Foldable wireless communication device functioning as a cellular telephone and a personal digital assistant

• US 20040067769A1
• Filed: 12/02/2002
• Published: 04/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Resource Consortium Limited, LLC
• Original Assignee: LavaFlow LLP
• Inventors: King, Christina J., King, John J.
• Granted Patent: US 6,879,842 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1622 with enclosures rotating around an axis perpendicular to the plane they define or with ball-joint coupling, e.g. PDA with display enclosure orientation changeable between portrait and landscape by rotation with respect to a coplanar body enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/236 including keys on side or rear faces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 : including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 : Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

A foldable wireless communication device functioning as a cellular telephone and a personal digital assistant is disclosed. The wireless communication device comprises a first body portion; a touch screen element positioned on the first body portion; a second body portion coupled to the first body portion, the second body portion being movable between a first position and a second position; and a display positioned on the second body portion.

Claims

1. A foldable wireless communication device functioning as a cellular telephone and a personal digital assistant, said wireless communication device comprising:

a first body portion;

a touch screen element positioned on said first body portion;

a second body portion coupled to said first body portion, said second body portion being movable between a first position and a second position; and

a display positioned on said second body portion.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 further comprising a second display.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 2 wherein said second display is visible when said second body portion is in a closed position.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 3 wherein said second display provides caller ID information.

5. A foldable wireless communication device functioning as a cellular telephone and a personal digital assistant, said wireless communication device comprising:

a first body portion having a keypad;

a touch screen element positioned above said keypad on said first body portion;

a second body portion coupled by a hinge to said first body portion, said second body portion being movable between a closed position and an open position; and

a display positioned on said second body portion.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 5 further comprising a second display providing caller ID information when said second body portion is a closed position.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 5 wherein said further comprising a user interface actuator.

8. The wireless communication device of claim 5 wherein said user interface is visible when said second body portion is in said closed position.

9. A foldable wireless communication device functioning as a cellular telephone and a personal digital assistant, said wireless communication device comprising:

a first body portion;

a second body portion coupled to said first body portion by a hinge, said second body portion being movable between a closed position and an open position;

a touch screen element positioned adjacent to said hinge on said first body portion;

a keypad positioned below said touch screen element; and

a display positioned on said second body portion, said display being responsive to said touch screen element.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 further comprising a second display visible when said second body portion is in said closed position and displaying caller ID information.

11. The wireless communication device of claim 9 further comprising a GPS receiver.

12. The wireless communication device of claim 9 further comprising a removable memory card.

13. A foldable wireless communication device functioning as a cellular telephone and a personal digital assistant, said wireless communication device comprising:

a first body portion;

a second body portion coupled to said first body portion by a hinge, said second body portion being movable between a closed position and an open position;

a touch screen element positioned on said first body portion adjacent to said hinge;

a keypad positioned on said first body portion below said touch screen user interface;

a first display positioned on said second body portion, said second display being responsive to said touch screen element; and

a second display visible when said cellular telephone is in said closed position.

14. The wireless communication device of claim 13 further comprising an infrared port.

15. The wireless communication device of claim 14 further comprising a user interface actuator.

16. The wireless communication device of claim 13 wherein said user interface actuator is visible when said second body portion is in said closed position.

17. A foldable wireless communication device functioning as a cellular telephone and a personal digital assistant, said wireless communication device comprising:

a first body portion;

a second body portion coupled to said first body portion by a hinge, said second body portion being movable between a first position and a second position;

a touch screen element positioned on said first body portion adjacent to said hinge;

a keypad positioned on a first body portion below said touch screen element;

a first display positioned on said second body portion, said first display being responsive to said touch screen element;

a second display visible when said second body portion is in said closed position, said second display providing caller ID information; and

a removable memory card.

18. The wireless communication device of claim 17 further comprising a GPS receiver.

19. The wireless communication device of claim 17 further comprising a microphone receiving voice signals.

20. The wireless communication device of claim 19 further comprising a voice recognition circuit responsive to said voice signals.