Portable Electronic Device

Abstract

When image data is displayed on the display portion of a conventional mobile telephone, characters cannot be displayed thereon, and thus the image data and the characters cannot be simultaneously displayed. In a portable electronic device according to the present invention, a cover member having a first display device ( 101 ) for displaying an image (digital still image or the like) and a second display device ( 102 ) having a touch input operational portion (for displaying characters, symbols, or the like) are attached to each other so as to allow opening and closing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A portable electronic device comprising:
 a first display device for displaying an image; and   a second display device comprising a touch input operational portion,   wherein the first display device and the second display device are attached to each other in a longitudinal direction or in a lateral direction,   wherein each of the first display device and the second display device is one of a liquid crystal display device and an EL display device,   wherein the EL display device has a plurality of pixels, each one of the plurality of pixels has a light emitting element, and   wherein the second display device has a higher resolution than the second display device.   
     
     
         3 . A portable electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein the first display device comprises a touch input operational portion. 
     
     
         4 . A portable electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein the second display device displays one of a character and a symbol. 
     
     
         5 . A portable electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein one of the first display device and the second display device comprises an image pickup device. 
     
     
         6 . A portable electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein the first display device is an EL display device. 
     
     
         7 . A portable electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein the portable electronic device comprises a communication function. 
     
     
         8 . A portable electronic device according to  claim 2 , wherein the second display device is a reflection type liquid crystal display device while the first display device is an EL display device. 
     
     
         9 . A portable electronic device comprising:
 a cover member comprising a first display device for displaying an image; and   a second display device comprising a touch input operational portion,   wherein the cover member and the second display device are attached to each other so as to allow opening and closing,   wherein each of the first display device and the second display device is one of a liquid crystal display device and an EL display device,   wherein the EL display device has a plurality of pixels, each one of the plurality of pixels has a light emitting element, and   wherein the second display device has a higher resolution than the second display device.   
     
     
         10 . A portable electronic device according to  claim 9 , wherein the first display device comprises a touch input operational portion. 
     
     
         11 . A portable electronic device according to  claim 9 , wherein the second display device displays one of a character and a symbol. 
     
     
         12 . A portable electronic device according to  claim 9 , wherein one of the first display device and the second display device comprises an image pickup device. 
     
     
         13 . A portable electronic device according to  claim 9 , wherein the first display device is an EL display device. 
     
     
         14 . A portable electronic device according to  claim 9 , wherein the portable electronic device comprises a communication function.