DISABLING OPERATION OF A CAMERA ON A HANDHELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE BASED UPON ENABLING OR DISABLING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A handheld communication device capable of transmitting and receiving at least voice and text communication, said device comprising:
- a body assembly having a front face arranged to be directed toward an operator of the device when held in a text communicating orientation;
a display screen and a text-input keyboard each being exposed at the front face of said body assembly, said keyboard comprising a plurality of keys that include a set of alphabetic keys with which QWERTY-arranged alphabetic characters are associated; and
an integrated camera assembly configured for taking photographs and said communication device enabled to wirelessly communicate photographs taken with said camera assembly to a remote receiver, said camera assembly including a photo-initiating actuator having an actuated position and an unactuated position and at least one of a selective enablement device or a selective disablement device.
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Abstract
A handheld communication device capable of transmitting and receiving at least voice and text communication. The device has a body assembly including a front face arranged to be directed toward an operator of the device when held in a text communicating orientation. A display screen and a text-input keyboard are included and are each exposed at the front face of the body assembly. The keyboard has a plurality of keys that include a set of alphabetic keys with which either QWERTY-, QWERTZ- AZERTY- or Dvorak-arranged alphabetic characters are associated. An integrated camera assembly is also included that is configured for taking photographs and the communication device enabled to wirelessly communicate photographs taken with the camera assembly to a remote receiver. The camera assembly includes a photo-initiating actuator having an actuated position and an unactuated position and at least one of a selective enablement device or a selective disablement device.
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20 Claims
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1. A handheld communication device capable of transmitting and receiving at least voice and text communication, said device comprising:
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a body assembly having a front face arranged to be directed toward an operator of the device when held in a text communicating orientation; a display screen and a text-input keyboard each being exposed at the front face of said body assembly, said keyboard comprising a plurality of keys that include a set of alphabetic keys with which QWERTY-arranged alphabetic characters are associated; and an integrated camera assembly configured for taking photographs and said communication device enabled to wirelessly communicate photographs taken with said camera assembly to a remote receiver, said camera assembly including a photo-initiating actuator having an actuated position and an unactuated position and at least one of a selective enablement device or a selective disablement device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A handheld communication device capable of transmitting and receiving at least text communication, said device comprising:
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a body assembly having a front face arranged to be directed toward an operator of the device when held in a text communicating orientation; a display screen and a text-input keyboard each being exposed at the front face of said body assembly, said keyboard comprising a plurality of keys that include a set of alphabetic keys with which one of QWERTY-, QWERTZ-, AZERTY- or Dvorak-arranged alphabetic characters are associated; and an integrated camera assembly configured for taking photographs and said communication device enabled to wirelessly communicate photographs taken with said camera assembly to a remote receiver, said camera assembly including a photo-initiating actuator having an actuated position and an unactuated position and at least one of a selective enablement device or a selective disablement device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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