- Patent Title: Portable terminal device and position detection method used therein
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Application No.: US11822192Application Date: 2007-07-03
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Publication No.: US08354839B2Publication Date: 2013-01-15
- Inventor: Ryusuke Hirayama
- Applicant: Ryusuke Hirayama
- Applicant Address: JP Kawasaki
- Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
- Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kawasaki
- Agency: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
- Priority: JP2006-216031 20060808; JP2006-263121 20060927
- Main IPC: G01B7/30
- IPC: G01B7/30

Abstract:
A portable terminal device is disclosed that includes a movable part having a display part; an arm part supporting the movable part so that the movable part is rotatable at least ±90° with reference to a rotation center position around a rotation center; and a position detection part detecting the position of the movable part relative to the arm part. The position detection part includes magnets, magnetic sensors detecting the magnetic fields thereof, and a calculation part determining the position of the movable part based on sensor outputs. The magnets are provided in one of the arm part and the movable part so as to be 90° apart from each other around the rotation center. The magnetic sensors are provided in the other one of the arm part and the movable part so as to oppose the corresponding magnets when the movable part is positioned at the rotation center position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080036452A1 Portable terminal device and position detection method used therein Public/Granted day:2008-02-14
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