Patent ID: 7089044
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A folding type radio terminal having a top lid foldable with respect to a main unit, said folding type radio terminal comprising: top lid opening/closing means for opening and closing said top lid with respect to said main unit; switch means for starting an opening and closing operation of said top lid opening/closing means; control means for controlling driving of said top lid opening/closing means in accordance with an opening/closing state of said top lid and controlling communications connections of said radio terminal in accordance with a communications connection state of said radio terminal; and muting means for muting a sound input via a microphone; wherein, when said switch means is operated while an incoming signal is being received with said top lid closed with respect to said main unit, said control means performs driving control to drive said top lid opening/closing means to open said top lid and responds to said incoming signal to place the radio terminal in a call connection state thereby performing call connection processing, and said muting means starts to operate, and wherein said muting means stops operation of muting when said top lid is fully open or the driving time of said top lid opening/closing means has reached a predetermined time.