Device for use with a user interface card
First Claim
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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Abstract
A compact portable communication device (100, 700, 900, 1500) has a first housing section (110, 707, 910) and a second housing section (112, 702, 1512). A mechanical connector (314) connects the housing sections such that they move between a closed storage position and an open use position. The housing sections each engage the removable user interface card when attached in the open use position. The communication device can operate in the closed storage position to receive pages and radiotelephone calls. The communication device (100, 700, 900, 1500) is opened to receive a call. When opened, a removable user interface card (300, 922, 1100) having a keypad (302) thereon, can be inserted. The keypad (302) is used to enter a telephone number for an outgoing call.
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20 Claims
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1. A compact portable communication device comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A modular communication device comprising:
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a folding housing having first and second housing sections interconnected by a hinge; communication circuitry positioned in said folding housing, said communication circuitry including a controller and a transceiver, said transceiver to communicate electronically with another device and selectively operating in a paging mode of operation and a telephone mode of operation; a display positioned on said housing and coupled to said controller for displaying paging messages in the paging mode of operation; a key positioned on said housing to initiate dialing of an emergency number from a memory associated with said controller and initiating the telephone mode of operation; and a user interface card removably attachable to said first and second housing sections when said folding housing is in an open position, said user interface card including a connector for coupling to said communication circuitry and a keypad used to enter address designations for call origination via said communication circuitry in a telephone mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 19)
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18. A compact portable communication device comprising:
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a housing comprising a first housing section and a second housing section movable between open and closed positions, said first housing section including a projecting speaker housing having an aperture for a speaker and said second housing section including a projecting microphone housing having an aperture for a microphone, said housing moving between a closed position having a closed position length and an open position having an open position length, said open position length being substantially longer than said closed position length; and a user interface card including a user interface, said user interface card being substantially longer than said closed position length and smaller than said open position length, said user interface card removably attached to said first and second housing sections by being positioned at least in part under said speaker and microphone housings and preventing closing of said first and second housing section when said user interface card is inserted at least in part under said speaker and microphone housings while said first and second housing sections are in said open position.
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20. A compact portable communication device comprising:
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a housing comprising a first housing section and a second housing section movable between open and closed positions, said first housing section including a projecting speaker housing having an aperture for a speaker and said second housing section including a sliding boom microphone housing; and a user interface card including a user interface, said user interface card removably attached to said first and second housing sections by being positioned at least in part under said speaker and microphone housings and preventing closing when said user interface card is inserted while said first and second housing sections are in said open position.
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Specification