Electronic equipment with call key lock and program for providing the same
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1. An electronic equipment, comprising:
- one or more keys which enable a user to control operation of the electronic equipment;
call circuitry that enables the electronic equipment to establish a call with a called/calling device; and
key lock circuitry which, upon detecting that the call circuitry has established a call, automatically disables at least one of the one or more keys.
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An electronic equipment which includes one or more keys that enable a user to control operation of the electronic equipment; call circuitry that enables the electronic equipment to establish a call with a called/calling device; and key lock circuitry which, upon detecting that the call circuitry has established a call, automatically disables at least one of the one or more keys.
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1. An electronic equipment, comprising:
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one or more keys which enable a user to control operation of the electronic equipment;
call circuitry that enables the electronic equipment to establish a call with a called/calling device; and
key lock circuitry which, upon detecting that the call circuitry has established a call, automatically disables at least one of the one or more keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A program stored on a machine readable medium, the program being suitable for use in an electronic equipment having one or more keys which enable a user to control operation of the electronic equipment and call circuitry that enables the electronic equipment to establish a call with a called/calling device, wherein:
when the program is loaded in memory in the electronic equipment and executed, causes the electronic equipment, upon detecting that a call has been established, to disable automatically at least one of the one or more keys. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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