Intechangeable covering additions to a mobile communication device for display and key reorientation
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first set of at least one electronic component;
a body encasing said first set of at least one electronic component;
a display screen disposed on said body and coupled to said first set of at least one electronic component;
a first plurality of input keys disposed on said body and coupled to said first set of at least one electronic component, each of said plurality of input keys having a default function, and designed to be used in a default input orientation complementary to a default display orientation for displaying information on the display screen; and
an interchangeable cover, designed to at least partially cover said body including at least one of said first plurality of input keys, the interchangeable cover having a second set of at least one electronic component embedded within said interchangeable cover, and at least data stored in said second set of at least one electronic component, to at least facilitate in part in redefining the function of at least one of said first input keys and re-orientating the display of information on the display screen and the first input keys to a second complementary orientation that is substantially orthogonal to the default complementary orientation.
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Abstract
A mobile communications device including an interchangeable covering addition for display and key reorientation is provided.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first set of at least one electronic component;
a body encasing said first set of at least one electronic component;
a display screen disposed on said body and coupled to said first set of at least one electronic component;
a first plurality of input keys disposed on said body and coupled to said first set of at least one electronic component, each of said plurality of input keys having a default function, and designed to be used in a default input orientation complementary to a default display orientation for displaying information on the display screen; and
an interchangeable cover, designed to at least partially cover said body including at least one of said first plurality of input keys, the interchangeable cover having a second set of at least one electronic component embedded within said interchangeable cover, and at least data stored in said second set of at least one electronic component, to at least facilitate in part in redefining the function of at least one of said first input keys and re-orientating the display of information on the display screen and the first input keys to a second complementary orientation that is substantially orthogonal to the default complementary orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile communications device comprising:
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means for displaying information on a screen of a first assembly;
means for receiving input from a plurality of input keys of the first assembly; and
means for receiving configuration data from a second assembly, wherein the configuration data contribute at least in part to cause the plurality of input keys to be redefined from a first definition having a first orientation to complement a first display orientation of information on the display means, to a second definition having a second orientation to complement a second display orientation of information on the display means, the first and second orientations are orthogonal to each other.
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11. A wireless mobile phone comprising:
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a first set of at least one electronic component;
a body encasing said first set of at least one electronic component;
a display screen disposed on said body and coupled to said first set of at least one electronic component;
a first plurality of input keys disposed on said body and coupled to said first set of at least one electronic component, each of said plurality of input keys having a default function, and designed to be used in a default input orientation complementary to a default display orientation of displaying information on the display screen; and
an interchangeable cover;
designed to at least partially cover said body including at least one of said first plurality of input keys, the interchangeable cover having a second set of at least one electronic component embedded within said interchangeable cover, and at least data stored in said second set of at least one electronic component, to at least facilitate in part in redefining the function of at least one of said first input keys and re-orienting the display of information on the display screen and the first input keys to a second complementary orientation that is orthogonal to the default complementary orientation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An interchangeable cover comprising:
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a non-card type cover body; and
an electronic component disposed on a surface of the cover body, having data or logic to at least contribute to causing one or more input keys of a mobile communication device mated with the interchangeable cover to be redefined and reoriented to complement displaying of information on a display of the wireless communication device in a reoriented manner that is orthogonal to an original orientation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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