comprising a first display area;

a second display unit comprising a second display area arranged to be adjacent to the first display area via a border; and

a light guide unit provided on a side of the first display area and the second display area, the light guide unit configured to guide display light output from the first display unit and display light output from the second display unit so that an image displayed on the first display area and an image displayed on the second display area

wherein the light guide unit has a crystal structure including a plurality of crystals structured fibers, and

wherein the light guide unit is formed of Ulexite.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide unit is further configured to guide the display light output from the first display unit and display light output from the second display unit while maintaining sizes of the images displayed by the first display unit and the second display unit.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of light guide units,

wherein the plurality of light guide units are arranged to be overlapped with each other, and are configured to guide the display light output from the first display unit and display light output from the second display unit so that the image displayed on the first display area and the image displayed on the second display area become a continuous image.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein

the first display unit is stored in a first case and the second display unit is stored in a second case which is different from the first case, and

the first case and the second case are coupled by a hinge part so that the first case and the second case can be folded.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide unit is subjected to reinforcement processing.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2015
From: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036037/0476 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035866/0495 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2012
From: HOURYU, TAKESHI
To: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 029487/0416 →