Small-sized equipment capable of automatically changing the visual angle of itsliquid crystal display

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A vehicle-mounted telephone or similar small-sized equipment having a handset with a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a cradle for holding the handset in place. Sensor is built in at least one of the handset and cradle to determine whether or not the handset is present on the cradle. In response to a sense output of the sensor, a controller varies drive voltage which is applied to an LCD driver and thereby varies the visual angle of the LCD automatically. The drive voltage selectively has a first value associated with a first visual angle which occurs when the handset is mounted on the cradle and a second value associated with a second visual angle which occurs when the handset is removed …