Mobile Communications Device having Moveable Housings
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1. A mobile communications device comprising:
- a first housing that is approximately square and that includes a display device; and
a second housing that is approximately square, includes a keyboard and is rotatable with respect to the first housing, at respective corners of the first and second housings, between;
a first configuration in which the first housing substantially covers the second housing such that the keyboard is covered; and
a second configuration in which the keyboard is exposed.
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Abstract
Mobile communications devices are described. In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a first housing that is approximately square and that includes a display device. The mobile communications device also includes a second housing that is approximately square, includes a keyboard and is rotatable with respect to the first housing at respective corners of the first and second housing. The second housing is rotatable with respect to the first housing between a first configuration in which the first housing substantially covers the second housing such that the keyboard is covered and a second configuration in which the keyboard is exposed.
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1. A mobile communications device comprising:
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a first housing that is approximately square and that includes a display device; and a second housing that is approximately square, includes a keyboard and is rotatable with respect to the first housing, at respective corners of the first and second housings, between; a first configuration in which the first housing substantially covers the second housing such that the keyboard is covered; and a second configuration in which the keyboard is exposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile communications device comprising:
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a first housing; and a second housing that; includes a keyboard; is moveable with respect to the first housing between a first configuration that exposes the keyboard and a second configuration that covers the keyboard; includes a camera disposed on an opposing side of the second housing from the keyboard; and an input device that is manipulable by a user in the first and second configurations to place the camera in an operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A mobile communications device comprising first and second housings that are moveable with respect to each other in a plurality of configurations such that:
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an orientation of a display device on the first housing rotates with respect to the second housing; and an orientation of text displayed on the display device of the first housing with respect to the second housing matches in at least two said configurations. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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