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ACTUATOR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, A METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY DRIVING AN ACTUATOR ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AND A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE UTILIZING SAME

  • US 20100222096A1
  • Filed: 02/27/2009
  • Published: 09/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile communications device comprising:

  • (a) a housing;

    (b) an actuator mounted on the housing and selectively movable, by hand, between a first position and a second position;

    (c) a bi-stable piezo-electric drive motor operatively engaging the actuator, and operatively substantially engaging the housing in substantially juxtaposed relation;

    (d) a control processor operatively encoded to start the motor, so as to drive the actuator between the first position and the second position.

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