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Device for use with a user interface card

  • US 6,118,986 A
  • Filed: 01/16/1998
  • Issued: 09/12/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A compact portable communication device comprising:

  • a housing, said housing including a first housing section and a second housing section;

    a mechanical connector connecting said first and second housing sections such that said first and second housing sections move on said mechanical connector between a closed storage position having a first surface area and an open use position having a second surface area greater than the first surface area;

    circuitry positioned in said housing to effect wireless communication with another device and to detect at least one of said open use and closed storage positions;

    an electrical connector positioned in said housing, said electrical connector coupled to said circuitry in said housing and for connection to a removable user interface card to provide a communication path between said circuitry and the removable user interface card, the user interface card having a card surface area substantially equal to the second surface area; and

    said first and second housing sections each engaging the removable user interface card when the removable user interface card is attached to said housing in said open use position.

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