Hand-held radiotelephone having a detachable display
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1. A hand-held radiotelephone having a plurality of different operating modes, the hand-held radiotelephone comprising:
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an antenna;
a transceiver housed in the housing and coupled to the antenna;
a speaker housed in the housing and coupled to the transceiver;
a microphone housed in the housing and coupled to the transceiver; and
a display housed in the housing and coupled to the transceiver, the display selectively attachable to and detachable from the housing, the display, when attached to the housing, configured to facilitate a first one of the plurality of different operating modes of the hand-held radiotelephone, and the display, when detached from the housing, configured to facilitate a second one of the plurality of different operating modes of the hand-held radiotelephone.
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Abstract
A communication device (104) includes two housings (108, 110), each containing circuitry (114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 122, 123) for operating the communication device (104) in different modes (700, 702, 704, 706, 730, 732). The communication device (104) includes a latch (112) for detachably coupling the two housings (108, 110) and rotating one housing (110/108) with respect to the other (108/110). The communication device (104) switches between the different modes (700, 702, 704, 706, 730, 732) based on the attachment or detachment and the relative position of the housings (108, 110).
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1. A hand-held radiotelephone having a plurality of different operating modes, the hand-held radiotelephone comprising:
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a housing; an antenna; a transceiver housed in the housing and coupled to the antenna; a speaker housed in the housing and coupled to the transceiver; a microphone housed in the housing and coupled to the transceiver; and a display housed in the housing and coupled to the transceiver, the display selectively attachable to and detachable from the housing, the display, when attached to the housing, configured to facilitate a first one of the plurality of different operating modes of the hand-held radiotelephone, and the display, when detached from the housing, configured to facilitate a second one of the plurality of different operating modes of the hand-held radiotelephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A hand-held radiotelephone for communicating with a remote device, the hand-held radiotelephone comprising:
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a first housing having first and second sides; a first transceiver housed in the first housing, the first transceiver to receive communication signals from the remote device and to transmit communication signals to the remote device; a speaker positioned behind at least one opening in the first side of the first housing, the speaker coupled to the first transceiver; a microphone positioned behind at least one opening in the first side of the first housing, the microphone coupled to the first transceiver; a second transceiver housed in the first housing, the second transceiver coupled to the first transceiver; a first latch portion carried on the second side of the housing; a second housing; a second latch portion carried on the second housing, the second latch portion to detachably mate the first latch portion and, thereby, selectively attach and detach the first and second housings; a third transceiver housed in the second housing, the third transceiver to communicate with the second transceiver; a display housed in the second housing and coupled to the third transceiver, the display, when the first housing is attached to the second housing, viewable from the second side of the first housing, and the display, when the second housing is detached from the first housing, viewable from any one of the first and second sides of the first housing; and a camera mounted to the second housing and coupled to the third transceiver, the camera, when the first housing is attached to the second housing, stowed on the second side of the first housing, and the camera, when the second housing is detached from the first housing, free to rotate and capture images from any one of the first and second sides of the first housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A hand-held radiotelephone for communicating with a remote device, the hand-held radiotelephone comprising:
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a first housing; radio circuitry housed in the first housing, the radio circuitry to receive communication signals from the remote device and to transmit communication signals to the remote device, the communication signals comprising at least one of image data, speech data and control data; a speaker housed in the first housing and coupled to the radio circuitry, the speaker to output audible voice signals converted from the received speech data; a microphone housed in the first housing and coupled to the radio circuitry, the microphone to receive audible voice signals for conversion into speech data for transmission; image circuitry housed in the first housing and coupled to the radio circuitry, the image circuit to decompress received image data and to compress image data for transmission; a first data transceiver housed in the first housing and coupled to the image circuitry, the first data transceiver to transmit decompressed received image data and to receive image data for compression; a first latch portion housed in the first housing; a controller housed in the first housing and coupled to the radio circuitry, the image circuitry, the first data transceiver and the first latch portion, the controller to control operation of the hand-held radiotelephone; a second housing; a second latch portion housed in the second housing, the second latch portion to detachably mate the first latch portion and, thereby, selectively attach and detach the first and second housings; a second data transceiver housed in the second housing to communicate with the first data transceiver, the second data to receive the decompressed received image data and to transmit the image data for compression; a display housed in the second housing and coupled to the second data transceiver; and a camera housed in the second housing and coupled to the second data transceiver; wherein the controller controls the hand-held radiotelephone to operate in a telephone mode when the first and second latch portions are mated, and controls the hand-held radiotelephone to operate in a video conferencing mode when the first and second latch portions are detached, the display, during the video conferencing mode, displaying decompressed received image data, and the camera, during the video conferencing mode, capturing images and generating image data for compression therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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