Patent ID: 7383068
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A foldable type portable communication terminal apparatus, comprising: a hinge mechanism, which couples an upper side housing and a lower side housing such that they can be opened and closed; a push button, which opens the hinge mechanism when the push button is pushed; light emission means, which has the push button lighted up at the time of light emission; opening/closing detection means, which detects whether or not the upper side housing and the lower side housing are opened at a predetermined angle or more; and control means, which turns on the light emission means to have the push button lighted up when the opening/closing detection means detected a “closing” state at the time that there is an incoming call, and turns off the light emission means when it detected an “opening” state, wherein the control means starts a talk at the time that there is an incoming call and the housing is changed from “closing” to “opening”.